Why insurance companies refuse to pay ... When it comes to insurance policies, there's nothing more frustrating than a rejected claim. After all, what good is insurance if it doesn't cover costs incurred?
Euro-Divers is excited to announce the launch of a new 'Offers' feature on their website. This addition aims to provide you with the best available deals on diving and water sports, as well as exclusive offers from resorts where EuroDivers operates dive and water sports centers.
On 10 September 2024, Franz Brümmer, long-standing president of the VDST (German Sport Divers Association), passed away. Franz Brümmer was an outstanding personality in the diving world. He has managed to change the way the VDST is viewed. During his 16 years in office as President of the German Sport Divers Association (VDST) since 2003, he and his board team have done an outstanding job of continuing the work started by Dr Friedrich Naglschmid of shaping the VDST as a nature sports association.
The 12th InterDive trade fair will take place in Friedrichshafen from 26 to 29 September. This year there is a special new development: InterDive will be taking place at the same time as the INTERBOOT trade fair. This offers a unique opportunity to visit two great trade fairs with just one ticket. It is not possible to purchase individual tickets for the trade fairs; only combined tickets will be sold. Take advantage of the variety and range of both trade fairs and have a great time in Friedrichshafen.
Interview with Torsten Gläßer from Tauchsport Gläßer: The diving shop of Tauchsport Gläßer has recently moved from Feldmoching on the outskirts of Munich to the contemplative town of Finsing. This was a good reason for us to drop by, take a look at the new premises and interview the owner, Torsten Gläßer, to find out what it's all about.
It fits! Let's be honest. Are you one of the 78 per cent of online customers who have returned clothing because it didn't fit properly? You probably felt bad about it, because we all know that these items often end up in the rubbish bin.
Cigarettes, bottle caps & more: On 1 September 2024, a 1.5-kilometre stretch along the Isar river in Munich brought around 30 kilograms of rubbish to light – mainly bottle caps, cigarette butts, plastic and beer bottles. This is the sobering result of a clean-up campaign.
Large sharks may be hunting each other - clarification thanks to a swallowed direction finder. In a marine science version of the game Cluedo, researchers from the US have now accused a larger shark, with its deciduous triangular teeth, in the open sea southwest of Bermuda. This scientific whodunnit is published in Frontiers in Marine Science.
Atlantis Berlin will be presenting an exclusive selection of the best diving products at InterDive 2024: Atlantis Berlin, one of Germany's leading specialist retailers of diving equipment, will be present at this year's InterDive in Friedrichshafen. From September 26 to 29, 2024, visitors to stand 630 can expect an impressive selection of high-quality diving products.
High-resolution 3D tracking of coral reef fish: A study by the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) is using new methods to study coral reefs. Led by fish ecologist Dr Julian Lilkendey, an international research team used innovative AI technologies to analyse the movements of reef fish in the Red Sea with high precision.