Sea Stories
SCUBA Tales brings together multiple firsthand stories from diving pioneers, preserving the adventurous, humorous, and sometimes harrowing experiences that shaped more than 70 years of scuba history.
The Women's Room at 240 Feet
Nitrogen Narcosis makes one see strange things...
by Eric Morris
Diving on a Freeway
As a commercial diver, you can find yourself diving on the strangest things, such as...
by Eric Morris
Cartoons by David Peters
Diving the Stump
These days most dive sites have exotic names, but not all...
by Eric Morris
Cartoon by David Peters
The Speargun Tradition
“The first fish taken with a new speargun must be a whopper, nothing under 50 pounds. After the required fish is landed, the gun shall be given a name.”
by Eric Morris
Cartoon by David Peters
Salvaging Doorstops.
Two young divers attempt to salvage valuable magnesium ingots from Seattle's waterfront, only to discover that hauling treasure from the depths is far more difficult—and risky—than they ever imagined.
Cartoon by David Peters
My Octopus Sombrero
When I finally met an octopus, it became... My Octopus Sombrero.
Cartoon by David Peters
The Electric Crawdad Dance
Sometimes it pays not to be first—especially when someone is sending 17,500 volts down the cable you're following…The Electric Crawdad Dance.
Cartoon by David Peters
Halibut Water Skiing
Every once in a while I witness something so unusual that people refuse to believe it ever happened…
Cartoon by David Peters
