Archive for May, 2009

May 22nd Trip to Pulau Aur

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

aur by you.

On May 22nd, 51 Scuba took a group of Open Water Divers and one Rescue Diver up to Pulau Aur. See the pictures and read about the dive experience!

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51Scuba Opens New Concept Store

Thursday, May 28th, 2009
51scuba by you.
Soft jazz playing in the background, a balcony bar, dive library where you can take books without having to shell out for them, and students doing the Open Water Theory Session while chilling out on beanbags? Welcome to 51 Scuba.

5 Dive Sites that you absolutely must visit before you die

Friday, May 15th, 2009

The ocean covers 70% of the Earth’s surface, which only means that dive wise, you can spend the rest of your life diving, but never be able to see everything. Whats the interpid diver to do? Fret not, 51 Scuba brings you the 5 Dive Sites that you absolutely must visit before you die, and theres everything here for the freshest PADI Open Water Diver, to the most hardcore Techie.

For Wreck Diving
USS Saratoga

Located at Bikini Atoll in Marshall Islands, The USS Saratoga is a World-War II era aircraft carrier that was sunk during atomic bomb testing in the area. It survived the first bomb blast, but was sunk by the second one, which was detonated about 500m away from it. (This is the only aircraft carrier in the world that has survied an atomic bomb)

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5 Crazy Underwater Animals You Might Not Know Exist

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Once in a while, natures produces something that you wouldn’t believe existed until you saw it with your own eyes. Interestingly, most of these strange animals are found in the world’s oceans. This is probably the result of a few million years of angry evolution where you’ve stuck enough fish to feed the human race in a place that forces you to swim in your poop. (remember, fish don’t have eyelids) .

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