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WHY I DIVE

March 1, 2018

"The thing I love most about the ocean is… how big it is and how small it makes me feel".

Professional divers Gemma Smith and Vanessa Xie explore the underwater beauty of the Maldives and explain what makes them explore the ocean.

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Signal Seeker

October 4, 2016

In 1979, Bo Lenander was hiking in the Bjurälven natural reserve. He was enjoying the northern Swedish landscape with its lush green beauty of the summer, making his way along the river running through the limestone valley.Bosse arrived at the river source. Being a curious individual, he was soon in the water, freediving to the bottom of the pool...

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Phil Short part 3 Personal Limits

February 25, 2016

I don't consider cave diving an adrenaline sport. In fact, it's the opposite. Going to an extremely deep point in the ocean, just to get a number for a depth record, that is not my motivation. I would happily do, and have done a lot of very deep dives, for a reason such as a historic shipwreck that nobody's...

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Phil Short part 2 Rock Nerd

February 24, 2016

Over 90 percent of caves are formed in a solutional rock, usually limestone. To explore you need to find areas with limestone beds. There are numerous areas like this worldwide. They're all unique because of how the caves are formed...

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Phil Short part1 Why I Dive

February 23, 2016

Phil Short has been a dive industry professional for over 20 years. He has trained hundreds of divers and participated in demanding cave rescue operations. He has explored some of the world’s deepest dry caves and spent thousands of ...

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Sami Paakkarinen

February 13, 2015

Baltic waters may not be the clearest and warmest of all seas, but they contain plenty of wrecks and other uncovered secrets. These waters are home for Sami Paakkarinen, one of the topmost European dive instructors...

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Mikhail Ivanov

September 30, 2014

Small boys often choose cars or trucks to be their favorite toys. The first drawing Mikhail Ivanov ever did was a submarine. Wrecks have been Mikhail's passion ever since. As the early drawing suggested, he is especially interested...

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Sch-311 Kumzha

January 9, 2014

The Finnish listening station on Kallbåda records under water explosions 14th September 1942. Lieutenant Erkki Palosuo’s Tupolev SB-10 naval bomber is soon sent to find the cause. Meanwhile on the Gulf of Finland, a Soviet submarine crew is working desperately. Their boat has hit German anti-submarine mines...

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