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5 Jul 2008: The last photograph of Shari Booth was taken minutes before her death. She’s standing on the beach, gazing out into the water. Her hair is in braids, and her scuba suit is rolled halfway down. She looks contemplative. … Source

5 Jul 2008: Vilas County authorities say Michael Lenz, 61, of Little Chute, died this week after a scuba dive in the Town of Land O'Lakes. Advertisement Authorities received a 911 call about 2 p.m. Wednesday reporting a diver in distress on Joyce Lake. Deputies found Lenz unresponsive and not breathing. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death has not been determined. … Source

3 Jul 2008: HARRISONBURG - It's nearly four hours to the heart of Virginia Beach from Harrisonburg, but that doesn't bother Kathy Clancey. Clancey's store, Kathy's Scuba on North Valley Pike, is celebrating 25 in years in business this year. So where do they dive? Said Kathy Clancey: "Any puddle we can get into." … Source

2 Jul 2008: A giant crab weighing an astonishing 17lbs and with claws bigger than a man's hands has been landed off the English coast. The crustacean, which measures 2ft across, is thought to be the largest edible crab ever captured in British waters. Paul Worsley, 39, managed to haul the creature from the sea bed during a diving trip in Lyme Bay near Lyme Regis, Dorset. And the professional scuba diver said the crab which has a 12-inch shell, was big enough to feed at least 10 people. … Source

2 Jul 2008: HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. -- Stepping into Little Devil Spring represents both a sensory and culture shock for the average South Florida scuba diver: sensory - because the water is nearly always clear and nearly always a chilly 72 degrees or thereabouts, and the fish species are different. … Source

1 Jul 2008: The Coastguard helicopter was scrambled to a diver who made a rapid ascent, yesterday, and was reported as floating unconscious by his dive boat. The helicopter airlifted the man to hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival. In a separate incident, Coastguard rescue officers worked alongside ambulance crew to help a 17 year old cyclist who fell down a ravine in Christchurch. … Source

1 Jul 2008: YOU wouldn't want to feel the pinch in the company of this giant crab. Diving enthusiast Paul Martin was shocked to discover the huge creature in a plastic barrel on the seafloor at Balaclava Bay off Portland. … Source

29 Jun 2008: In a blink of an eye a great white shark shot across 50 feet of water toward Stanley Aranita, giving the experienced diver only seconds to ditch his speargun and jump into his kayak to safety. … Source

29 Jun 2008: MANILA, Philippines - One of about 60 divers in the search, rescue, and retrieval operations for victims of a sea mishap in Romblon province could be confined in a hospital after doctors found him suffering from decompression sickness also called the caisson disease. This was the diagnosis of a group headed by Dr Nilo Tayag, chief of the Department of Health (DoH)'s National Epidemiology Center, according to a radio report on Saturday. The report, however, did not identify the diver. The DoH subjected the divers to a series of medical tests to find out if they were poisoned by endosulfan. … Source

29 Jun 2008: YOU wouldn't want to feel the pinch in the company of this giant crab. Diving enthusiast Paul Martin was shocked to discover the huge creature in a plastic barrel on the seafloor at Balaclava Bay off Portland. Builder and hobby diver Mr Martin reckons the crab is around 50 or 60 years old and was found protecting a female companion. … Source