HAIGH QUARRY OPENING FOR THE 2012 SEASON IN jANUARY?

1/7/2012 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

No, the season at Haigh Quarry is not opening this weekend! It will open for the 2012 season on Saturday April 7th, but because of our unusually warm weather Tina has decided to give Midwest divers a chance to scratch th...

SCUBA DIVERS LEFT BEHIND IN FLORIDA

10/6/2011 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it was investigating RJ Diving Ventures of Miami Florida. The investigation was initiated because the dive operator left behind two tourists while they were scuba diving.   D...

10 WORST MISTAKES MADE BY RECREATIONAL DIVERS

9/30/2011 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

1.      Don’t make safety decisions based on financial considerations! Many fatalities and injuries occur because people want diving, dive training or dive travel to be cheap, easy and fast. Always use the proper equipme...

PADI INSTRUCTOR INVOLVED IN DIVING FATALITY

9/29/2011 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

A lawsuit that was filed in Alaska has been settled against PADI Instructor Robert Hicks and his employer Alaska SeaLife Center.   The suit alleged that Matthew Myers, a student training in Hick’s self created “A Scien...

Diving the Deep Hole at Haigh Quarry

8/22/2011 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

What's your deepest dive? Frequent patrons of Haigh Quarry in Kankakee, Illinois have most likely heard of the "deep hole."  This section of the quarry goes all the way down to 80 feet. Curious about what there...

New DAN article titled "Seasickness" posted on website

8/17/2011 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

A new DAN article has been posted under “Magazine Articles” on our website. Seasickness and its prevention is of interest to all divers. It is seldom that I go out on a dive boat and no one gets seasick. In my experience...

Free seminar on diving fatalities July 30th and Haigh Memorial Dive July 31st

7/28/2011 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

The Jim Haigh Memorial Dive will mark its first decade on Sunday July 31st. The Memorial Dive is a celebration of Jim’s contributions to the Midwest diving community. His intuition and vision enabled him and his family t...

Oxygen Toxicity

6/30/2011 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

Check out the new article from DAN is up in the Articles section. This month's article is an in depth explanation of oxygen toxicity. Many scuba divers know the term, but have little idea of what this health hazard a...

Bonne Terre Mine Trip and Winter Training

4/21/2011 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

Midwest Scuba Diving Magazine will be making a trip to Bonne Terre Mine for both training and excursions April 30th and May 1st. Five people have signed up for the trip. If any of my student or subscribers would like to ...

DAN LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE STORE

4/19/2011 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

Main Title: DAN Launches New Online Store Subtitle:  New Features Include Member Pricing for All Types of Membership     DURHAM, NC –  Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) found yet another way to serve its membe...