Tourists come from around the world at this time of year to see icebergs floating south along Canada’s Atlantic coast, but now they can scuba dive to see what they look like underwater as well.
Since the collapse of the cod fishery in 1992 put some 30,000 people out of work in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, people have sought to expand the tourism industry, sometimes in innovative ways. Diving to view icebergs can be cold and a bit dangerous, but definitely is exciting.
Icebergs roll, posing a danger for divers
Icebergs are typically much bigger underwater than they are above and they sometimes roll. So they must be carefully inspected before the dive begins. A very white iceberg is considered to be safer than one with a blue hue.
CBC reporter Amy Stoodley took some dive training and has posted a video of her exploration of an iceberg off the coast of Conception Bay South.
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