Diving history at its core

For centuries, women and men have been training to breathe underwater, or "free diving." Indirect evidence comes from the origins of underwater artifacts found on land (such as mother-of-pearl patterns) as well as images of divers depicted in prehistoric drawings. Divers in ancient Greece […]

Decompression sickness

What is decompression sickness? Decompression sickness is a serious medical condition that can occur in divers. It is caused by the formation of gas bubbles in the body when rapidly rising from higher water pressure to lower pressure, such as diving from the deep or taking off in an airplane. These bubbles […]

Underwater search with a metal detector

Diving instructor Valters Preimanis

CV of diving instructor Valteras Preimans As a firefighter-rescuer, he underwent compressed air DIVATOR breathing apparatus training at the State Fire and Rescue Service, further learned to be a diver on October 20, 2005, undergoing training at the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (Eng. PADI - Professional Association of Diving [… ]