About 45 divers turned out to continue a three-decades-long tradition of starting the new year with a one-tank dive at any of several popular local spots. The tradition almost ended due to poor turnout on Jan. 1, 2008.
This year it was successfully resuscitated when divers of all ages suited up at about 11 a.m. to slip beneath the gentle waves of Finn Bay. While exploring the rich sea bottom, which drops to more than 10 metres in some spots, they all kept a sharp eye out for treasure, in the form of silvery 20-centimetre-long stainless steel tags.
Diving on New Year's Day is traditional with scuba enthusiasts all over the world for as long as the sport has existed, said Lorne Hildebrand.
"The idea is if you jump in on New Year's and you have a good dive you'll have a good year of diving," Hildebrand said...[NanaimoDailyNews]
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