Luca Gervasi

I am a diving instructor whose passion is to research and share information about scuba diving. I decided to combine science and diving to make a blog that teaches us to be better divers.

37 posts

Karwela Wreck: Dive sites of Gozo

public – 5 min read

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Learn about one of the most famous wrecks of Malta, the MV Karwela, with its photogenic staircase

Dec 4, 2024

How to improve your air consumption while diving

public – 7 min read

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Guide to Improve your underwater air consumption.

Dec 2, 2024

Bushman's Hole or Boesmansgat: Dive sites explained

public – 5 min read

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The 283-meter-deep sinkhole in South Africa: Bushman's Hole, where multiple records and incidents happened.

Nov 28, 2024

Dave Shaw: The Full Story of the Bushman’s Hole Diving Incident

public – 10 min read

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When trying to recover Deon Dreyer's body at a depth of almost 300m, this scuba diver lost his life.

Nov 23, 2024

Scuba diving: Gases and mixes

public – 10 min read

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Learn about all the different gases and mixes used in scuba diving.

Nov 8, 2024

Diving into the unknown: Plura Cave incident Explained

public – 9 min read

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In 2014, when a group of 5 Finnish cave divers adventured into the Plura Cave or Pluragrotta, only 3 of them made it out alive.

Nov 5, 2024

Deep diving: What prevents divers from going deep?

public – 8 min read

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Exploring the limits of scuba diving. What are the limiting factors of our journey towards the depths?

Oct 12, 2024

Blue Holes: scuba diving guide

public – 6 min read

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Learn more about the formation of Blue Holes and what the best blue hole diving spots in the world are!

Oct 10, 2024

Yuri Lipski: The Blue Hole Incident Explained

public – 6 min read

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On the 28th of April 2000, Yuri Lipski is going to attempt a depth record. This will inadvertently lead to his demise; the incident is well-known mainly due to the fact that the whole event is captured on camera.

Oct 3, 2024