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Using Waypoints For Descent Checks
Using Waypoints For Descent Checks

Using Waypoints For Descent Checks

The discussion of descent checks is important for every tech dive. Each dive could have different meeting spots. This could be challenging at times but is so important to execute a successful tech dive. This is why some divers use

By Kathy Dowsett| 2018-06-18T19:53:25+00:00 June 14th, 2018|Blog :::: KSG Scuba Scoop|1 Comment

Do Ghost Ships still roam the seas?

A ghost/phantom ship, is a vessel with no living crew aboard; it may be a ghostly vessel in folklore or fiction. The Flying Dutchman, and the Mary Celeste quickly come to mind. The term is sometimes used for ships that have been decommissioned but not yet scrapped, as well as drifting

By Kathy Dowsett| 2018-06-11T12:02:03+00:00 June 11th, 2018|Blog :::: KSG Scuba Scoop|0 Comments

A Rope That Does More Than Its Name Suggests
A Rope That Does More Than Its Name Suggests

A Rope That Does More Than Its Name Suggests

Scuba diving in low-visibility often involves dark water, such as at night or in cave systems. Those who enjoy diving in caves or at night need to use a glow-in-the-dark scuba diving rope. Glo-Rope’s glow rope is a leading name

By Kathy Dowsett| 2018-06-18T19:53:26+00:00 June 5th, 2018|Blog :::: KSG Scuba Scoop|0 Comments

Mary Patten :: (1837-1861) The First American Woman to Command a Ship
Mary Patten :: (1837-1861) The First American Woman to Command a Ship

Mary Patten :: (1837-1861) The First American Woman to Command a Ship

The first American woman to command a ship was a pregnant teenager. She did it while fighting off a mutiny, nursing an incapacitated husband, and braving gale-force winds. She was 19. Mary Ann Patten (nee Brown) was the type who would’ve volunteered

By Kathy Dowsett| 2018-06-18T19:53:27+00:00 May 26th, 2018|Blog :::: KSG Scuba Scoop|0 Comments

Scuba diving wetsuit for tropical & sub-tropical water
Scuba diving wetsuit for tropical & sub-tropical water

Scuba diving wetsuit for tropical & sub-tropical water

Everyone has their own definition of what feels cold & what is comfortably warm, and things don’t change in the water. Scuba divers everywhere have different preferences for spending an hour or more underwater, sometimes several times per day. What

By Kathy Dowsett| 2018-06-18T19:53:29+00:00 May 17th, 2018|Blog :::: KSG Scuba Scoop|0 Comments

Diver Breaks Own Dive Record, Not Once, but Twice
Diver Breaks Own Dive Record, Not Once, but Twice

Diver Breaks Own Dive Record, Not Once, but Twice

Blind Diver, Graham Owen, set his own new dive record recently, while diving a safari with MV Legends in the Red Sea. Graham who hails from England, in of March 2016 completed the “Deepest Saltwater Dive for a Blind Diver”

By Kathy Dowsett| 2018-05-15T20:17:45+00:00 May 15th, 2018|Blog :::: KSG Scuba Scoop|0 Comments

Common Mistake: My Scuba Regulator Does Not Supply Enough Air
Common Mistake: My Scuba Regulator Does Not Supply Enough Air

Common Mistake: My Scuba Regulator Does Not Supply Enough Air

Technology has advanced a lot for scuba divers and the equipment they use in the last fifty-years. There has been more improvements in the equipment from twenty years ago versus the last ten years. When some scuba divers go a

By Kathy Dowsett| 2018-05-11T12:16:57+00:00 May 11th, 2018|Blog :::: KSG Scuba Scoop|0 Comments

Four shark killings in 1916 triggered a tsunami of hysteria that inspired Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster “Jaws”

Photo courtesy :: Photo by Universal Pictures/Fotos International/Courtesy of Getty Images Over a span of 14 days on the Jersey Shore in the summer of 1916, four young men were killed and one maimed by a shark. At

By Kathy Dowsett| 2018-06-18T19:53:30+00:00 May 8th, 2018|Blog :::: KSG Scuba Scoop|0 Comments

Ten Best Tips for Night Diving
Ten Best Tips for Night Diving

Ten Best Tips for Night Diving

Night diving is an entirely different experience to diving during the day and offers the chance to witness night-time marine life and unique behaviours. Descending into the water as the sun goes down and watching the ocean become busy with

By Kathy Dowsett| 2018-06-18T19:53:31+00:00 May 2nd, 2018|Blog :::: KSG Scuba Scoop|0 Comments

10 ways to save the oceans this Earth Day
10 ways to save the oceans this Earth Day

10 ways to save the oceans this Earth Day

This Earth Day, be an ocean saver! After all, this big blue planet is mostly water with 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface located under the ocean. Saving the oceans can sometimes feel like an overwhelming task, but if we

By Kathy Dowsett| 2018-06-18T19:53:32+00:00 April 20th, 2018|Blog :::: KSG Scuba Scoop|0 Comments