The Seascooter GTI will help divers reach new depths

The company SEA-DOO offers divers a new scooter model - Seascooter GTI. This SEA-DOO product from water sports experts will enable anyone - be it a diver, snorkeler or just a swimmer - to become an underwater adventurer. Seascooter GTI is an ideal underwater vehicle […]

Silent Diving Systems recalls the hoses connecting the rebeer

Silent Diving Systems has recalled approximately 820 hose connecting hoppers. Some of them have been made without the necessary fastening depressions (see photo), which prevent gas leakage and water from entering the system - so some of the produced hoses have proven to be unsafe. These hoses […]

Human survival in cold water

The website of the Latvian Navy Coast Guard Service contains a manual for seafarers "Human survival in cold water". It should be noted that this manual should be read by anyone, including divers, because the information it contains can be really useful. The purpose of this guide is to explain the dangers, […]

Reactor watch extreme underwater test

The watch manufacturer Reactor has announced that its water sports watch Gamma has been immersed in salt water at a depth of 100 m off the southeast coast of Florida, USA, in order to carry out the experiment. The watch, which is attached to a wreck, is expected to remain underwater for three years. In this way […]

Decompression sickness - how to avoid it and what to do in case of problems

Decompression sickness or Caisson disease - there is no diver who has not heard of this disease even if only a little. Already starting the first training courses in scuba diving, the instructor tells students about the most dangerous things in diving. Including for decompression sickness. Topic […]

Scuba diving and smoking

In the article ā€œSmoking and scuba divingā€ Dr. David Buch draws our attention to the fact that too many active divers are also passionate smokers. In fact, during the 15 years I spend in recreational scuba diving, I have seen a decrease in the number of smokers among swimmers. Many divers […]

Smoking and scuba diving

Smoking and scuba diving. Can such a combination be said to be a risk factor for caesarean section? It is well known to most divers that drinking alcohol before diving can cause dehydration, which in turn increases decompression sickness (DMS), also known as ā€œcaissonā€ […]

PADI Refferal Open Water Diver

PADI Refferal Open Water Diver

PADI Referral Open Water Diver - Have you been thinking about scuba diving for a long time, so that you can get to know the underwater world in Latvian waters, the Red Sea or elsewhere in the world? Here's a great opportunity to start diving training and get your first certification! […]

Batiskaf shop in new premises

With the participation of Alexander Makarevich, representatives of diving equipment manufacturers, managers of Batiskaf stores and many representatives of the diving industry not only from Latvia, yesterday, October 7, at 106 Kalnciema Street, the new Batiskaf store was opened in Riga - the largest underwater swimming equipment store in the Baltics. . First store […]