Last Updated : 19/12/02

Blue Water & Blue Fins in Blue Beirut

"A river of tunas ... I swear" His voice was trembling with excitement "I took a shot  at one of them with a pneumatic gun but it was a lot further than I had thought" he added .... read more

Dive Hard with a Vengeance

The bait was all around us and we parked right in the middle of it. Tunas rolling and jumping all around us. I went in the water and Makram started releasing my orange float line as I swam towards one feeding school. The water was clear, but .... read more

My First Encounter with Sharks

That day, I shot and landed 2 big stingray fish (It is exactly the same fish as the one you see in the screen saver "Dangerous Creatures" in Windows 95!!! ). They weighed 17 kg each. I borrowed a friend's Toyota 4 WD Tercel Station wagon to take them to a fishery where they filleted them for me!. The sad part is .... read more

Spearfishing in Lebanon

Having spearfished in Canada and the U.S East Coast (New England), I can tell you that the Lebanese waters do not have the fish abundance and sizes like those we get here. But there are a lot more varieties there. But as for the sizes ... read more

War and Freediving in Lebanon

That Saturday night, we slept in our beds, at home... what a blessing...
we were thrilled at the idea that on Sunday morning we will be able to cross to the neighboring cities in order to get some food!
But at 3h30 a.m. ... read more

How it all Started

My first dives were without the fins... My folks were too afraid I might drown... they always wanted me to stay on the beach where my feet could still touch the sandy bottom... I was only 8 years old then. ... read more

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