In Nīca region, a storm throws parts of a sailboat, the ship is probably nearby

On the beach, about 5 kilometers from Jūrmalciems in the direction of Pape, after a big storm, a fragment of an old shipwreck was found. Sailboat parts are fastened with wooden pins. A specialist from the Liepāja Museum estimates that the ship could have been built in the 14th-17th centuries. The exact age and details can be found after […]

Super Aviator - a new generation of civilian submarines

If you have felt that everything is going too slow while diving along the coral reefs of the Red Sea, then maybe you have time to look in the direction of the submarine Super Aviator? This submarine flies underwater, just like an airplane. Submarine "Super Aviator" can accommodate 2 people, […]

Airplane

Divers find a sunken war plane at a depth of 60 meters

In December of this year, scuba diving enthusiasts will find an unknown World War II aircraft in good condition at a depth of 60 meters. The found aircraft has bent propellers, without the fuselage has not suffered a crash. The airframe has been subject to corrosion, but may contain both […]

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

An entertaining comedy about the underwater world, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), which shows connections with the interesting life of the French underwater explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau. Yves Cousteau was a scientist, expedition leader and marine researcher, as well as a modern scuba diver. Exactly Jacques Yves Cousteau, Red Sea, […]

History of Latvian divers

History of Latvian divers

A book for divers and divers is available in stores - a book on the history of Latvian divers, entitled "History of Latvian divers", which has once again delighted diver, underwater researcher and author Andris Vanags. Andris Vanags publishes a new book, for which […]

The Greater Meaning of Water (2010)

The Greater Meaning of Water (2010)

The film about diving, The Greater Meaning of Water, tells the story of an extreme diving fan, freediver Max, who trains freediving and fights chronic health problems. Max does not stop going to his goal, to become a world champion in the extreme diving sport - freestyle diving. […]

The upper part of Staburaga in 2021

Diving in Staburags

Several groups of divers have dived in the Daugava near Staburags, one of them is SFRS divers. There is a video in the archive of the diving club "DAIVINGS", where a group of divers from SFRS surveyed Staburags. Staburags was a 19.5 m high and 60 m wide spring limestone cliff, whose year […]

Diving in caves

Scuba diving is the fourth most dangerous sport in the world

Daivings.lv recently wrote the last dive of Artūrs Kozlovskis, a Polish diver who ended in tragic consequences, and we just came across a collection of the world's most dangerous sports, including sports such as motorsports, skydiving and mountain climbing. Diving in caves has received […]

Divers from the BBC

Divers from the BBC filmed a 'finger of death'

Divers, or scuba divers, have filmed a "finger of death" from the BBC. The composition of the filmed "finger of death" is an extremely salty solution, which is many times denser than water and sinks rapidly downwards. The existing seawater freezes rapidly and icicles form, which, […]

Recreational Rebreather

PADI Recreational Rebreather courses

Valters Preimanis, an instructor of the scuba diving club "Diving", PADI MSDT diving coach, says about the use of reedizers for diving: The reedger is intended only for certified divers who are trained in the use of respiratory systems or those divers who are under the direct supervision of a qualified instructor. Even if you […]