Written by Sophie Kalkowski-Pope Mask sealed? Check Dry suit sealed? Check. Alright, ready to enter the water, the supervisor confirms. The surface tender team helps takes the weight of my twin tanks, as a slide forward into the ice hole. The bitter cold of the 3-degree water meets my face, the only part of my […]

Written by Sophie Kalkowski-Pope “So what’s the water temperature again?” I ask as we poke around the foreshore. “Err, I think around 3-4 degrees. The coldest water I had dived in before this was around 15C, so that’s a drop of around 12 degrees! “Alright, ready to go?” asks Edd. I carefully haul the twin […]

Written by Sophie Kalkowski-Pope Note: This article describes a rescue drill, not a real diving incident “Okay, we have an emergency. Deploy the safety diver. Go, Go”, Simon says with a wry grin. The deck erupts into a flurry of activity, as I race towards the edge of the boat where my gear is waiting […]

Written by Sophie Kalkowski-Pope Jayne and I slowly kick up and down the net, weaving between the pylons underneath the jetty. The green water, tinged with sediment from the recent rain, makes it difficult for me to see her even 3m away. Jayne’s large camera strobes slowly illuminate the netting in front of her. She […]