www.ivmag.org - 2000 year

#06(12)2000

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:17:50 +0400

#05(11)2000

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:17:17 +0400

PORTFOLIO::
Way to the Sea. Carl Douglas. Carl, who was afraid of water from his childhood, now is an experienced Tech-diver with special interest to history, that’s why his team often participates in exploring wrecks, mostly for U-boats. 4

RESEARCH::
U-boat "S8". "Deep Sea Productions". The Soviet U-boat "S8", that went down in 1941, was found by chance by Swedish divers in the Finish Bay and explored in 1998-1999 by the team "Tauchshop Scubasport". 12
Accident # 101604Z. N. Nepomnyashyi. American U-boat "SSN-593" - the super modern for that time atomic submarine - went down forever in 1963 - in the depth of the Atlantic ocean. No rescued members of the crew, nothing - the mystery still exist. 82

TRAVEL::
Exploring the Sacred Sea of Siberia. R. Sammon. "My dream is to return to Lake Baikal, perhaps with a CEDAM International team, and document the lake again - and help show the world what I consider the "number one" Underwater Wonders of the World". 18

Three Days at the Lake Baikal A. Zaitsev. Trip to Baikal is much more exotic to the Russian divers, than the "close" Red Sea, because with the problems with diving infra-structure. Still there is a possibility of diving-safari at the Lake Baikal. 26

CRUISE::
The Very Important Person Number One. K. Kolosov. VIP ONE is the luxurious ship for diving-safari with unlimited diving. Everything you wish is on board, extra - you are sure to arrive to the best dive-sites first! 38

DIVE-CLUB::
Red Sea diving college… or No Problem Diving. K. Kolosov. Professional approach in everything: accommodation, education, equipment, insurance etc. etc. etc 52
TDI/SDI. Simple Approach towards Complicated Questions. S. Cherkashin. Technical Diving International is a young, but rather "cool" association, dynamic and flexible, reflecting philosophy of tech-diving in numerous training courses. 94

EQUIPMENT::
Oxygen is not so black, as it is… mixed. Max Rite. Special recommendations for dealing with technical equipment: oxygen cleaning! 56
INFINITO - Diving beyond the Bounds. S. Cherkashin. The new rebreather "Infinito" by Powerbreathe Technologies S.p.A. 24
An Overview of Rebreathers: How They Can Be an Asset to You. T. Mount. Classification, SCR, CCR, their advantages, description of all the models available on the market. 74
French Military Equipment for Diving on Oxygen and Gas Mixes. K.Kolossov, A.Bizioukin. OPS (Operational Professional Systems) group is responsible for special military diving technique, the staff is well-trained during their service in the French Navy as frogmen, divers or deep-divers. 98
U/W Light. Comments. P. Borovikov. How to make one’s choice among numerous models of u/w lights - expert opinion of the person, who creates and produces these lights. 112
ABYSS - High-level Computer Program for Dive-planning. The "Tetis". Special program for technical diving, concerning 32 variants of the tissue saturation, is useful for tech-dive-planning (Nitrox, Geliox, Trimix). 132

SPELEO::
Avant-garde of Technical Diving. A.Biziukin & T. Nemchenko. Cave divers were the technical divers to inspire production of different innovations in the field of diving equipment, aiming to safety and convenience when penetrating deeper and further, exploring more caves. 62
Cave Exploration and High-Tech Go Hand-in-Hand. Bill Stone Interview by Paul Steward. Bill Stone - prominent speleologist and cave-diver, the leader of the USA Deep Cave-diving team. 68

PHOTO & VIDEO::
Photosub in the Gardens of Neptune. Boxes. A. Aristarkhov. Detailed report on photo-boxes: construction, advantages and disadvantages of various models. 108

HIGH TECH::
Uninhabited U/W Machines. O. Kryimtsev. Uninhabited u/w machines are used in special cases, mostly connected with oil-gas u/w deposits or hydrotechnical constructions. 118
Get Used to Good Things is Easy. A. Bragin. Divers are rather conservative in their attitude towards new equipment. Still, researches are always busy, working out new and new pieces, for example, helmets, as described. 126

#04(10)2000

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:16:43 +0400

PORTFOLIO::
R. Poloskin. The Wanderer Who Is Fascinated.. The author always takes a camera with him on dive. Curiosity and love for adventures live in his heart. 4

TRAVEL::
T. Skidonenko. From a Big Whale Shark to a Lemon One Hidden in the. Underwater Mangrove Woods. Photo-hunting for sharks. The author’s dream had been realized. 76
J. Smirnova. Hello, Jamaica. It is impossable to discribe the Jamaica Island’s beauty. The author tell what he had seen. 98
J. Shevaldina. The Brother’s Island or Nostalgia for Good Quality of Diving. The best diving is aside from holiday resorts. The brothe’s Island is the suitable place. 104

CRUISE::
S. Murashkina. It Should Be… the Maldivies. Recollections of the safary on the yacht "Madivary-3" round the Maldive Islends. 50

SECRETS OF SEA::
S. Glyshenko. "Kormoran". "Kormoran" is a wreck ship on the bottom of the Red Sea. It is unknown for many divers. 36
S. Cherkashin. Iron Sinks to the Bottom as a Rule. Let’s pay attention on "Ulysses", "Kingstone", "Carina". They all are wreck ships in the Red Sea. 90

DIVE-CLUB::
V. Kushnir. The Word "Delta" means augmentation. In the "Delta" dive-club children are teached diving and making underwater pictures. 110

SEARCH::
O. Krymcev. The Edinburgh’s Gold. It was an unusual operation. The gold was lifted up from the depth of 245 m in the Black Sea. 14

TECHNICAL::
A. Bizyukin. Cave Diving: Hazards or Prudence? Short stories about some funny and dangerous adventures with "happy end". 24

EQUIPMENT::
Dive Equipment in the XXI Centure. Which It Will Be? 70

PHYSIOLOGY. ::
B.Sergeev. Barohypertension Syndrom: a Diver Has a Headacch, What Is the Reason? The dive instructor gives practical advices on effective breathing underwater. 42
S. Murashkina. The Project of DAN and UWATEC: "The PAN-UWATEC Diving Safety Laboratory - DLS". The aim of the project is in collecting statistics and an examination of decompression algorithms. 116

LETTER::
P. Chekai. Reflecting on the Timely Theme. Diver U.Lipskyi was drowned. Are any sense in deep diving on air? 84
A. Bragin. Unreproduced Feelings. The most difficult thing for diver is in puting on a dive suit and hook in the first time and making the first step to the abyss. 128
K. Kravchuk. Story about realty Diver or ANAMNES MORBI. Story about Roman Trakhtenberg. 140

HISTORY::
J. Starodubcev. The Oceanarium of USSR Navy. Did the navy use dolphins for the military aims? 62
K. Afanasiev, M. Okhochinskiy, S. Chiricov. Mobil Is Mobil. Description of submarines and other underwater moving devices from the ancient times till the end of 19th century. 132

FOTO & VIDEO::
J. Nadegin. Ewa-marine. The author in the first time have been used a soft housing for making pictures. He tells his impression. 124

PORTRAIT::
A. Rogov. A Few Strokes on the Portrait. O. Hludova is the first woman in Russia who makes pictures of the underwater flora and fauna. 120

#03(09)2000

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:16:15 +0400

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

#02(08)2000

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:15:42 +0400

PORTFOLIO::
The Wizard of Macro-Photo. M. Babich. A common guy from Vladivostok played common games with the other children, but his common hobby to take photos lead him to scientific research work, now - for the Far East Marine reserve. 4

TRAVEL::
Severe Charm of Kamchatka. S.Fazlullin. Lots of people dream of visiting Kamchatka, the one, who is lucky - dreams of coming back again. Local guide: where to live and dive, what to eat and see. 16
"D.D.D" Diving in the Japanese Sea. I. Drankevich. Diving, drinking, dancing at the Far East at the comfortable Dive-lodge, built by 1st class diver, marine biologist, PADI Master, SCUBA Diver Trainer, SSI Platinum Pro 5000 and so on - the legendary Val Darkin. 30
The Mysterious Island. I. Nikitina. Bali. Tourist attractiveness of the islands is evident: luxurious nature, comfortable climate, overwhelming flora & fauna, remarkable history, unique site-seeing etc., etc…. not mentioning diving. 50

Mamba Number Five. R. Poloskin. The national peculiarities of diving with Cuban guides: checking your air supply is your own responsibility, the guide is eager to bring you back as soon as possible - but cool drinks are great. 58

HISTORY::
Some Words on the Underwater Activities. A. Rogov. How it all began in the Soviet Union: first instructor courses, the "Sportsmen-podvodnik" (the Soviet popular magazine "Sports Diver"), expeditions to the seas, - history and reminiscences of the old-timer. 44

FLORA & FAUNA::
Marine Sloths. M.&A. Kamnevs. Sea stars - "Asters" - are probably the most beautiful and picturesque marine inhabitants, they are spread nearly everywhere, and so one should know what to expect. 36

CRUISE::
Eat, Sleep and Dive Agressor Style. V. Darkin. Live-aboard diving cruises is the most quickly developing branch of diving tourism for the last ten years, as it presents great diving possibilities everywhere, including Galapagos Islands. 70

SEAS SECRETS::
Salem Express. U. Shevaldina. "SALEM EXPRESS" - only a tragic, fatal human error could have caused the sinking of this ferry. Nowadays it is a very popular wreck. 70

RETRO::
Lady-divers from Stalingrad. V.Kozlov. Courageous Russian girls participated in rescue dives during WWII and also fulfilled a lot of diving jobs. 90

PORTRAIT::
This Possessed Jacques. V.Karpichev. He came to the sea, free and and unconquered, with admiration and true love. At the age of 10 he was already a good diver. Now Jacques Mawol is the man who did 105 meters apnea depth record! 96

SPORT::
Holding One breath. M. Artamonov. Free diving bears nothing artificial, mechanical, that prevents you from assimilating with alive sea, filled with its own sounds. 100

TECHNICAL::
The Last Cave Dive of Sheck Exley. A. Biziukin, T.Nemchenko. The legendary Sheck - when his computer suddenly began to operate after Sheck’s body was brought to the surface from the depth of his last destination- lake Zakaton (Mexico), it showed 272m… 110
Trimix. G. Zharoff. Technical diving, including various gas mixtures, demands the most detailed planning of every dive, and it differs greatly from the recreational dive planning. 114

PHOTO & VIDEO::
Photosub in the Gardens of Neptune. A. Aristarkhov. The Master shares his professional secrets concerning water characteristics and visibility, ever-changing underwater conditions and the way to master them. 116

HIGH TECH::
Physiology and the Development of Professional Diving. O. Krymtsev. Brief revue of Russian and foreign researches on dive-safety: experiments, decompression, safety regimes and so on. 120

EQUIPMENT::
The Ring-buoy for Divers. S. Chirikov, M. Okhochinskiy. BCD: review and technical characteristics. New Russian workings out will soon be ready for tests. 128

#01(07)2000

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:14:58 +0400