DeeperBlue Podcast

About DeeperBlue Podcast

The award-winning DeeperBlue Podcast is your weekly guide to everything happening around the world… underwater. Every Sunday we’ll cover all the latest news and events about Scuba, Freediving, Dive Travel, and the Oceans.

Publisher

DeeperBlue.com

Category

news · society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Apr 2020

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 64 episodes have a transcript.

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   11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Surface Interval #4 - Eight Divers Adrift Off Japan, a 137m Freediving Record and Oil Slicks From Space

   Host Adam Smith interviews diving experts about eight divers adrift off Japan, a 137m freediving record, and oil slicks observed from space.

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   5 Oct 2026

   Surface Interval #3 - A Second Try-Dive Death, A Missing Champion and a 400-Year-Old Wreck

   Host [Host Name] discusses a tragic dive death in Malaysia and a 400-year-old wreck discovery with [Guest Name], offering insights into diving safety and historical exploration.

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   27 Sept 2026

   Surface Interval #2 - Thai Cave Rescue Diver, the High Seas Treaty and a 1,000th Dive

   Canadian technical diver Erik Brown's passing is remembered alongside the High Seas Treaty's progress and a diver's 1,000th dive in this week's diving world roundup.

Inside a recent episode

Surface Interval #4 - Eight Divers Adrift Off Japan, a 137m Freediving Record and Oil Slicks From Space

Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Eight divers were swept 14 kilometres, that's nine miles off Japan's Hajigo Island. An instructor and seven customers drifted for more than five hours before Coast Guard aircraft lift them out. They were all conscious and the boat had called for help about 80 minutes after they were due up. In Cyprus, Alexei Molchanov freedive 137 metres, that's 449 feet for a new constant weight world record and the overall title. Sofia Tarotskic set the women's free immersion record at 180 metres, that's 354 feet. Satellites say oil slits cover 1.8 million square kilometres of ocean every year. Sky Truth traces about 81% of the identifiable slicks to ships, which are mostly tankers and cargo vessels. […]

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