Check out some of the other places to stay and how they stack up with divers. The Story of Christmas Christmas Island, the world's largest coral atoll, was named for the day in 1777 when Captain James Cook first happened upon it. It remained uninhabited until the 1950s, when the British chose it as the site for their nuclear weapons development project. The online diving forums are a bully pulpit with an amazing reach. Get the full story here.
Embolism is the killer, bends the injurer.
Our article discussing the 57 Americans who died while diving in 1997 focuses on dive deaths attributable to embolism and boating accidents. Counting Divers Down Three divers diving with Dixie Divers off Deerfield Beach, Florida, were left behind on May 24 when the boat's novice captain forgot to count heads after an afternoon dive and headed back to shore without them. The diver's world is full of surprises, and some recent ones concern the possibility of volcanic eruptions in places long considered low-risk. Discovery of the volcanoes may upset the plans of divers and international visitors who've booked resorts along the international date line for millennium parties. The 325' cargo ship Balboa, which lies in Cayman's George Town Harbor, will be getting a new home, while members of the British Sub-Aqua Club who've had convictions for pedophilia or cruelty to children are finding that the organization's no longer willing to make room for them.