InDEPTH Magazine

05/31/2026

𝗡𝗦𝗦-𝗖𝗗𝗦 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
The NSS-CDS will hold its annual International Cave Diving Conference on June 5–6, 2026, in Alachua, Florida.

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05/30/2026

𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵’𝘀 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗮 𝗩𝟲
(Knowledge Base Archive)
“The Lungfish is streamlined and lightweight.”

David Gration spent time diving the Orca V6 and writes about its adjustable counterlungs, back-mounted layout, handset design, DSV, and proprietary CO₂ sensor.

He also discusses assembly, calibration, and how the unit handled repeated dives in Truk Lagoon.

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05/29/2026

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻—𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰
An important read from the Knowledge Base Archive.

“There is a twenty-plus-year British tradition of exploring the caves of Thailand, where the dry season coincides with UK winter.”

Michael and Robert Thomas recount the 2024 return to Northern Thailand with members of the Shepton Mallet Caving Club, Wessex Cave Club, and CDG. Three caves were extended. Two continued deep. One opened into a large chamber. Visibility was often 1-2 m.

“In these conditions, we opted for a semi solo approach with a diver in support of the push diver waiting at the known end while the push diver would lay line and survey.”

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05/27/2026

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲: 𝗚𝗨𝗘’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿
(Knowledge Base Archive)

Francesco Cameli reports from GUE’s recent Project Diver core module in High Springs, Florida. The six-day program covered photogrammetry, decompression, in-water recompression, habitats, cave survey methods, data management, sample collection, and emergency procedures.

The focus is not simply on deeper or further dives, but on preparing divers to work on exploration and conservation projects with the right planning, documentation, and team skills.

In InDEPTH Magazine. Link in the comments.

05/27/2026

05/25/2026

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲: 𝗔 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗮’𝘀 𝗨𝗪 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲!
(Knowledge Base Archive)
“There’s an unknown number of shipwrecks and sunken aircraft yet to be discovered.”

Timmy Gambin discusses Malta’s underwater cultural heritage, the development of Heritage Malta’s access system for technical divers, and the work being done to document and protect wrecks across the Maltese islands.

The interview covers the Phoenician shipwreck excavation at 110 metres, WWII wrecks and aircraft, rebreathers in maritime archaeology, the Xlendi Underwater Archaeological Park, and the Virtual Museum project.

In InDEPTH Magazine. Link in the comments.

by Michael Menduno

05/24/2026

𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗴𝘀, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 & 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗣𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿
(Knowledge Base Archive)
“Remember where you are when you realize how good you are.”

Jenn Thomson writes about three Sardinian cave projects with Phreatic: photogrammetry in Grotta del Fico, biospeleology and hydrogeology support in Locoli, and cartography work in Cala Luna. Some days meant cameras and markers. Others meant ropes, tanks, lakes, and carrying gear in and out of the cave.

In InDEPTH Magazine. Link in the comments.

05/23/2026

05/23/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 & 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆
(Knowledge Base Archive)

“There’s always that drive to go back, capture a better shot, or find a new passage to shoot.”

Stratis Kas speaks with Fan Ping, Joram Mennes, Mariona Yepes Daviu, SJ Alice Bennett, and Tom St George about the work behind cave photography: hauling lights through caves, balancing safety with creativity, working with new cave divers, managing failures underwater, and trying to make a living from a very small niche.

The conversation moves from DPVs chewing through fiber optic cables to flooded drysuits in 10 °C/50 °F water, hydrogen sulfide clouds in Mexico, and the difference between documenting a real moment and generating an image.

In InDEPTH Magazine. Link in the comments.

05/22/2026

𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮 – 𝗠𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝗗
(Knowledge Base Archive)
Marcin Stempniewicz writes about cave diving, photogrammetry, and the work behind scanning the flooded levels of the Maria Concordia magnesite mine in Sobótka, Poland.

The project grew from earlier attempts in the Marie Agnes adit, where a GoPro mounted on a 1.5 m boom made it possible to photograph narrow corridors systematically in low visibility.

Maria Concordia required a larger team, five cameras, overlapping fields of view, and more than 110,000 photographs across four levels.

“For me, a scan is a tool I use to tell a story.”



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