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Tiny Caribbean Dive Mecca to Showcase Topside & Underwater with Festival in August 2012.

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Utila to Showcase Topside & Underwater with Festival in August 2012.

(Dive Travel Business News - April 23, 2012) -- The first Utila Dive Festival, to be held August 18-25, 2012, is a week-long schedule of events above and below the water with diving, dancing, dining and discovering the tiny diving Mecca of Utila, one of The Bay Islands located in the Western Caribbean just South of Belize.

Underwater highlights include themed daily dives, and specialized diving activities held throughout the week including a photography competition, advanced buoyancy workshops, reef ecology and whale shark talks, tec and sidemount try dives including closed circuit rebreathers. Topside, there are social events, opening and closing beach parties,  Taste of Utila food fair, and prize giveaways. read more »

Rebreather Forum 3 to be held May 18-20, 2012

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Rebreather Forum 3

(Dive Travel Business News - March 19, 2012) -- Experts from around the world are gathering in Orlando, Florida on May 18-20, 2012 to examine the state of rebreather use and to develop protocols and recommendations to improve user safety. Co-sponsored in part by DAN, PADI and the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), the Rebreather Forum 3 is a three-day program featuring rebreather specialists, experts, manufacturers, training and education leaders, scientists and dive safety researchers.

Over the course of the three-day program, participants will have the chance to hear presentations on topics such as the state of recreational rebreather technology, a review of the available data for accident analysis, a review of the training and operational protocols, and an examination of the considerations for conducting extreme exposure dives. read more »

Road Warrior™ to Launch Collapsible Luggage With Revolutionary Technology

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Road Warrior™ to Launch Collapsible Luggage With Revolutionary Technology

Celebrating its debut at The Travel Goods Show in Las Vegas next week, Road Warrior™ luggage, a division of Trunk & Trolley, Inc., is soon to unveil its revolutionary space-saving technology called Micro Pop™ within the M Series collection. Fresh to the travel industry, Road Warrior™ will be launching six foldable pieces – all of which collapse to less than six inches for the convenience in storing. Using this unique Micro Pop™ technology, these pieces provide full-body structure similar to today's conventional framed case suitable for the advanced and luxurious traveler.

Inspired by his frequent travels and business trips, Product Designer and Creative Director Mark Nordstrom developed this new, collapsible Micro Pop™ mechanism. Road Warrior will change the face of travel as we know it. Whether it is a week aboard a cruise ship or a quick weekend getaway, the inventive yet functional luggage was designed to meet all travel requirements and guidelines with ease. read more »

TSA Advises Dive Travelers: No Spear Guns in Carry-On.

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TSA Advises Dive Travelers: No Spear Guns in Carry-On Luggage.

(Dive Travel Business News - February 18, 2012) -- Recently a passenger at a New York-area airport learned a valuable lesson in dive trip packing when a U.S. Transportation Saftey Administration (TSA) screener discovered a 21-inch spear gun and a utility knife in a carry-on bag.

The passenger arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport ticketed to fly to Antigua. After his weapons were detected, the TSA contacted local law enforcement, who questioned the passenger, said TSA spokesman Kawika Riley. The passenger claimed to be unaware that the weapons were prohibited, the TSA said.  The find had no impact on airport operations.

"Just to be clear, passengers should not attempt to bring a spear gun as a carry-on item. The same rule holds for utility knifes," Riley said. read more »

Reef Safe Provides Relief From Jellyfish Stings

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Reef Safe™ by Tropical Seas® Sting Cooler™ Jelly Fish Sting Relief

(Dive Travel Business News - Nov 30, 2011) --  Just one sting from the luminous jellyfish can halt on anyone’s snorkeling or dive vacation. Fortunately, most jellyfish stings are harmless, but they have the potential to be very painful. To keep underwater adventures free from pain, Reef Safe™ byTropical Seas® has created the new Sting Cooler™ Jelly Fish Sting Relief.

Available in a spray or gel, the biodegradable Sting Cooler™ Jelly Fish Sting Relief solution provides maximum relief from the discomfort associated with stings from jellyfish, man-o-wars, sand fleas, sea lice, fire coral, and many other stinging marine creatures. read more »

Ocean Quest Arctic Clear HD Dive Mask

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Ocean Quest Arctic Clear HD Dive Mask

(Dive Travel Business News - September 21, 2011) -- Ocean Quest is taking steps to improve the over all experience for divers by introducing the Arctic Clear HD Dive Mask. Ocean Quest is now using a new lens called the Arctic Clear HD lens. The glass used in this process is of optical quality and far more pure than standard tempered glass.

Typically the glass in your scuba mask has been made with float glass and is similar in quality as an average car window.What you think of as clear actually has a slight green tint to it that you can see by placing your mask in front of a white piece of paper. This is caused by the mineral impurities in the glass. Arctic Clear HD lenses use optical quality glass similar to that used in your eyeglasses. It is far more pure offering the best possible clarity and little to no color distortion. This feature works to minimize distortion and actually enhances the available light offering improved vision and visual acuity that is most noticeable in low light conditions. read more »

Ocean Technology Systems Recalls Guardian Full-Face Diving Masks

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Ocean Technology Systems Recalls Guardian Full-Face Diving Masks

(Dive Travel Business News - March 8, 2011) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. read more »

Nautilus Lifeline GPS Radio for Divers Introduced at DEMA Show 2010

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Dive Safety Just Changed Forever with the Nautilus Lifeline GPS Radio for Divers

(Dive Travel Business News -- December 1, 2010) -- Dive safety just changed forever with the introduction of the Nautilus Lifeline at the Diving Equipment & Marketing Show (DEMA) in Las Vegas in November 2010. The new product was easily one of the most popular new products introduced during the four-day event.

According to company officials, there were more than 3000 opening orders taken over the 4 days of the show and the inquiries continue to pour in. The Lifeline is a compact depth rated GPS marine VHF radio specifically designed for divers. The product provides an added measure of safety including radio transmitter, emergency transmission of the user's coordinates,position indicating light and additional features. read more »

RECALL: Tabata TUSA RS-670 Regulators

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TUSA Regulator Recall

(Dive Travel Business News - May 31, 2010) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Tabata, announced a voluntary recall of defective TUSA R-600 series first stage scuba regulators manufactured in Japan. 

This recall involves R-600 first stage scuba regulators with the following serial numbers: UR600022 through UR600029, UR600031 through UR600103, UR6000637 through UR6000676, UR600708 through UR600716, UR600737 through UR600776. The serial number and TUSA logo are printed on the regulators.
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Mares Recalls Nemo Air Dive Computers

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Mares Nemo Air Dive Computer recalled

(Dive Travel Business News - April 16, 2010) -- UPI -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Mares Nemo Air dive computers due to a drowning hazard. An O-ring on the device can leak air, causing air loss in the tank for divers.

The recall involves the Mares Nemo Air Dive Computers, Nemo Air Dive Computer with Compass, Mares High Pressure Hose with Quick Connector for Nemo Air and Quick Connector Assembly for Nemo Air. About 600 air dive computers were imported from Italy by Mares USA of Boca Raton, Fla., and sold nationwide and in Canada from July 2008 through July 2009 for between $800 and $990. 
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