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Is scuba diving towards freedom even an option?
Is it an option at all to let the boys, who are now more than 11 days imprisoned in a cave in Thailand, dive into their freedom? What is your opinion? Watch the cave system and the …

Fully intact B-17 bomber discovered in Dutch North Sea
At the bottom of the North Sea, the wreck of an American B-17 bomber from the Second World War was discovered. The aircraft is almost completely intact. The wreck is now being investigated …

Diver in problems at Dutch dive site Den Osse
This morning, at 10.30 am, a diver became unwell at the Dutch dive site of Den Osse. Provinciale Courant Zeeland (PZC) reports this on its website. It is unclear what happened and nothing is …

First seahorse 2018 spotted in Dutch Oosterschelde
The first seahorse of 2018 has yesterday been spotted in the Dutch Oosterschelde in Zeeland. Do you even know seahorses exist in Holland? They do. You can see them in dive sites such as …

Sports divers protect famous dive site Salt Pier for maintenance operations
At the moment maintenance work is taking place at the famous dive site Salt Pier on Bonaire. STINAPA works together with local companies and sports divers to protect marine life as much as …

Blue whale spotted in Red Sea. First time!
For the first time a blue whale has been spotted in the Red Sea! Seeing a whale in this location is completely unexpected, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment reports. Blue whales are …

Wheelchair patient walks after 15 years thanks to scuba diving
Dutch man, Harry Beekelaar, was tied to his wheelchair for 15 years, due to Bechterew's disease. Then he started scuba diving and a 'miracle' happend. "The extreme pain is gone," a healthy …

Michaels dilemma...... What would you do?
We all know how it works. Look, but please don't touch....!. But what if the marine life thinks differently and demands you to interact? The Dutch diver, Michael Heus, was faced with this …

CAI in Bonaire no longer official dive site
For safety reasons, STINAPA has decided to no longer designate the famous dive spot, CAI (no. 63), in Bonaire as an official dive site. There would have been too many serious incidents over …
