: an apparatus utilizing a portable supply of compressed gas (such as air) supplied at a regulated pressure and used for breathing while swimming underwater
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Recent Examples on the WebThe container is equipped with tiny tanks (which the researchers usually fill at a scuba-dive shop) to provide oxygen to donor eyes. Ron Winslow, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 Dive boat Conception engulfed in flames after a deadly fire broke out aboard the commercial scuba diving vessel off the Southern California coast in 2019.CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 In addition to offering waterfront strolls and beachcombing, the place is a popular scuba and snorkel spot, according to King County Parks. Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2022 At Epcot, scuba-diving experiences resume Oct. 2, priced at $219 per person (not including tax).WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022 The tax-free haven, the largest of the Western Caribbean’s Cayman Islands, is known for its beaches, resorts, snorkeling and scuba diving sites. Lauren Beale, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 New Caledonia, renowned among scuba divers, was in the unknown category previously, meaning the CDC did not have enough data from the Pacific Ocean destination to assign a category. Forrest Brown And Marnie Hunter, CNN, 13 June 2022 Twenty six scuba-diving volunteers removed around 45 kilograms (100 pounds) of garbage from between the sunken pillars and submerged ruins of the historic site of Caesarea Maritima as part of a United Nations World Oceans Day initiative. Ilan Ben Zion, ajc, 10 June 2022 Each fall, Flores sets out with a contingent of scuba divers to forage wild kelp beds in the Atlantic Ocean for sorus tissue, or reproductive tissue, for seed. Carol Leonetti Dannhauser, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2022 See More