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Date	Event	Class	Action
2005-02-01	Coral Reefs Threatened by C02 Israeli scientists at the Hebrew University of Jersusalem reiterate the prediction that increasing ocean acidity due to CO2 emissions will collapse the world's coral reefs in as little as 30 years from now. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers say this will make it difficult for many coral organisms to produce skeletal and other hard parts.	Pollution	profile
2004-12-26	Diving instructor survives Tsunami 33-year-old American scuba diving instructor Paul Landgraver struggles to stay on the surface of rushing water during the Asian Tsunami at Khao Lak, a small village north of the more popular resort of Phuket, Thailand.		profile
2004-12-26	Scuba divers escape Tsunami Faye Wachs, 35, and Gene Kim, 34, escaped the tsunami while scuba diving far off Phi Phi Island. During the event, the sea suddenly turned cloudy and they were pushed toward the ocean floor as the tsunami passed them.		profile
2004-12-14	EIGroup: Next Diver Down EIGroup officers present "Next Diver Down" to the students of the International Community School in Decatur, Georgia. The presentation covers the motivation for Scuba Diving and Undersea Exploration and the science behind the equipment which allows recreational divers to swim with the fish at depths down to 130 feet.	EIGroup Lore	profile
2003-07-15	PADI Co-founder Dies John J. Cronin, co-founder and CEO of PADI, The Professional Association of Diving Instructors, dies at his home in Temecula, California at the age of 74.	Death	profile
2002	FBI Issues Terror Diver Alert The FBI issues a nationwide alert claiming that it has received information about a possible terrorist threat from underwater divers.		profile
2001	308 Meter Dive Achieved. John Bennett breaks his own world record by diving to 308 meters.		profile
1998	NASDS and SSI Merge NASDS merges with Scuba Schools International.		profile
1997-06-25	Jacques Cousteau Dies Jacques Cousteau dies in Paris, France.	Death	profile
1996-01-11	Calypso Sinks in Singapore Harbour Jacques Cousteau’s famous ship, The Calypso, accidentally sinks in Singapore Harbour.		profile
1994	TDI Founded Technical Diving International, or TDI, is founded by Bret Gilliam and Mitch Skaggs.		profile
1992-03-17	Cousteau Wins World Ecology Award World-renowned environmentalist Jacques-Yves Cousteau received the World Ecology Award from the International Center for Tropical Ecology at UM-St. Louis.		profile
1985	Atocha Wreck Found Mel Fisher's team finds the main body of the 1622 wreck Atocha, along with its fabled $400 million in gold, silver, emeralds, and priceless historic artifacts.		profile
1985	Cousteau Wins MOF Jacques Cousteau is awarded the Medal of Freedom by US President Reagan, the same year that he publishes "The Ocean World."		profile
1983	Orca Edge Dive Computer The first commercially available dive computer, known as the Orca Edge, is introduced. Since then, dive computers have become smaller and features have been added. Companies such as Sunnto make dive computers like the Vyper which incorporate one of several algorithms for calculating nitrogen uptake and elimination.		profile
1982	Dive Museum Opens in Panama City The Institute of Diving opens the "International Diving Museum" (now the "Museum of Man in the Sea") in Panama City, Florida.		profile
1980	DAN Founded The Divers Alert Network, or DAN, is founded at Duke University as a non-profit organization for the promotion of Safe Diving.		profile
1971	Stabilization Jack Introduced Scubapro introduces the "Stabilization Jacket".		profile
1970	SS Founded Bob Clark founds SSI, or Scuba Schools International.		profile
1968	437 Foot Dive John J. Gruener and R. Neal Watson dive to 437 feet breathing compressed air.		profile
1966	PADI Founded John Cronin and Ralph Ericson establish the Professional Association of Diving Instructors, aka PADI.		profile
1963	Ed Link Spends a Day at 61m As part of the "Man in the Sea" project, Ed Link spends 24 hours at 61 metres.		profile
1960	NAUI Is Founded Al Tillman and Neal Hess create the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI).		profile
1960	Challenger Deep in Bathyscape Jacques Piccard and US Navy Lt. Don Walsh descend to reach Challenger Deep, the deepest known point in the ocean (about 10900m or 35802 feet) in the Trieste, a bathyscape.		profile
1960	Cousteau Battles Euratom Jacques Cousteau organizes a publicity campaign to stop the attempt by EURATOM (The European Atomic Energy Community), to discard a large amount of radioactive material into the sea.		profile
1958	Piston Regulator Debuts Sherwood Manufacturing announces the piston regulator.		profile
1956	Diver Down Flag Introduced Ted Nixon introduces the red and white "Divers Down" flag.		profile
1953-10-15	BSAC is Founded The British Sub-Aqua Club is founded.		profile
1951-12-01	Skin Diver Magazine Debuts The first issue of "Skin Diver Magazine" debuts.		profile
1933	Swimming Fins Patented Louis de Corlieu patents the first swimming fins in France.		profile