SIHEUNG, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Turtle Island, located in Sihwa Multi-Techno Valley in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province will soon house one of the world’s largest artificial wave facilities and the country’s deepest diving pool. The city of Siheung, in tandem with a local private subcontractor, plans to build a 33-meter-deep diving pool at the ‘Street [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan Coast Guard reported that a man who went scuba diving off the coast of Busan was rescued after being lost at sea for 20 hours. He was carried by a strong tide 66 kilometers to the northeast. When found, the man was desperately holding on to a buoy. [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Water sports are becoming increasingly prevalent in Korea, and the number of recreational scuba divers is on the rise. But stepping over the thin line between recreational activity and unlicensed marine life extraction can result in huge fines. Catching marine life, even for non-commercial purposes, can result in up [...]