A tragic event in the diving world.
In the early morning hours of September 2nd a fire broke out aboard the dive boat Conception as it was anchored off Santa Cruz Island. 34 people lost their lives and an entire global diving community is doing the best it can to cope , to understand , to unite so the healing process can begin. The president of AUAS, Dan Orr, had this to say on behalf of our organization and its member... "The Board of Directors and Fellowship of the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences (AUA
![Dan Orr on our industry and the Corona Virus [COVID-19] pandemic.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9cdeab_41de8eb464e44d2697639b78df84c071~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_37,h_26,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9cdeab_41de8eb464e44d2697639b78df84c071~mv2.jpg)
