STORIES
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Q&A with the First Belgium Female Commercial Diver
Marie Vandenbosch is a 23-year old commercial diver from Belgium. She is the first female commercial diver from her country and currently works full-time with Submar. What is your current job title? My current job title is a Commercial diver in the company Submar. We do underwater work in shipping, salvage, in-water construction inshore and
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Q&A with a Maritime Archaeologist
Chanelle Zaphiropoulos is a Masters Candidate studying Maritime Archaeology. She is a scuba diver who mixes her love of the ocean with marine biology and maritime history. How did you become a Maritime Archaeologist? I was fascinated by the sea for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I watched a lot of
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Q&A with a Freediving Instructor
Today we chat to Britney Ouellette, a freediving competition winner with a personal best of 55 meters. She currently dives and teaches in Grand Cayman. How long have you been freediving? I have been freediving for almost five years now. As a scuba diver, it was something I was curious about but wasn’t brave enough
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Q&A with an UW Photographer
Today we chat with Paddy (UK), a divemaster who found a passion for (underwater) UW photography. What is your diving history? I did my open water course in 2007 in Fiji when I was 18 but I have wanted to scuba dive since I was 13 and working part-time in an aquarium shop. I started
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Q&A with a Commercial Diver
A commercial diver is a diver who works underwater for long periods of time. Today we are chatting to Aiden, a commercial diver who works in Canada. What is your job title? My official title is Surface Supplied Diver. What are your job responsibilities? What does a typical day look like? All of my responsibilities,
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Q&A with a Shark Dive Instructor – Melbourne
Today we are chatting to James Hawes (UK) who is currently working in Melbourne, Australia. What is your job title? I am a “SDX Instructor” (shark dive xtreme instructor) at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. What do you do as a Shark Dive instructor? I work in the Shark diving department. I teach people the