Mark Russell

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Senior Correspondent at DIVE Magazine

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Shearwater expands Journeys Edition line with Perdix 2

2 weeks ago | divemagazine.com | Mark Russell

Shearwater Research has announced the latest in its Journeys series of dive computers with the debut of the Perdix 2 Journeys Edition. Following the successful 2022 launch of its Teric Journeys Edition, the new computer continues to draw inspiration from the history of diving helmets and tools, with the flagship Perdix 2 now available with a bronze-coloured titanium bezel.
Chinese diver drowns off Sipadan Island, Malaysia

2 weeks ago | divemagazine.com | Mark Russell

A 37-year-old Chinese national has reportedly died from drowning near Sipadan Island in Sabah, Malaysia, after entering the water ‘without the permission of his instructor’. The incident occurred at around 10.45 am on Monday, 19 May, during a dive trip in which eight people of various nationalities – including the victim’s wife – were participating, together with one instructor and four dive guides.
Tributes for diver who died off Wirral coast

3 weeks ago | divemagazine.com | Mark Russell

The family of a Liverpool man who died while diving off the coast of New Brighton on the northeastern coast of the Wirral peninsula have paid tribute to the 65-year-old grandfather. Thomas Kenny, also known as Tim, from Netherton in Liverpool, was found near the Burbo Bank offshore wind farm, a huge installation which stretches for several miles across Liverpool Bay.
NHS England to close four more hyperbaric chambers

3 weeks ago | divemagazine.com | Mark Russell

The number of Category 1 hyperbaric chambers available to scuba divers in England is to be cut from eight to just three, and all of them will be on the south coast of England. The news is a serious blow to UK diver safety, following just a few months after the closure of The Diver Clinic, Diving & Hyperbaric Medicine Unit based in Poole, Dorset, in January this year.
Painting with light - an interview with Catherine Holmes

3 weeks ago | divemagazine.com | Mark Russell

Catherine Holmes, originally from Australia and now a dental surgeon resident in England, is a multi-award-winning photographer. Among her outstanding achievements is being the first woman to win the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Underwater Category in 2023. Her photograph of a tarpon hunting amid a school of silversides was also voted DIVE’s best Big Shot of 2024.
Resort verus Homestay in Raja Ampat

3 weeks ago | divemagazine.com | Mark Russell

Words and photographs by Todd AkiRaja Ampat is unquestionably one of the best dive destinations in the world. It is also a very expensive place to dive, either by liveaboard or from a resort. But there is a third option: a homestay. This little-known alternative can cost as little as a quarter of the price of the standard Raja accommodation options. It’s therefore a mighty tempting proposition. But does paying a budget price risk getting a budget experience?
Diver dies during Bayesian yacht recovery operation

3 weeks ago | divemagazine.com | Mark Russell

A commercial diver has died during preliminary operations to recover the superyacht Bayesian, which sank off the coast of Sicily in August 2024 with the loss of seven lives, including its owner, British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah. The diver has been named as 39-year-old Dutch national Rob Huijben, who was working for the Dutch SMIT Salvage team at the time of the incident.
Chinese diver dies off Indonesia's Kakaban Island

1 month ago | divemagazine.com | Mark Russell

The body of a Chinese diver who died off Kakaban Island, one of the Derawan Islands in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, has been recovered after she disappeared while trying to retrieve a dropped camera. The diver, a 30-year-old woman identified by local authorities as Zhang Xiao Han, appears to have dropped her GoPro camera during a safety stop at the end of a dive on the morning of Saturday, 3 May.
Aggressor Adventures launches three new liveaboards

1 month ago | divemagazine.com | Mark Russell

Aggressor Adventures has expanded its fleet with three new scuba diving liveaboards in the Red Sea, Komodo, and the Bahamas. Red Sea Aggressor V, Komodo Aggressor, and Bahamas Aggressor II all begin their first itineraries this May.
Israeli shark mauling victim may have been spearfishing

1 month ago | divemagazine.com | Mark Russell

By The partial remains of a man mauled to death by sharks off the coast of Hadera, on Israel’s Mediterranean coast, have been found, according to local reports. The man, a father of four believed to be in his forties, was killed on Monday, 21 April, in the waters off Olga Beach, located on Israel’s northwestern Mediterranean coast, approximately 45km north of Tel Aviv.