SkyTruth’s new satellite analysis estimates oil slicks cover 1.58 million square kilometres of ocean a year, mostly near coasts. Here is what the numbers mean, what they do not, and how divers can respond.
dive safety
Learn how your middle ear equalises and how Valsalva, Toynbee, Frenzel and voluntary tubal opening work, when and how often to equalise, how to descend, and when to abort or see a doctor.
Search teams in Indonesia are still looking for divemaster Veronica Beatrix Jessica after the dive boat KM Feronia sank in Komodo National Park on 13 October 2026. Twenty-nine of 30 people aboard were rescued. Here is what has been confirmed, and what has not.

