Underwater technical inspection

Human survival in the sea, cold water in autumn and winter

Timely notification of an accident is a decisive factor in saving life! For accidents at sea, phone 115 (emergency service). The emergency telephone number of the State Fire and Rescue Service is 112. Below is the information compiled by diving instructor and lecturer Valters Preimanis, [...]

Cold baths for beginners

Cold baths and tempering

Winter is snowy and gray, the sun rarely shines through the clouds, and cold showers are a great way to brighten up your day. Cold water swimming, snorkeling or winter swimming is a good way to improve your mood and also a great exercise […]

Burinieks Moscow - cultural and historical heritage under the waves

Burinieks, war gunship, Moscow ("Москва") sank off the coast of Latvia on October 7, 1758. This is a story about the wrecks that sank near Latvia. Burinieks is one of the significant sunken shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea, the important metal parts of which were brought out in 1936. Sailor, […]

World Octopus Day

World Octopus Day on October 8 (World Octopus Day)

World Octopus Day, every year on October 8! Let's all celebrate together, honor these interesting sea creatures! As the name of the day (World Octopus Day) suggests, World Octopus Day celebrates one of the most distinctive creatures living on the planet today: the octopus. […]

Achieving the PADI Divemaster degree in one year

Obtaining the PADI Divemaster degree within one year in Latvia and abroad The Underwater Diving Club prepares divers for the PADI Divemaster certificate. Congratulations to diver Jānis Briedis on achieving the PADI Divemaster degree, in the underwater diving club "Zemudens nirŔanas klubs Divings", together with PADI TEC [...]

A diver finds ancient historical relics at the bottom of the sea

Diving enthusiasts often find ancient relics underwater. Passionate underwater diver Māris MitriÄ·is, while diving with the diving club "Divings" in Albania, found an army-type aluminum water frog on the bottom, which fell to the bottom, near the Italian ship "SS Probitas" before […]

Diving on a Douglas US WW2 aircraft

Airplane Douglas A-20 (Boston, Heavok) US bomber in the Gulf of Riga

How did the US plane - bomber Douglas A20 get into the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Riga? The American bomber Douglas A-20 (also ā€œBostonā€, ā€œHeavokā€) is one of the famous series of aircraft that the United States lent to the Red Army to fight fascism, World War II […]