The Saint-Malo Diving Émeraude center (SMPE) was founded over 20 years ago from a meeting between three ‘corsairs’: Emmanuel Feige, a history professor and doctor of archaeology, Denis Douillez, an offshore racing skipper and diving instructor, and Alain Cabioch, a professional diving instructor with degrees in biology and marine ecology. Today, the diving school, offering […]
The weekend of May 7th, nature took its course, and unfortunately, the conditions did not allow for the descent to 300 meters. Nevertheless, we find happy divers in Imotski: Frédéric Swierczynski is indeed the first man to reach the bottom of the third widest sinkhole in the world. The exploration of the Red Lake is […]
From May 2 to 7, 2017, an artificial and archaeological reef was established at Tour Fondue in the town of Hyères (83). 150 amphorae over 2000 years old were placed 6 meters deep on the site of an underwater trail at Pointe de Bouvet. > Discover the archaeological site in 360° immersion here, as if […]
On May 6th, extreme diver Frédéric Swierczynski will dive in Croatia’s Red Lake to attempt to break the world record for cave diving at -300 meters! The speleonaut from Marseille is not new to such challenges. In 2016, in the Mescla cave (Var), he already reached -267 meters. Interview with a siphon enthusiast. Just a […]
The now legendary competition was held from April 30 to May 10, 2017, in Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas. Three French athletes took part in this meeting, which they had already participated in: in 2016 Stéphane Tourreau finished third in the constant weight event by reaching -101 meters. Morgan Bourc’his, on the other hand, […]
In mid-April, a very beautiful and rare specimen of lobster, entirely blue, was caught in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. Initially recovered by a restaurateur, the animal was eventually taken in by the Océanopolis aquarium in Brest. Contrary to what has been read or heard in recent days, blue lobsters are not extremely rare, as explained […]
Located at just over 2000 meters above sea level, the frozen lake of Tignes hosted beneath its surface a rather special team from January 29 to February 3. Ten test divers from CEPHISMER (human diving cell and underwater intervention, experts in the field of human diving) carried out a series of tests in icy waters […]
Unique in the world, this coral reef, officially announced in 2016, was photographed and filmed thanks to two small submarines on January 30th, off the coast of Brazil. Onboard the Esperanza, 39 scientists from the NGO Greenpeace brought back the first images of this reef, which extends over 9,500 km², at the very place where […]
The must-attend event for the great family of sea and ocean lovers closed on Monday, January 9th on a very positive note: an increase in the number of visitors and exhibitors, exceptional media coverage, record participation in the photo contest, daily events all richer than the others (conferences, screenings, contests, signings, award ceremonies, equipment or […]
The final of the competition DAN MasterTrim 2016, the first international buoyancy control competition in scuba diving, was held at the end of 2016 in the impressive setting of the world’s deepest diving pool, Y-40 The Deep Joy. And it was Alexandra Karnilovich, nicknamed ‘underwater bat’ by her colleagues and ‘Sasha’ by her friends, a […]
