Henderson

Lake Norfork Scuba
   183 Porter Circle
   Henderson, AR 72544
   (870) 488-5721
   wetsuit@mtnhome.net
   http://www.ozarksoutback.com/lns/

Licking

Boiling Springs Dive Center
   117 N Main Street
   Licking, MO
   573-674-2043

Pontiac

Pontiac Dive Service
   HCR 1
   Pontiac, MO
   417-679-4000

• California diver dies while scuba diving in Monterey Bay (Cyber Diver News Network) MONTEREY, California (2 Feb 2006) -- Officials are investigating the death of a diver who died during a scuba diving trip to Monterey Bay.
• New Zealand scuba diver missing off Mana Island (Cyber Diver News Network) PUKERUA BAY, New Zealand (5 Feb 2006) -- Search and rescue teams are trying to find a scuba diver who went missing yesterday afternoon.
• Threat of jail time, fines forced scuba diving grave robbers to turn over stolen loot (Cyber Diver News Network) BOSTON, Massachusetts (5 Feb 2006) -- A defiant dive exploration, led by a former Coast Guardsman, created one of the most heated custody battles in recent maritime history.
• The top Pacific/Indian Ocean destinations, from Scuba Diving magazine... (The Wichita Eagle) The top Pacific/Indian Ocean destinations, from Scuba Diving magazine's 13th annual Readers' Choice Awards. 1. Indonesia (tie) Palau, Micronesia (tie) Yap, Micronesia
• Bonaire has been rated the top dive destination in the Caribbean for the fourth year in a row by Scuba Diving magazine (Akron Beacon Journal) Bonaire has been rated the top dive destination in the Caribbean for the fourth year in a row by Scuba Diving magazine.
• Helicopter rescues missing Maui diver (Cyber Diver News Network) MAUI, Hawaii (3 Feb 2006) -- The Maui Fire Department's Air One rescue helicopter has rescued a missing scuba diver after a scuba diving accident in the Nakalele area.
• He tells a good big fish, er, mammal story (The Plain Dealer) Lifelong scuba driver Ray McAllister, 82, a retired oceanography professor, recently told the Miami Herald about some of his adventures over the years.
• Isle Hopping (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) Visitors to Kona can sail in luxury with the arrival of Fair Wind Cruises' Hula Kai, the first foil-assist catamaran on the Big Island. The vessel seats about 42 passengers on snorkeling, scuba, sight-seeing and whale-watching tours along the Kona Coast.
• Fun down under: Try scuba for free at TVCC (Athens Review Online) Imagine watching the water level move up your mask as you slowly go below the surface - and continue to breathe. According to Steve Lockhart, instructor for an upcoming Scuba class at Trinity Valley Community College, it's “the most exciting feeling imaginable.”
• Large shark zeroes in on Sydney ocean race swimmers (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Swimmers in an ocean race off Sydney faced their worst nightmare when a 10-foot shark was spotted heading straight for them, forcing race officials to quickly pluck competitors from the water.