Category Archives: diving

DPV training Luca syleeee in Portofino

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Mark Lyons

A diver propulsion vehicle (DPV), also known as an underwater propulsion vehicle or underwater scooter, o is an item of diving equipment used by scuba divers to increase range underwater. Range is restricted by the amount of breathing gas that can be carried, the rate at which that breathing gas is consumed, … Continue reading →

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Diving the MT Haven…… largest ship wreck in the Sea!

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Mark Lyons

MT Haven, formerly Amoco Milford Haven, was a VLCC (very large crude carrier), leased to Troodos Shipping. In 1991, while loaded with 144,000 tonnes (1 million barrels) of crude oil, the ship exploded, caught fire and sank off the coast of Genoa, Italy, killing six Cypriot crew and flooding the Mediterranean with … Continue reading →

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Diving the Kintrye ….

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Mark Lyons

  “Wednesday 18th September 1907 wasn’t to be Captain John MacKechnie’s day when, at 11:45 am, his steamer the SS Kintyre got in the way of the SS Maori, which was undergoing trials in the Firth of Clyde. The Maori … Continue reading →

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Diving Scapa Flow ….

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Mark Lyons

Scapa Flow !!  What can I say but the dream destination for drysuit wearing , cold water adventure divers. Wrecks and history “flow”ing from every nook and cranny of the Orkney Islands makes it an unforgettable dive destination!  The Flow … Continue reading →

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