Another world, foreign in time and culture to most Long Islanders, lies as close as the sandy shores at low tide. Scuba divers know it well — crustacean-encrusted canons from a Revolutionary War time ...

The deep sea has its own rules, pressures, and challenges. This is why proper preparation matters. Without basic knowledge ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X These are the words Hilltop Diving founder Jim Hoser, of Schwenksville, used to describe the ...

Aside from the actual swimming, every scuba skill I practised in the ocean filled me with dread. Aren’t hobbies supposed to be fun?

For Jim Mathie and the crew on his boat Chiefy, figuring out what they want to do on a dive begins before they ever get in the water. “We usually have a plan as to what we’re attempting to try to do,” ...

Forty-two people signed up to learn how to scuba drive with Scott’s Scuba Service on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Aebersold ...

Once a form of escape, scuba diving has evolved quietly, globally into a cultural language—one that speaks of discipline, ...

“My girlfriend tells me I smell like trash,” says Colin West. And he takes that as a compliment. West spends 40 to 60 hours a week scuba diving Lake Tahoe to locate and remove submerged trash. On the ...