Scuba Obsessed

The audio is a slight bit boomy this week. We have fixed this in future episodes.

This year's Festival is being held at The Embassy Suites in Livonia, Mi Saturday February 26 2022 8:30 am till 5:00 pm.
https://www.greatlakesshipwreckfestival.org/

We Fell For It!

This week’s video courtesy of Don “Mack” McAlhany.

(0:48) Introduction 

(1:14) Leaves have to go somewhere. 

(3:10) Thank you for joining us!

Value for Value

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(3:52) Scuba in the News

 (4:10) Historic shipwreck uncovered near Rīga

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/history/historic-shipwreck-uncovered-near-riga.a424251/

(11:30) Can You Go Scuba Diving with Asthma?

https://www.healthline.com/health/asthma/scuba-diving-with-asthma

(20:30) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDNR/bulletins/2f562a9

We were fooled. See how long it takes us to figure it out.

(31:36) New 'Scuba Music City Party Bus' hopes to bring new meaning to dive bar

https://www.inquisitornashville.com/post/new-scuba-music-city-party-bus-hopes-to-bring-new-meaning-to-dive-bar

(41:32) You Can Live on This Cruise Ship For $350,000

(54:08) End of Scuba in the News

(54:11) Some local diving with blue algae

Meet and greet at Gilboa

(56:14) Photos from the meet and greet at Gilboa. 

(59:10) Upcoming dive plans (now past)

(1:00:00) New gloves and neoprene lifespan with some good glove upgrades

(1:03:18) Advanced Open Water Class

(1:05:20) Mack’s Dive Safety Story - Alone in a Crowd

(1:14:20) Chatroom dive update

(1:15:55) Thank you! We get a little better with the video steam each week. 

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(1:19:28) Closing remarks 

(1:19:40) - Bad Joke for this week. 

(1:22:10) Outro

Intro and Outro Dive Video curtesy of Don “Mack” McAlhany

Intro & Outro Music  

Music “Tornado” by Wintergatan

This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net

Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net

We have some photos of Mack’s River dive in the Saint Joseph River near Niles Michigan. 

(0:40) Introduction 

(1:10) Water is still warm

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This week’s video courtesy of Eric Rohloff.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HqHLW8XTXQ

(2:50) Scuba in the News

(3:00) 2 years after Georgia shipwreck, heavy lifting nearly done

https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/2-years-after-Georgia-shipwreck-heavy-lifting-16444044.php

(7:03) Brownie’s Marine Group Completes Acquisition of Submersible Systems, Inc

https://www.wdrb.com/news/national/brownie-s-marine-group-completes-acquisition-of-submersible-systems-inc/article_696eead2-8f6b-5f3f-b959-c1a9c8abf3c9.html

(17:25) Local man brings history to surface from depths of Harveys Lake

(23:20) Michigan City shipwreck preserve Lake Michigan Indiana University

https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/lifestyle/nature-wildlife/2021/09/08/lake-michigan-city-muskegon-shipwreck-preserve-michigan-indiana-university/5717223001/

(42:52) Divers Explore Historic Shipwreck in Coral Bay Harbor | St. Thomas Source

https://stthomassource.com/content/2021/09/07/divers-explore-historic-shipwreck-in-coral-bay-harbor/

(46:25) End of Scuba in the News

(46:50) Darrin’s SpaceX Starlink  

(49:40) Mack’s honey hole in the river

Photos of what Mack has been finding in the river. 

(1:03:30) Mack’s dive safety story - (cut short)

(1:05:20) Closing remarks - High noon dives.

(1:09:48) Thank you for your support. We love your feedback. Value for Value. 

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(1:12:02) - Bad Joke for this week. 

(1:15:05) Outro

Intro and Outro Dive Video curtesy of Eric Rohloff 

Intro & Outro Music  

Music “Tornado” by Wintergatan

This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net

Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net

Music “Tornado” by Wintergatan Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net

Yes, we went there @ (16:38).  Are venomous olive sea snakes and scuba divers getting it on?

This week we have fun with magical out of sync voices.  We fixed it several times, but it did sneak in for some sections. 

(0:42) Introduction 

(1:54) Almost know how to YouTube. 

(2:30) Value for Value

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This week’s video courtesy of Bob Sweeney.  https://www.youtube.com/user/DiverShipwreck

(4:32) Scuba in the News

 (4:44) Salvage crews start last cut of Georgia shipwreck demolition

(6:20) Dutch Springs, the scuba diving mecca of Pennsylvania, faces murky future as warehouse project looms

https://www.phillyvoice.com/dutch-springs-scuba-diving-pennsylvania-warehouse-petition-lehigh-valley/

(16:38) Venomous sea snakes are trying to have sex with scuba divers, study says

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/08/20/sea-snakes-attack-humans-mating-study/8218051002/

(23:00) At Lake Erie Shipwreck Camp, Students Discover A Treasure Trove Of Science

https://www.ideastream.org/news/at-lake-erie-shipwreck-camp-students-discover-a-treasure-trove-of-science

(25:45) Search is on for WWII ship sunk off Florida by German U-boat

https://www.bradenton.com/news/state/florida/article253552874.html

(29:45) End of Scuba in the News

(30:03) Some local Michigan diving. 

(43:30) Mack’s dive safety story - What caused that accident?

(55:35) Closing remarks - MUD club meeting stuff

(57:50) - Bad Joke for this week. 

(1:29:00) Outro

Intro and Outro Dive Video curtesy of Bob Sweeney

Intro & Outro Music  

Music “Tornado” by Wintergatan

This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net

Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net

Jim is back on the show to talk about his recent Great Lakes Dive and new underwater discovery.

The audio is a little spotty this week as Jim and Darrin where both in the dive bunker.

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Intro and Outtro Dive

Video curtesy of Jim Scholz & Karen Mann

Intro & Outro Music Music “Tornado” by Wintergatan

This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net

Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net

More Gull Lake

(0:42) Introduction 

(0:59) Crazy Summer Weather 

(3:00) Flash Flood Warnings

(5:10) Scuba in the News

( 5:28) Cutting on third section of Golden Ray complete

https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/cutting-on-third-section-of-golden-ray-complete/article_48cbc5f0-d671-5bd4-a992-6d92ab474c4e.html

(7:53) Scuba plates to hit road in July

https://www.theleadernews.com/community/scuba-plates-to-hit-road-in-july/article_f3ab17d0-d9cf-11eb-a355-5f58b7ae4f10.html

(12:08) Mystery boat at Fort Stevens may tell many tales

https://www.dailyastorian.com/news/local/mystery-boat-at-fort-stevens-may-tell-many-tales/article_9391fd7e-d5fa-11eb-9ae6-47aff2151557.html

(18:20) Hard to get news - Squirrel Moment

(20:50) ‘Otherworldly’ Photos Give a Peek At A Lake Superior Shipwreck
https://wrkr.com/isle-royale-shipwreck-mystery/ 

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10226764787484654&set=pcb.10226764801605007

(26:30) Hikianalia crew discovers parts of shipwreck in Lalo from nearly 200 years ago

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/06/26/hikianalia-crew-discovers-parts-shipwreck-lalo-nearly-200-years-ago/

(38:39) 3000-Year-Old Remains in Japan Belong to the World’s Oldest Known Shark Attack Victim, Study Finds

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/647971/worlds-oldest-shark-attack-victim-may-be-3000-year-old-skeleton

(34:15) History lurks below the surface of Gull Lake

https://wwmt.com/news/local/history-lurks-below-the-surface-of-gull-lake

(45:30) video stream reset - video is better from here on out. 

(45:40) local diving

(51:25) We need a product we can sell. Dead turtle? Neoprene, beach surf, dive boat exhaust scents? How about a golf ball necklace. Dirty neoprene?

(55:52) Mack’s dive safety story

(1:09:00) - Lest we forget

(1:12:22) - Dive Plans and Promotions 

(1:18:20) - Bad Joke for this week. 

(1:19:00) Outro

Intro and Outro Dive Video curtesy of Dennis Wisiewski

Intro & Outro Music  

Music “Tornado” by Wintergatan

This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net

Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net

Thank you to everyone who has supported the show as we finish our 500th full episode. 

(0:47)

Introduction 

Talk about a party and our normal weather talk. Darrin is updating the recording studio. What is on the wall? We have a lot of random squirrel moments. 

(9:20)

Scuba In the News

(10:15)

Backup plan for Golden Ray salvage effort includes charge to blast steel

https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/backup-plan-for-golden-ray-salvage-effort-includes-charge-to-blast-steel/article_38af15fd-55e5-571c-b099-eb098033fb2d.html

(14:16)

No OSHA probe of diver who died in farm digester.

https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/no-osha-probe-of-diver-who-died-in-farm-digester-questions-raised-about-diver-s/article_48ae8ce8-e5c2-5d07-a3cf-305fa26870e0.html

(24:45)

Livestreaming is hard. Darrin talks podcast and video workflow. Please support us any way you can. We don’t make money from YouTube.

https://patreon.com/scubaobsessed & https://scubaobsessed.com

We will be getting back to having guest on the program. Talk about host migration and website update. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel. https://youtube.com/c/scubaobsessed

(29:19)

Scuba divers rescued by ferry crews near Edmonds terminal

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/scuba-divers-rescued-by-ferry-crews-near-edmonds-terminal/DKBT5OVOHZAJTMAVQVTKX7ZCEM/

(33:18)

British minister claims technology makes maritime cannibalism obsolete

https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/24/maritime_cannibalism_obsolete/

(44:31)

The treasure inside beer lost in a shipwreck 120 years ago

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210622-how-shipwrecked-yeasts-could-change-the-taste-of-your-beer

(52:50)

iBubble automated marine drone follows and films a diver’s every move

(59:50) 

Attorney General won’t file charges in Glacier Park Scuba Death

https://hungryhorsenews.com/news/2021/jun/23/attorney-general-wont-file-charges-glacier-park-sc/

(1:12:01)

End of Scuba in the news

(1:12:02)

Recent diving… Damn Pandemic. 

New divers in the area posting in the Mud (Michigan Underwater Divers) Club Page. 

You don’t have to go deep to have a good dive. Get your comfort at shallow depths.  Talk about deep wreck that encourages the need for technical diver training.  

(1:18:30)

Seeing people dive all over. Mud Club is getting out and doing some dives. 

“I love me a good wreck dive.” - Darrin

“A good wreck dive is like touching time. “ - Darrin

(1:22:00)

Need to get out diving.

Go out there and get wet. Life it too short. 

(1:23:40)

Mack’s Dive Safety Story

(1:42:00)

If in-person MUD club meeting. Deciding on t-shirts. 

(1:46:00)

Lawn mowing shoes.

(1:49:00)

Thank you for your support!

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https://youtube.com/c/scubaobsessed Please subscribe and like so others know the show is worth watching. 

Some podcast stats. 

(1:54:58) 

Sharing some dive photos and videos. Derek’s dueling squid photos. NC-17. Mack’s zoo story. 

(1:57:50)

Bad Scuba Jokes and Bad other jokes. Not episode 500 worthy. At 500 episodes you should know better. 

(2:02:02)

Outro

Intro and Outro Dive Video curtesy of Eric Rohloff

Intro & Outro Music  

Music “Tornado” by Wintergatan

This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net

Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net

Did a Scuba Diver Really Get Swallowed by a Whale & Why are Pipe Bombs in the Water? - Scuba Obsessed 499

(0:41) Introduction

(2:24) Scuba In the News

(2:52)

Witness in scuba diving death case claims victim’s family threatened him

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/3239278/witness-in-scuba-diving-death-case-claims-victims-family-threatened-him/ 

(16:11)

U.S. Coast Guard to present award to captain of Shipwreck Tours LLC boat in Munising

https://www.upmatters.com/news/local-news/north-central-up/u-s-coast-guard-to-present-award-to-captain-of-shipwreck-tours-llc-boat-in-munising/ 

(22:00)

Divers make explosive find in Chattahoochee River

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/divers-make-explosive-find-in-chattahoochee-river 

(23:54)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1TEVW3RnZw&t=13s 

(24:42)

Mack’s Underwater Pipe Bomb Fine Experience

Whale of a Tale

(27:40)

‘My God, I’m in a whale’s mouth’: lobster diver on brush with hungry humpback

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/12/whale-mouth-lobster-diver-humpback-cape-cod 

(33:30)

Experts Have Evidence The Fisherman Who Claims He Was Swallowed By A Whale Is A Big Fat Liar

https://brobible.com/culture/article/fisherman-swallowed-by-whale-lying/ 

(37:00)

Cape Cod scuba divers believe the lobster diver who says he was trapped inside a whale. Here’s why.

https://www.boston.com/news/animals/2021/06/15/cape-cod-scuba-divers-believe-lobster-diver-trapped-inside-whale/ 

(Not covered this week)

Mystery of rubber bales that washed up on Palm Beach may be solved

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/weather/2021/06/11/palm-beach-rubber-bale-mystery-may-solved-wwii-connection/7487392002/ 

(45:04)

Mysterious seafloor plateau off East Coast being explored for first time by NOAA team

https://www.thestate.com/news/state/north-carolina/article252108393.html 

(50:40)

How the centuries-old shipwrecks in Singapore waters were discovered

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/how-the-centuries-old-shipwrecks-in-singapore-waters-were-discovered 

(58:00) End of Scuba in the news

(44:05) Podcast to Video - Video Only Content

(58:58) Thank you for your support!

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(59:48) We are looking for some active show producers and some underwater dive videos.

(1:00:38)

Mack’s Dive Safety Story - Untrained and unprepared.

(1:15:40)

In-person dive club meeting.

Mud Club Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/160373818789

Mud Club Website - https://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com

(1:19:45)

Kevin and Amy Ailes doing to shipwreck research. (Teaser)

(1:20:36)

Trying to get a Buoy on the Rockaway.

https://www.diveswmup.com/

(1:25:00)

Closing Remarks

(1:34:00)

Bad Joke

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(1:36:00) Outro

Format Change is happening - Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-7NUj7Q4ihcqpp1yODCFzw

Intro and Outtro Dive Video curtesy of Jim Scholz

Intro & Outro Music 

Music “Tornado” by Wintergatan

This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net

Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net