Scuba Obsessed Netcast

**Sunscreen Bill Moves Forward In House** [https://news.wgcu.org/post/sunscreen-bill-moves-forward-house ](http://) **Legislation preempting local governments from regulating sunscreen passes House committee** [https://floridapolitics.com/archives/316576-legislation-preempting-local-governments-from-regulating-sunscreen-passes-house-committee](http://) **Lithium-ion Battery Safety** **Group makes icy dive to install fish habitat** [https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Group-makes-icy-dive-to-install-fish-habitat-14971192.php ](http://) **Titanic Treaty** [https://nypost.com/2020/01/22/titanic-shipwreck-to-be-protected-under-treaty-between-us-and-uk/](http://) **Titanic: Dark secret that helped sink ship exposed – 'Should never have set sail!'** [https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1231198/titanic-iceberg-atlantic-ocean-shipwreck-white-star-shortcut-fire-hull-secret-spt ](http://) **Never-before-seen Titanic artifacts on display for first time in Las Vegas** [https://www.foxnews.com/science/never-seen-artifacts

**Sunscreen Bill Moves Forward In House** [https://news.wgcu.org/post/sunscreen-bill-moves-forward-house ](http://) **Legislation preempting local governments from regulating sunscreen passes House committee** [https://floridapolitics.com/archives/316576-legislation-preempting-local-governments-from-regulating-sunscreen-passes-house-committee](http://) **Lithium-ion Battery Safety** **Group makes icy dive to install fish habitat** [https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Group-makes-icy-dive-to-install-fish-habitat-14971192.php ](http://) **Titanic Treaty** [https://nypost.com/2020/01/22/titanic-shipwreck-to-be-protected-under-treaty-between-us-and-uk/](http://) **Titanic: Dark secret that helped sink ship exposed – 'Should never have set sail!'** [https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1231198/titanic-iceberg-atlantic-ocean-shipwreck-white-star-shortcut-fire-hull-secret-spt ](http://) **Never-before-seen Titanic artifacts on display for first time in Las Vegas** [https://www.foxnews.com/science/never-seen-art

This week Mack, Kevin and Darrin Interview Nick Lewinski about the upcoming Ford Seahorses show in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday February 29th from 8:30am till 5:00pm. [https://www.greatlakesshipwreckfestival.org](http://) **Head/Mares Discovers the Reason for Full Face Mask Deaths** **The scoop on the Cozumel Reef closure** [https://www.undercurrent.org/blog/2019/12/23/living-underwater-cozumel-mexico/](http://) **'scuba driving' flooded car** [https://www.foxnews.com/us/youtube-prankster-australia-court-viral-video](http://) **Solar-Powered Sea Slugs: The Rare Organisms with Plant-Like Qualities** [https://mymodernmet.com/elysia-chlorotica-solar-powered-sea-slug/](http://) **Invisible Details of Tiny Creatures Uncovered with Laser-Microscope Photos** [https://mymodernmet.com/igor-siwanowicz-microscope-photography/](http://) **Terrifying Creatures Of The Deep Sea** [https://www.foxnews.com/us/youtube-prankster-australia-court-viral-video](http://) **Treasures From a 16th-Century Venetian Shipwreck Have

This week Mack, Kevin and Darrin Interview Nick Lewinski about the upcoming Ford Seahorses show in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday February 29th from 8:30am till 5:00pm. [https://www.greatlakesshipwreckfestival.org](http://) **Head/Mares Discovers the Reason for Full Face Mask Deaths** **The scoop on the Cozumel Reef closure** [https://www.undercurrent.org/blog/2019/12/23/living-underwater-cozumel-mexico/](http://) **'scuba driving' flooded car** [https://www.foxnews.com/us/youtube-prankster-australia-court-viral-video](http://) **Solar-Powered Sea Slugs: The Rare Organisms with Plant-Like Qualities** [https://mymodernmet.com/elysia-chlorotica-solar-powered-sea-slug/](http://) **Invisible Details of Tiny Creatures Uncovered with Laser-Microscope Photos** [https://mymodernmet.com/igor-siwanowicz-microscope-photography/](http://) **Terrifying Creatures Of The Deep Sea** [https://www.foxnews.com/us/youtube-prankster-australia-court-viral-video](http://) **Treasures From a 16th-Century Venetian Shipwreck Have Been Hid

**Thai Navy SEAL who took part in cave rescue dies after year-long infection ** [https://www.sbs.com.au/news/thai-navy-seal-who-took-part-in-cave-rescue-dies-after-year-long-infection](http://) **Group of scuba divers fear Crown of Thorns starfish outbreak in Talisay, Cebu** [https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/12/27/group-of-scuba-divers-fear-crown-of-thorns-starfish-outbreak-in-talisay-cebu/](http://) **Palau bans ‘toxic’ suncream on diving holiday islands** [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/palau-bans-toxic-suncream-on-diving-holiday-islands-fjjdvzjvz](http://) **Hero SCUBA Group aims to reduce side effects of PTSD suffered by veterans and first responders via scuba diving** [https://www.ems1.com/ems-heroes/articles/hero-scuba-group-aims-to-reduce-side-effects-of-ptsd-suffered-by-veterans-and-first-responders-via-scuba-diving-AqGFSyrq6Ba2CPBD/ ](http://) **Scientists Have Found A 268-Year-Old Whale, That's Probably 25 Years Older Than USA!** [https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/environment/at-268-years-sc

**Thai Navy SEAL who took part in cave rescue dies after year-long infection ** [https://www.sbs.com.au/news/thai-navy-seal-who-took-part-in-cave-rescue-dies-after-year-long-infection](http://) **Group of scuba divers fear Crown of Thorns starfish outbreak in Talisay, Cebu** [https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/12/27/group-of-scuba-divers-fear-crown-of-thorns-starfish-outbreak-in-talisay-cebu/](http://) **Palau bans ‘toxic’ suncream on diving holiday islands** [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/palau-bans-toxic-suncream-on-diving-holiday-islands-fjjdvzjvz](http://) **Hero SCUBA Group aims to reduce side effects of PTSD suffered by veterans and first responders via scuba diving** [https://www.ems1.com/ems-heroes/articles/hero-scuba-group-aims-to-reduce-side-effects-of-ptsd-suffered-by-veterans-and-first-responders-via-scuba-diving-AqGFSyrq6Ba2CPBD/ ](http://) **Scientists Have Found A 268-Year-Old Whale, That's Probably 25 Years Older Than USA!** [https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/environment/at-268-years-scient

**Propeller and rudder removed from sunken cargo ship off Georgia coast** [https://www.ajc.com/news/propeller-and-rudder-removed-from-sunken-cargo-ship-off-georgia-coast/3800jkE1ucvk0vEcYWObHO/ ](http://) **Scuba diving tourists are inches from being speared after an aggressive Swordfish tries to stab** [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7825535/Scuba-diving-tourists-inches-speared-aggressive-Swordfish-tries-stab-them.html](http://) **Scientists seeking cause of huge freshwater mussel die-off** [https://apnews.com/4bc174211d418fa68df04c84b4ac903d ](http://) **For The 1st Time In SW Minnesota, Invasive Silver Carp Is Confirmed** [https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2019/12/20/invasive-silver-carp-confirmed-for-1st-time-in-sw-minnesota.html](http://) **SC's black water river divers look for sunken gold in the form of antique logs** [https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sc-s-black-water-river-divers-look-for-sunken-gold/article_c5db063e-1857-11ea-bc0f-cfaa79e6ef9f.html ](http://) **World’s oldest

**Propeller and rudder removed from sunken cargo ship off Georgia coast** [https://www.ajc.com/news/propeller-and-rudder-removed-from-sunken-cargo-ship-off-georgia-coast/3800jkE1ucvk0vEcYWObHO/ ](http://) **Scuba diving tourists are inches from being speared after an aggressive Swordfish tries to stab** [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7825535/Scuba-diving-tourists-inches-speared-aggressive-Swordfish-tries-stab-them.html](http://) **Scientists seeking cause of huge freshwater mussel die-off** [https://apnews.com/4bc174211d418fa68df04c84b4ac903d ](http://) **For The 1st Time In SW Minnesota, Invasive Silver Carp Is Confirmed** [https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2019/12/20/invasive-silver-carp-confirmed-for-1st-time-in-sw-minnesota.html](http://) **SC's black water river divers look for sunken gold in the form of antique logs** [https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sc-s-black-water-river-divers-look-for-sunken-gold/article_c5db063e-1857-11ea-bc0f-cfaa79e6ef9f.html ](http://) **World’s oldest scuba

**Scuba permits among changes to Walton County beach activities ordinance** [https://www.wjhg.com/content/news/Scuba-permits-clarifications-to--566289721.html ](http://) **Divers use WWII-era gear for interment of USS Arizona crew member** [https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/12/12/hawaii-news/divers-use-wwii-era-gear-for-interment-of-uss-arizona-crew-member/ ](http://) **Stockholm Shipwreck** [https://sputniknews.com/society/201912191077624785-30-metre-16th-century-shipwreck-found-in-the-middle-of-stockholm/ ](http://) **7000-year-old wall** [https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/7000-year-old-wall-was-earliest-known-defense-against-rising-seas-it-failed ](http://) **Enormous Roman Shipwreck Found Off Greek Island** [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/huge-roman-shipwreck-found-greek-island-180973805/](http://) **Massive Roman Shipwreck May Have Had 200,000 Bottles' Worth of Wine Aboard** [https://www.winespectator.com/articles/massive-roman-shipwreck-may-have-had-200-000-bottles-worth-of-wine

**Scuba permits among changes to Walton County beach activities ordinance** [https://www.wjhg.com/content/news/Scuba-permits-clarifications-to--566289721.html ](http://) **Divers use WWII-era gear for interment of USS Arizona crew member** [https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/12/12/hawaii-news/divers-use-wwii-era-gear-for-interment-of-uss-arizona-crew-member/ ](http://) **Stockholm Shipwreck** [https://sputniknews.com/society/201912191077624785-30-metre-16th-century-shipwreck-found-in-the-middle-of-stockholm/ ](http://) **7000-year-old wall** [https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/7000-year-old-wall-was-earliest-known-defense-against-rising-seas-it-failed ](http://) **Enormous Roman Shipwreck Found Off Greek Island** [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/huge-roman-shipwreck-found-greek-island-180973805/](http://) **Massive Roman Shipwreck May Have Had 200,000 Bottles' Worth of Wine Aboard** [https://www.winespectator.com/articles/massive-roman-shipwreck-may-have-had-200-000-bottles-worth-of-wine-aboa

**Scuba center proposal moves forward with no public opposition** [https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/county/council/scuba-center-proposal-moves-forward-with-no-public-opposition/article_d6e1c3ca-2948-5982-b0a2-1c0ea0eba7bb.html ](http://) **Divers help clean Venice following floods** [https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2019/1202/1096431-venice/ ](http://) **Researchers open underwater 'living museum' in the Dominican Republic: News at IU: Indiana University** [https://news.iu.edu/stories/2019/12/iub/releases/04-living-museum-sea-underwater-science.html](http://) **Diving into a mystery: Local teacher part of team that found sunken warship** [https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/lifestyles/diving-into-a-mystery-local-teacher-part-of-team-that/article_b5639857-855c-50ce-a8e9-8f914fc10c5b.html ](http://) **Mysterious shipwreck uncovered in Lake Michigan storm surge** [https://www.foxnews.com/science/mysterious-shipwreck-uncovered-in-lake-michigan-storm-surge ](htt

**Scuba center proposal moves forward with no public opposition** [https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/county/council/scuba-center-proposal-moves-forward-with-no-public-opposition/article_d6e1c3ca-2948-5982-b0a2-1c0ea0eba7bb.html ](http://) **Divers help clean Venice following floods** [https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2019/1202/1096431-venice/ ](http://) **Researchers open underwater 'living museum' in the Dominican Republic: News at IU: Indiana University** [https://news.iu.edu/stories/2019/12/iub/releases/04-living-museum-sea-underwater-science.html](http://) **Diving into a mystery: Local teacher part of team that found sunken warship** [https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/lifestyles/diving-into-a-mystery-local-teacher-part-of-team-that/article_b5639857-855c-50ce-a8e9-8f914fc10c5b.html ](http://) **Mysterious shipwreck uncovered in Lake Michigan storm surge** [https://www.foxnews.com/science/mysterious-shipwreck-uncovered-in-lake-michigan-storm-surge ]

Dave returns and we talk about some more diving on a dive trip that may or may not have happened. **Expert cautions boaters and divers on "red flags" following Thanksgiving scuba accident** [http://cbs12.com/news/local/expert-cautions-boaters-and-divers-on-red-flags-following-thanksgiving-scuba-accident ](http://) **Scuba center proposal moves forward with no public opposition** [https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/county/council/scuba-center-proposal-moves-forward-with-no-public-opposition/article_d6e1c3ca-2948-5982-b0a2-1c0ea0eba7bb.html ](http://) **Divers help clean Venice following floods** [https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2019/1202/1096431-venice/ ](http://) **Researchers open underwater 'living museum' in the Dominican Republic: News at IU: Indiana University** [https://news.iu.edu/stories/2019/12/iub/releases/04-living-museum-sea-underwater-science.html ](http://) **Mysterious shipwreck uncovered in Lake Michigan storm surge** [https://www.foxnews.com/

Dave returns and we talk about some more diving on a dive trip that may or may not have happened. **Expert cautions boaters and divers on "red flags" following Thanksgiving scuba accident** [http://cbs12.com/news/local/expert-cautions-boaters-and-divers-on-red-flags-following-thanksgiving-scuba-accident ](http://) **Scuba center proposal moves forward with no public opposition** [https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/county/council/scuba-center-proposal-moves-forward-with-no-public-opposition/article_d6e1c3ca-2948-5982-b0a2-1c0ea0eba7bb.html ](http://) **Divers help clean Venice following floods** [https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2019/1202/1096431-venice/ ](http://) **Researchers open underwater 'living museum' in the Dominican Republic: News at IU: Indiana University** [https://news.iu.edu/stories/2019/12/iub/releases/04-living-museum-sea-underwater-science.html ](http://) **Mysterious shipwreck uncovered in Lake Michigan storm surge** [https:

This week Mack, Dave and Darrin get sidetracked on some river diving what what is being found. Here are the show notes that largely didn't get used. **Adorama Inc., Parent Company of Leisure Pro, Acquires Scuba.com** [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/adorama-inc-parent-company-of-leisure-pro-acquires-scubacom-300953090.html ](http://) **An underwater quest to restore our endangered seagrass meadows** [https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/underwater-quest-restore-our-endangered-seagrass-meadows](http://) **Coast Guard carries Michigan Christmas trees to Chicago to honor 1912 shipwreck** [https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/11/coast-guard-carries-michigan-christmas-trees-to-chicago-to-honor-1912-shipwreck.html ](http://) **Ocean sound** [https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/underwater-robotic-gliders-measure-ocean-sound-levels.html](http://) **Behrend alumnus builds a business on ancient shark teeth** [https://news.psu.edu/story/598724/2019/11/18/research/behrend-alumnus-builds-business-ancient-shark

This week Mack, Dave and Darrin get sidetracked on some river diving what what is being found. Here are the show notes that largely didn't get used. **Adorama Inc., Parent Company of Leisure Pro, Acquires Scuba.com** [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/adorama-inc-parent-company-of-leisure-pro-acquires-scubacom-300953090.html ](http://) **An underwater quest to restore our endangered seagrass meadows** [https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/underwater-quest-restore-our-endangered-seagrass-meadows](http://) **Coast Guard carries Michigan Christmas trees to Chicago to honor 1912 shipwreck** [https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/11/coast-guard-carries-michigan-christmas-trees-to-chicago-to-honor-1912-shipwreck.html ](http://) **Ocean sound** [https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/underwater-robotic-gliders-measure-ocean-sound-levels.html](http://) **Behrend alumnus builds a business on ancient shark teeth** [https://news.psu.edu/story/598724/2019/11/18/research/behrend-alumnus-builds-bu

**Parents Sue PADI over the Death of Their 13-Year-Old Son** [https://www.undercurrent.org/UCnow/dive_magazine/2019/SuePADI201911.html](http://) **Potential ban on scuba fishing draws support, skepticism** [https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/2019/11/14/potential-ban-scuba-fishing-ban-draws-support-skepticism/2584296001/ ](http://) **Benton Harbor business loop shutdown due to flooding** [https://www.abc57.com/news/benton-harbor-business-loop-shutdown-due-to-flooding ](http://) **Why this freediver stashes bottles in underwater wine cellar in Grand Traverse Bay** [https://www.mlive.com/life/2019/11/why-this-freediver-stashes-bottles-in-underwater-wine-cellar-in-grand-traverse-bay.html ](http://) **Why shipwrecks are showing up on airlines' inflight maps** [https://www.traveller.com.au/why-shipwrecks-are-showing-up-on-airlines-inflight-maps-h1j8fb](http://) **Is this wreck the missing sister ship of Sweden's most iconic warship?** [https://www.thelocal.se/20191108/is-this-new-shipwreck-the-missing-

**Parents Sue PADI over the Death of Their 13-Year-Old Son** [https://www.undercurrent.org/UCnow/dive_magazine/2019/SuePADI201911.html](http://) **Potential ban on scuba fishing draws support, skepticism** [https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/2019/11/14/potential-ban-scuba-fishing-ban-draws-support-skepticism/2584296001/ ](http://) **Benton Harbor business loop shutdown due to flooding** [https://www.abc57.com/news/benton-harbor-business-loop-shutdown-due-to-flooding ](http://) **Why this freediver stashes bottles in underwater wine cellar in Grand Traverse Bay** [https://www.mlive.com/life/2019/11/why-this-freediver-stashes-bottles-in-underwater-wine-cellar-in-grand-traverse-bay.html ](http://) **Why shipwrecks are showing up on airlines' inflight maps** [https://www.traveller.com.au/why-shipwrecks-are-showing-up-on-airlines-inflight-maps-h1j8fb](http://) **Is this wreck the missing sister ship of Sweden's most iconic warship?** [https://www.thelocal.se/20191108/is-this-new-shipwreck-the-missing-siste

**Supreme Court justices frown on state's public display of pirate ship's salvage operation** [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/05/legendary-pirate-blackbeards-shipwreck-sails-supreme-court/4166346002/](http://) **“Sea of Plastic” Discovered in the Caribbean Stretches for Miles** [https://returntonow.net/2019/04/25/sea-of-plastic-discovered-in-the-caribbean-stretches-for-miles/?fbclid=IwAR0NEa3n4m88fx66WYhp0GxzUgoVBrjpNKjO7ZFjo328iegy_xee88oVYDQ ](http://) **Gondoliers take up scuba diving to clear rubbish from Venice canals** [https://www.thelocal.it/20191104/gondoliers-scuba-diving-to-clean-rubbish-venice-canals ](http://) **The Interceptor** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyZArQMFhQ4 ](http://) **Shipwrecked schooner with unique centerboard gets historic designation** [https://greatlakesecho.org/2019/11/07/shipwrecked-schooner-with-unique-centerboard-gets-historic-designation/ ](http://) **Century-Old Shipwreck Above Niagara Falls Dislodged by Storm, Might Go Over the Edge** [https:/

**Supreme Court justices frown on state's public display of pirate ship's salvage operation** [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/05/legendary-pirate-blackbeards-shipwreck-sails-supreme-court/4166346002/](http://) **“Sea of Plastic” Discovered in the Caribbean Stretches for Miles** [https://returntonow.net/2019/04/25/sea-of-plastic-discovered-in-the-caribbean-stretches-for-miles/?fbclid=IwAR0NEa3n4m88fx66WYhp0GxzUgoVBrjpNKjO7ZFjo328iegy_xee88oVYDQ ](http://) **Gondoliers take up scuba diving to clear rubbish from Venice canals** [https://www.thelocal.it/20191104/gondoliers-scuba-diving-to-clean-rubbish-venice-canals ](http://) **The Interceptor** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyZArQMFhQ4 ](http://) **Shipwrecked schooner with unique centerboard gets historic designation** [https://greatlakesecho.org/2019/11/07/shipwrecked-schooner-with-unique-centerboard-gets-historic-designation/ ](http://) **Century-Old Shipwreck Above Niagara Falls Dislodged by Storm, Might Go Over the Edge** [ht