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Treasures and tradition - find out how pearl diving in Dubai still uses traditional methods

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The Adventures programme explores the history of pearl diving using age-old techniques in finding unique gems inside a living creature.

02/04/2021

Green News

Meet the volunteers removing toxic trash from Stockholm's waters

Everything from lead batteries to scooters has so far been removed from these fragile ecosystems.

11/03/2021

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Czech freediver plans world record attempt in swimming under ice

The Guinness record for swimming under ice is 76.2 metres. Czech freediver David Vencl from Teplice in North Bohemia is planning to break it.

13/02/2021

Poland

World's deepest swimming pool opens its doors in Poland

The previous record belonged to a 42-metre-deep swimming pool in Italy. The new 'Deepspot' pool in Poland won't hold the record for very long, either.

22/11/2020

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Extreme bridge diving goes ahead in Bosnia despite COVID-19 pandemic

Organisers stressed it was important that the tradition, whose origins date back to 1664, was not put on hold.

27/07/2020

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Russian ice divers put up New Year's tree in Lake Baikal

They are now pining for a new challenge.

20/12/2019

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Adventures – Explore, dive and discover the sealife in Dubai’s waters

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Watch our latest Adventures programme on what it’s like to take a first dive in Dubai’s beautiful shimmering sea.

31/10/2019

Turkey

Watch: Diver dedicates new world record to Turkish soldiers

Turkish diver Sahika Ercumen has set a world record by swimming 100 metres underwater on one breath, beating the previous record of 90m.

30/10/2019

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Divers carve pumpkins in depths of Florida Keys

A group of scuba divers submerged in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to take part in an underwater pumpkin carving contest

08/10/2019

Tanzania

Man drowns proposing to his girlfriend during idyllic getaway

"We never got to embrace and celebrate the beginning of the rest of our lives together, as the best day of our lives turned into the worst, in the cruellest twist of fate imaginable," Kenesha Antoine wrote on Facebook following the death of her boyfriend.

23/09/2019

Green News

Oceans at threat: First humans deep dive into endangered Amazon Reef

On board the Greenpeace ship, six divers took the plunge to raise awareness about the irreversible risks to our ocean reefs.

19/09/2019

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World War Two veteran breaks own scuba diving record at 96

A 96-year-old World War Two veteran celebrated his birthday on Saturday (August 31) by breaking his own record as the world's oldest active scuba diver for the third year running.

31/08/2019

Spain

Watch: The Spanish winemakers who wear wet suits to work

The wines are aged for 18 months on the sea bed where under the increased atmospheric pressure they turn soft and silky.

21/06/2019

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Cuban artist creates drawings underwater

For Cuban artist Sandor Gonzalez, there is no better place to draw than several meters below the surface of the sea

19/06/2019

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Champion cliff divers enjoy incredible South African scenery

It was a special kind of season warm-up for the reigning Cliff Diving World Champions Rhiannan Iffland and Gary Hunt when they headed for a "cliff dive-and-safari" adventure in South Africa.

19/03/2019

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Shipwreck Christmas Tree: divers bring holiday spirit to Cyprus coast

Divers brought some Christmas spirit to a popular shipwreck off the coast of Cyprus. A white Christmas tree was decorated with non-toxic ornaments as 'Santa' divers posed in front of fish, 42 metres beneath the surface

18/12/2018

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Divers glide over ruins at underwater archaeological site

Divers glide over ruins at underwater archaeological site

30/11/2018

Adventures

Ishigaki's Blue Coral one of Okinawa's must-see adventures

In partnership with Be. Okinawa

Ishigaki island is just one of many in the Okinawan archipelago, but its Blue Coral reef is beyond compare.

29/10/2018

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Scuba divers take a Halloween tradition underwater

In Florida, locals put their own twist on the Halloween tradition of carving pumpkins - by taking it underwater.

16/10/2018

United Kingdom

95-year-old diver breaks his own record

A 95-year-old British man has broken his own record to become the world's oldest diver - again

02/09/2018