“The current was swirling in all directions and my buddy’s bubbles were heading downwards. Not a sight any diver wants to see ...

As many as 33 people are feared dead, according to the Coast Guard, after a dive boat caught fire before dawn Monday off the Southern California coast. Five people were rescued and Lt. Cmdr. Matthew ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury on Monday found a scuba dive boat captain was criminally negligent in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s (SBMM) upcoming exhibit Redwoods of the Sea: Life in the Channel Islands Kelp Forests featuring images by naturalist and underwater photographer Ralph A. Clevenger ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. VENTURA, CALIF.— New research findings by Oceana, in collaboration with marine geneticist Dr. Adrian Munguia-Vega and in ...