Knowledge Center — Diving

Who was Carl Brashear? Carl Brashear was a U.S. Navy Sailor.  He was the first African American Dive Master.   He was the first African American to attend the U.S. Navy Diving and Salvage School.  Being the first he had to endure constant racism.  Never one to stand down, he continued his career despite having an amputated left leg.  He became the Navy's go to guy when they had problems that needed a salvage diver.  One of his most well known recoveries was the Palomares Incident.  The Palomares Incident is when the U.S. Air Force lost an Atomic Bomb and Carl Brashear...

The New Seiko PADI SRPB99 The Seiko SRPB99 has just hit the Watch market and not only is the watch cool, but finally it has a cool case.  PADI watches are starting to feel like that Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles".  In the episode these furry creatures keep multiplying and pretty much take over the starship.  Yes, there are now a few different versions of Seiko PADI watches, perhaps even enough so you can wear a different one every day of the week.  Wait no, scratch that, you have there are only 5 in total.  So the PADI's might...

Win a trip to Coralpalooza 2017 Calling all certified scuba divers in Europe and North and South America! Share a photo or video on Instagram showing us why marine conservation is important to you with #ORISCRF2017 for a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to the Coral Restoration Foundation’s annual #Coralpalooza event June 2-4 in Key Largo, Florida. Entries close:  May 1, 2017 YOU MUST BE A CERTIFIED DIVER RECOGNISED BY A TRAINING AGENCY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCUBA DIVING ACTIVITIES. ORIS SA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW THE OFFER IF SUITABLE INDIVIDUAL CANNOT BE FOUND FOR THE EVENT....