Scuba Obsessed Netcast

*Please note that audio was a bit funky this week. It appears that Darrin's audio may have reverted to another audio source and was a bit "boomy". Mack may have had some internet issues that caused some demons and chipmunks to appear. * **All 34 people killed in California scuba boat fire died of smoke inhalation before burning, coroner says** [https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-people-kille-california-scuba-boat-fire-smoke-inhalation-20200522-ghrey5f4fbdmhmr22rl5ngtosi-story.html](http://) **Chock full: Researchers track high levels of COVID-19 in Florida wastewater** [https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/researchers-find-covid-coronavirus-in-florida-wastewater/67-877e2d53-bac4-417e-ad7d-d301d8c7f9cc](http://) **Swimmers advised to 'social distance' from 30-foot sharks filmed off Irish coast** [https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/ireland/swimmers-advised-to-social-distance-from-30-foot-sharks-filmed-off-irish-coast-39213264.html](http://) **Scuba divers caught out illegally netti

*Please note that audio was a bit funky this week. It appears that Darrin's audio may have reverted to another audio source and was a bit "boomy". Mack may have had some internet issues that caused some demons and chipmunks to appear. * **All 34 people killed in California scuba boat fire died of smoke inhalation before burning, coroner says** [https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-people-kille-california-scuba-boat-fire-smoke-inhalation-20200522-ghrey5f4fbdmhmr22rl5ngtosi-story.html](http://) **Chock full: Researchers track high levels of COVID-19 in Florida wastewater** [https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/researchers-find-covid-coronavirus-in-florida-wastewater/67-877e2d53-bac4-417e-ad7d-d301d8c7f9cc](http://) **Swimmers advised to 'social distance' from 30-foot sharks filmed off Irish coast** [https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/ireland/swimmers-advised-to-social-distance-from-30-foot-sharks-filmed-off-irish-coast-39213264.html](http://) **Scuba divers caught out illegally

**Quebec starts reopening to outdoor sports** [https://nationalpost.com/sports/quebec-announces-a-gradual-reopening-of-outdoor-sports-on-may-20/wcm/3400bc82-82b2-4951-8f33-f4e7d5320bcb](http://) **SCUBA REMAINS OFF-LIMITS IN UK** [https://divernet.com/2020/05/14/scuba-remains-off-limits-in-uk/](http://) **Surfer Killed Shark Attack** [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8304213/Surfer-killed-shark-attack-Northern-California.html](http://) **He lost his prosthetic leg while he was surfing. Weeks later a 13-year-old found it** [https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/16/us/prosthetic-leg-lost-found-florida-trnd/](http://) **Airborne Pathogen Workplace Training course** [https://www.scubadivermag.com/airborne-pathogen-workplace-training-course/](http://) **Head of sea lion seen in Vic West likely taken as trophy: critic** [https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/head-of-sea-lion-seen-in-vic-west-likely-taken-as-trophy-critic-1.24134123](http://) **Air Jaws: The Hunted is like an under-the-sea version of a true crime s

**Quebec starts reopening to outdoor sports** [https://nationalpost.com/sports/quebec-announces-a-gradual-reopening-of-outdoor-sports-on-may-20/wcm/3400bc82-82b2-4951-8f33-f4e7d5320bcb](http://) **SCUBA REMAINS OFF-LIMITS IN UK** [https://divernet.com/2020/05/14/scuba-remains-off-limits-in-uk/](http://) **Surfer Killed Shark Attack** [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8304213/Surfer-killed-shark-attack-Northern-California.html](http://) **He lost his prosthetic leg while he was surfing. Weeks later a 13-year-old found it** [https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/16/us/prosthetic-leg-lost-found-florida-trnd/](http://) **Airborne Pathogen Workplace Training course** [https://www.scubadivermag.com/airborne-pathogen-workplace-training-course/](http://) **Head of sea lion seen in Vic West likely taken as trophy: critic** [https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/head-of-sea-lion-seen-in-vic-west-likely-taken-as-trophy-critic-1.24134123](http://) **Air Jaws: The Hunted is like an under-the-sea version of a true c

**Scuba Show 2020 Officially Cancelled** [https://www.deeperblue.com/scuba-show-2020-officially-cancelled/](http://) **Removal of Golden Ray cargo ship capsized in Georgia sound hits snag due to coronavirus pandemic** [https://www.foxnews.com/us/golden-ray-cargo-ship-removal-extended-coronavirus](http://) **Oil Pollution May Stem from Shipwreck** [https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2020/05/07/oil_pollution_may_stem_from_shipwreck/](http://) **Meet the newly discovered ocean species: plastic [Derek]** [https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/meet-the-newly-discovered-ocean-species-plastic ](http://) **Scientists discover world’s longest animal off the coast of Australia [Derek]** [https://happymag.tv/scientists-discover-worlds-longest-animal-off-the-coast-of-australia/](http://) **Blackburn youth scuba diver to build LEGO 40ft underwater to raise money for NHS** [https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18419419.blackburn-youth-scuba-diver-build-lego-40ft-underwater-raise-money-nhs/](http://)

**Scuba Show 2020 Officially Cancelled** [https://www.deeperblue.com/scuba-show-2020-officially-cancelled/](http://) **Removal of Golden Ray cargo ship capsized in Georgia sound hits snag due to coronavirus pandemic** [https://www.foxnews.com/us/golden-ray-cargo-ship-removal-extended-coronavirus](http://) **Oil Pollution May Stem from Shipwreck** [https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2020/05/07/oil_pollution_may_stem_from_shipwreck/](http://) **Meet the newly discovered ocean species: plastic [Derek]** [https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/meet-the-newly-discovered-ocean-species-plastic ](http://) **Scientists discover world’s longest animal off the coast of Australia [Derek]** [https://happymag.tv/scientists-discover-worlds-longest-animal-off-the-coast-of-australia/](http://) **Blackburn youth scuba diver to build LEGO 40ft underwater to raise money for NHS** [https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18419419.blackburn-youth-scuba-diver-build-lego-40ft-underwater-raise-money-nhs/](htt

**Divers join ‘thank you’ to the NHS more than 300 feet below sea level** [https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/divers-join-thank-you-nhs-more-300-feet-below-sea-level](http://) **Dive operations dry up due to coronrvirus shutdown** [https://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/gateway-gazette/fl-cn-boynton-beach-dive-operations-shut-down-20200403-sjadp57q2feajf2nnax7rjxv2m-story.html](http://) **Divers search contaminated waters for last New Zealand volcano victims** [https://gruntstuff.com/divers-search-contaminated-waters-for-last-new-zealand-volcano-victims/31097/](http://) **Diving trips platform Zublu adds M in seed funding** [https://www.phocuswire.com/Zublu-seed-funding](http://) **Scuba diver has extremely close look at large stingray** [https://ca.news.yahoo.com/scuba-diver-extremely-close-look-123506471.html](http://) **Canal leaping, death diving and bog snorkelling: the world’s weirdest water sports** [https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3079166/canal-leaping-death-diving-and-bog-snorke

**Divers join ‘thank you’ to the NHS more than 300 feet below sea level** [https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/divers-join-thank-you-nhs-more-300-feet-below-sea-level](http://) **Dive operations dry up due to coronrvirus shutdown**\ [https://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/gateway-gazette/fl-cn-boynton-beach-dive-operations-shut-down-20200403-sjadp57q2feajf2nnax7rjxv2m-story.html](http://) **Divers search contaminated waters for last New Zealand volcano victims** [https://gruntstuff.com/divers-search-contaminated-waters-for-last-new-zealand-volcano-victims/31097/](http://) **Diving trips platform Zublu adds M in seed funding** [https://www.phocuswire.com/Zublu-seed-funding](http://) **Scuba diver has extremely close look at large stingray** [https://ca.news.yahoo.com/scuba-diver-extremely-close-look-123506471.html](http://) **Canal leaping, death diving and bog snorkelling: the world’s weirdest water sports** [https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3079166/canal-leaping-death-diving-and-bog-

**Note** - *Discord and Verizon did not agree towards the end of the program. During editing I added an audio cue so you know the approximate time someone got booted. Those on the call did not hear that sound. Kevin held out for a while before is lost connection and then there was one. Thanks to Mack being the last one standing!* **Boat Prop Kills Diver** [https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200331/two-killed-sunday-in-palm-beach-county-boat-incidents](http://) **Metal Matters — Are Your Tanks Aluminum or Steel?** **Don’t Worry about Coronavirus in Your Scuba Tank** **Scuba Diving From Home** [https://www.forbes.com/sites/fionatapp/2020/04/10/during-lockdown-why-not-learn-to-scuba-dive-from-home/](http://) **Avoiding Any Infections from Scuba Equipment** [https://www.apdiving.com/shop/chemgene-disinfectant.html](http://) [https://www.diversalertnetwork.org/files/COVID19ProductList.pdf](http://) **Stunning Nile Shipwreck Is First Evidence Herodotus Wasn't Lying About Egyptian Boats** [https://ww

**Note** - *Discord and Verizon did not agree towards the end of the program. During editing I added an audio cue so you know the approximate time someone got booted. Those on the call did not hear that sound. Kevin held out for a while before is lost connection and then there was one. Thanks to Mack being the last one standing!* **Boat Prop Kills Diver** [https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200331/two-killed-sunday-in-palm-beach-county-boat-incidents](http://) **Metal Matters — Are Your Tanks Aluminum or Steel?** **Don’t Worry about Coronavirus in Your Scuba Tank** **Scuba Diving From Home** [https://www.forbes.com/sites/fionatapp/2020/04/10/during-lockdown-why-not-learn-to-scuba-dive-from-home/](http://) **Avoiding Any Infections from Scuba Equipment** [https://www.apdiving.com/shop/chemgene-disinfectant.html](http://) [https://www.diversalertnetwork.org/files/COVID19ProductList.pdf](http://) **Stunning Nile Shipwreck Is First Evidence Herodotus Wasn't Lying About Egyptian Boats** [https://www.sciencealer

**Coastguard warns scuba divers to stay at home** [https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2020-04-09/coastguard-warns-scuba-divers-to-stay-at-home/](http://) **COVID-19 – The Diver Medic announces live and on-demand webinars** [https://www.scubadivermag.com/covid-19-the-diver-medic-announces-live-and-on-demand-webinars/](http://) **Civil War Cannonball Exploded & Killed 140 Years After it Was Fired** [https://www.warhistoryonline.com/news/civil-war-2.html](http://) **Meet the black scuba divers searching for slave shipwrecks unfairly overlooked** [https://face2faceafrica.com/article/meet-the-black-scuba-divers-searching-for-slave-shipwrecks-unfairly-overlooked](http://) **Shipwreck of Tasmanian-built schooner Barbara gives archaeologists new insights into colonial boatbuilding** [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-05/shipwreck-at-rye-confirmed-as-tasmanian-ship-barbara/12103294](http://)

**Coastguard warns scuba divers to stay at home** [https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2020-04-09/coastguard-warns-scuba-divers-to-stay-at-home/](http://) **COVID-19 – The Diver Medic announces live and on-demand webinars** [https://www.scubadivermag.com/covid-19-the-diver-medic-announces-live-and-on-demand-webinars/](http://) **Civil War Cannonball Exploded & Killed 140 Years After it Was Fired** [https://www.warhistoryonline.com/news/civil-war-2.html](http://) **Meet the black scuba divers searching for slave shipwrecks unfairly overlooked** [https://face2faceafrica.com/article/meet-the-black-scuba-divers-searching-for-slave-shipwrecks-unfairly-overlooked](http://) **Shipwreck of Tasmanian-built schooner Barbara gives archaeologists new insights into colonial boatbuilding** [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-05/shipwreck-at-rye-confirmed-as-tasmanian-ship-barbara/12103294](http://)

Things change.... The information was correct at the time of recording but things can change quickly. Please follow your local governments recommendations as to what activities are allowed during the Covid-19 shut downs. *portions of this episode were edited for length* **Dive Magazine Delayed** [https://www.scubadivermag.com/rork-media-covid-19-statement/](http://) **Independence man returns from Honduras** [https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/investigations/independence-man-returns-from-honduras](http://) **Tourist uses SCUBA gear to protect against infection** [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8161875/Bali-lockdown-Tourists-use-SCUBA-gear-PPE-armed-guards-wander-streets-beaches-deserted.html](http://) **FAU, Coast Guard Team Up To Release Baby Sea Turtles Amid COVID-19 Beach, Boating Shutdowns** [https://miami.cbslocal.com/2020/04/01/fau-coast-goard-coronavirus-baby-sea-turtle-release/](http://) **When desperation breeds creativity: How US hospitals are approaching a PPE shortage** [https:/

Things change.... The information was correct at the time of recording but things can change quickly. Please follow your local governments recommendations as to what activities are allowed during the Covid-19 shut downs. *portions of this episode were edited for length* **Dive Magazine Delayed** [https://www.scubadivermag.com/rork-media-covid-19-statement/](http://) **Independence man returns from Honduras** [https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/investigations/independence-man-returns-from-honduras](http://) **Tourist uses SCUBA gear to protect against infection** [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8161875/Bali-lockdown-Tourists-use-SCUBA-gear-PPE-armed-guards-wander-streets-beaches-deserted.html](http://) **FAU, Coast Guard Team Up To Release Baby Sea Turtles Amid COVID-19 Beach, Boating Shutdowns** [https://miami.cbslocal.com/2020/04/01/fau-coast-goard-coronavirus-baby-sea-turtle-release/](http://) **When desperation breeds creativity: How US hospitals are approaching a PPE shortage** [https://www.a

**North Carolina Wins Blackbeard Shipwreck Copyright Dispute** [https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2020/03/23/north-carolina-wins-blackbeard-shipwreck-copyright-dispute/ ](http://) **Decathlon turns scuba gear into ventilators to help fight coronavirus** [https://www.jpost.com/International/Decathlon-turns-scuba-gear-into-ventilators-to-help-fight-coronavirus-622308](http://) **Italian engineers' brilliant 3-D printed hack turns scuba gear into ventilator masks** [https://www.upworthy.com/italian-engineers-brilliant-3-d-printed-hack-turns-scuba-gear-into-ventilator-masks ](http://) **2 wooden shipwrecks discovered on Florida beach** [https://www.foxnews.com/science/two-wooden-shipwrecks-discovered-florida-beach](http://)

**North Carolina Wins Blackbeard Shipwreck Copyright Dispute** [https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2020/03/23/north-carolina-wins-blackbeard-shipwreck-copyright-dispute/ ](http://) **Decathlon turns scuba gear into ventilators to help fight coronavirus** [https://www.jpost.com/International/Decathlon-turns-scuba-gear-into-ventilators-to-help-fight-coronavirus-622308](http://) **Italian engineers' brilliant 3-D printed hack turns scuba gear into ventilator masks** [https://www.upworthy.com/italian-engineers-brilliant-3-d-printed-hack-turns-scuba-gear-into-ventilator-masks ](http://) **2 wooden shipwrecks discovered on Florida beach** [https://www.foxnews.com/science/two-wooden-shipwrecks-discovered-florida-beach](http://)

**Social responsibility as scuba divers - British Sub-Aqua Club** [https://www.bsac.com/news-and-blog/social-responsibility/ ](http://) **A group of friends spent 25 days rafting in the Grand Canyon with no outside contact — and returned to find the world in the midst of a 'disorienting' pandemic** [https://www.insider.com/grand-canyon-rafters-didnt-know-coronavirus-extent-for-25-days-2020-3 ](http://) **Scuba divers claim unfair treatment by beach neighbors ** [https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/local_news/scuba-divers-claim-unfair-treatment-by-beach-neighbors/article_2fbedd29-8d30-5e42-8e8e-6599361a49b8.html](http://) **Travelers can join an expedition deep in the ocean** [http://presstories.com/2020/03/19/travelers-can-join-an-expedition-deep-in-the-ocean-3/](http://) **This self-driving boat explores the mysteries of long-lost shipwrecks, and joined the search for Amelia Earhart's plane** [https://www.businessinsider.com/self-driving-boat-maps-ocean-floor-searches-shipwrecks-earhart-plane-2020-3](http:

**Social responsibility as scuba divers - British Sub-Aqua Club** [https://www.bsac.com/news-and-blog/social-responsibility/ ](http://) **A group of friends spent 25 days rafting in the Grand Canyon with no outside contact — and returned to find the world in the midst of a 'disorienting' pandemic** [https://www.insider.com/grand-canyon-rafters-didnt-know-coronavirus-extent-for-25-days-2020-3 ](http://) **Scuba divers claim unfair treatment by beach neighbors ** [https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/local_news/scuba-divers-claim-unfair-treatment-by-beach-neighbors/article_2fbedd29-8d30-5e42-8e8e-6599361a49b8.html](http://) **Travelers can join an expedition deep in the ocean** [http://presstories.com/2020/03/19/travelers-can-join-an-expedition-deep-in-the-ocean-3/](http://) **This self-driving boat explores the mysteries of long-lost shipwrecks, and joined the search for Amelia Earhart's plane** [https://www.businessinsider.com/self-driving-boat-maps-ocean-floor-searches-shipwrecks-earhart-plane-2020

This week Mack, Kevin and Darrin review what is going on with diving with the Coronavirus spreading through the US and the rest of the world. DAN (Diver's Alert Network) and the coronavirus [https://www.diversalertnetwork.org/health/coronavirus.aspx](http://) [https://ncov2019.live/data?fbclid=IwAR347mYCLZ6J3jn1ge-xNbmB__IQffKHPWXxbsyONu1Z7Ur_Vf2BZW8GWt4](http://) [https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98158-521557--,00.html?fbclid=IwAR0qMOT6KOC-2k33yI2vMRj9VcMZou3XKrZlOeS6eWV4s__VOn6BHDs1Fxg](http://) [https://www.undercurrent.org/UCnow/dive_magazine/2020/Coronavirus202003.html](http://) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/03/05/italys-coronavirus-outbreak-is-keeping-americans-booking-european-travel-new-data-shows/](http://) [https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/poster-how-to-remove-gloves.pdf](http://) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_viruses_in_water](http://)

This week Mack, Kevin and Darrin review what is going on with diving with the Coronavirus spreading through the US and the rest of the world. DAN (Diver's Alert Network) and the coronavirus [https://www.diversalertnetwork.org/health/coronavirus.aspx](http://) [https://ncov2019.live/data?fbclid=IwAR347mYCLZ6J3jn1ge-xNbmB__IQffKHPWXxbsyONu1Z7Ur_Vf2BZW8GWt4](http://) [https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98158-521557--,00.html?fbclid=IwAR0qMOT6KOC-2k33yI2vMRj9VcMZou3XKrZlOeS6eWV4s__VOn6BHDs1Fxg](http://) [https://www.undercurrent.org/UCnow/dive_magazine/2020/Coronavirus202003.html](http://) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/03/05/italys-coronavirus-outbreak-is-keeping-americans-booking-european-travel-new-data-shows/](http://) [https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/poster-how-to-remove-gloves.pdf](http://) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_viruses_in_water](http://)