PORTFOLIO::
Igor Petrov. Flights to the "Brothers". Igor Petrov, or "Petrovich" is famous for his unconquerable thirst for creative activity, whether he is launching the "Art-diving club", shooting u/w videos or making u/w photos - you may see! 6

TRAVEL::
Thailand. Revelation of the Beginner. V. Jurenev. Description of the wonderful trip to the Phi-Phi island: accomodation and food, cite-seeing and diving, relaxation and problems, and a piece of advice. 16
Surfing the Lone Dream. P. Belukhin. Combination of auto-tourism, rafting, surfing, diving may give unique experience, especially when you try it at the unique places - and there are lots of them at the Russian North. 38
The Marine Preserve. The Japanese Sea. M. Babich. The uninhabited island "Furunghelm" is the southern of all the numerous Russian islands, its size is about 4 square km, but the variety of landscapes, underwater including, makes this object worth long-time expeditions. 50
Notes from the Sipadan Island. S. Dedinskiy. Diary of a common diver, Napoleons, turtles and Tiger sharks participating. 66

CRUISE::
The Real Maldives with the "Nuraani Queen". S. Kolossova. "Think deeper" - and the advantages of live-aboard diving safari will become inevitable, if you join the right company. 26

FLORA & FAUNA::
Lions and Goblins from the Coral Reefs. I. Filatova. Scorpaenidae Family: the Lion or Turkeyfish and her relatives, amusing facts about their life-style and habits, where to find them and where to hide from them - common things about the coral reef inhabitants. 46

DIVE-CLUB::
Drive-diving in Norway. V. Stepanov. To drive a powerful 4x4 car, to dive from the rocky shore of the Godou Island - the trips like this are specialty of the "Orca" dive-club from St.Petersburg. 60

SEARCH::
Project "Zaporozhskaya Chaika (The Gull from Zaporozje)". D. Kobalia. The report of the Complex archaeological diving expedition of the end of 90-es of the 20th century, that found and ascended ships, that sank close to the "Hortitsia" island during the Russian-Turkish war in the midst of 18th century. 74

LETTER ::
Glance from the Outside. M. Avsievitch. The author, a professional diver of the Soviet school, warns all the recreational divers and instructors to pay special attention to diving education and practice, the role of experience. 80
Farewell, Tarkhankut! M. Kurenkov. The famous Tarkhankut, one of the Crimean (the part of Ukraine at the present moment) pearls, seems to be lost for tourists from Russia because of the tyranny of various bureaucratic bodies and customs services. 84

HISTORY::
MOBILIS IN MOBILE…K. Afanasiev, M. Okhochinskiy, S. Chirikov. Description of submarines and other underwater moving devices from the ancient times till the end of the 19th century. 90

PHOTO & VIDEO::
The Lens Underwater. A. Aristarkhov. Report from the previous, YII World Championship for Underwater Photo in Norway, and the sad forecasts for the current contest in Egypt. 100
Photosub in the Gardens of Neptune. A. Aristarkhov. A piece of advice concerning the right choice of cameras and the matching equipment. 110

PORTRAIT::
The Famous Initials "NK". A. Rogov. Nilolai Kondakov, who lived a long life of nearly 90 years, was a prominent zoologists, but he is more famous as an animalist, because his brilliant pictures are inalienable part of numerous albums, atlases and encyclopedias. 116

HIGH TECH::
Review of Professional Diving Equipment. OAO "CAMPO". Report, covering all the aspects of professional diving equipment. 122

SPORT::
Aquatlon - 2000. V. Kuznetsova. IX Russian Championship for Aquatlon, that was held in the town of Tula in spring. 135

ADVENTURES::
"One Life. Live it". S. Murashkina. "Camel Trophy 2000" - 1,850 km by the Ribtec boats from Tonga to Fiji, visiting distant exotic islands, eating luxurious tropical fruit - and lots of diving experience! 138