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19 May 2012

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	WIN! An O'Neill wetsuit. Plus glory. Much glory.		ARE WE HOT OR NOT? Tanked Up is the best diving magazine on Earth. Discuss.
Plastic An interview with John McIntyre Juliet Savigear quizzes the former BBC New Correspondent about the plasticky pollution problem... Read more		WIN! A canvas of your very own picturegraph from Ocean Visions.
	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea by Howard Sawyer Read more
Richard Peirce's Sharkipedia I recently had to compile a list of quirky shark facts for another magazine, and for inclusion in the second (revised) edition of my book 'Sharks in British Seas'. What follows is a selection of which I hope may raise the occasional eyebrow or smile... Read more
	Highlights From The Archive: Issue 10 - Dive Theory - Physics Issue 10 - Letters Issue 3 - Rob's World - Ten Things To Do Instead of Diving
Cooking the Catch: Crisp skin salmon Andrew Maxwell So here’s a dilemma – I run my own business, and rule number one is that we have to make a profit... Read more		Send us your diving dilemmas or teeth traumas and we'll get dive guru PV Toomer (left) or dive dentist Celehte Fortuin (right) to soothe your querulous nature.
	The Dive Lectures at the Royal Geographical Society were a great success once again in 2011, raising cash and awareness for the Scuba Trust. Video highlights are available in Flash, Quicktime or as a direct download for Apple devices: MP4 version (102Mb). The speakers were: Film Maker John Boyle Marine Biologist Dr Jon Copley
Latest entry from Rob's Blog:
16th February 2012 - Loquita, la Gatita mas Poquita If you'd told me two weeks ago that I would be happy to be woken up at 5am by someone that smells a bit of poo, someone that wasn't me, I would have dispatched you to the 14th Century with an iPad in your hand, and delighted in watching you burn as a witch. Probably this is the first recorded example of a cute kitten. It will certainly be the first time one has featured on the internet. Unfortunately, appearances can be deceptive, as this photograph, in which she is seen consorting with a well-known member of a terrorist organisation, proves. Loquita is never happier than when trying to murder feet or inanimate objects. All feet and all inanimate objects. Except the cat tree. The $70 cat tree. The $70 cat tree, bought for this purpose, and which is regarded as some sort of historical curiosity that must not be touched. Marina and I generally compete for her affections in much the same way that I believe all parenting manuals would recommend. Marina overfeeds her. I bought the cat tree. Marina's sister, Hollyester, completely ignores her. Hollyester is her favourite human. But I'll fix that. I'm going to buy her a plasma screen TV, so she can watch kitten programmes on demand. And maybe a DVD player, too. No, Blue Ray... Rob
A message from Ed We are literally only weeks away now from a four yearly event, being held in London, where competitors at the peak of their powers are gonna tough it out on our screens for the right to be the winner. Oh yes, It’s the London Mayoral Elections. Now before all of you not living within the M25 flick to the next page, remember this… whatever bonkers idea the London Mayor comes up with, if it works (i.e. makes money and no one whinges that much), it will be in your town next year. If your hood is Tonbridge, Bristol or Birmingham… there could be a bendy bus, congestion charge or a rubbish Barclays bike near you soon. So this matters. But which of the Big Three truly represents the Scuba divers’ best interests? Here's our guide: Paddick – Never been diving. Ex- plod. Gay Liberal. Livingstone – Never been diving. Whiny voice. Newt lover. Built Thames Barrier but gave us overly long buses. Johnson – Never been diving. Etonian. Scouse-bashing. Ancient Greek speaker. A tough choice. But Tanked Up backs Boris for one reason. He is the human equivalent of the Beluga Whale. And we all loved those on Attenborough didn’t we? Enuff politicking. What do we have in store for you this issue? Diving in Papua New Guinea, a rough guide to Dover, Dr Oli snaps on his rubber gloves and Rob is off medication and taking an odd look at the dive world. Enjoy, Ed PS. Still p****d off there’s no darts at the Olympics. Where are all those young St Paul’s protestors when you need them for something really important? Don't forget the feedback form, you could win a place in Paradise for your thoughts on Tanked Up. And so: Upload your Club Night photos and the good photographs you've taken in the deep. Even take a step on your journalistic career and write up your last dive trip. Whatever sort of diver you are, from a violent sociopath like Tyson the triggerfish to a sexually-retarded instructor like Brad, enjoy this website and get hold of a copy of Tanked Up Magazine.
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