Sandra never really wanted to dive, but under pressure from her boyfriend she gave it a shot--with nearly fatal consequences.

An ill-conceived scheme leaves one diver trapped on the bottom with two tanks, but no air.

Dan saved a few bucks by ordering his gear online, and it nearly cost him his life.

A diver facing two sharks in low vis discovers that her new buddy is nowhere to be found. Another installment in our dive training series Lessons For Life. For more dive training and safety tips, visit scubadiving.com

How to radically stretch no-decompression limits and live to tell about it. Get more dive training and scuba safety tips at scubadiving.com

Three divers watch their dive boat disappear as they drift helplessly in the opposite direction. What would you do? Another installment in our dive-training series Lessons For Life.

Breathing from the wrong gas supply didn't kill Sam — heart disease and obesity got him first. Another case study in our Lessons for Life dive training series.

Nitrox lets you dive longer and deeper, right? What you need to know about diving safely on nitrox and oxygen toxicity.

Certified as a cave or cavern diver? Are you sure your training has prepared you? All the things to consider before ever entering a cave.