About the Sea Bottle Network
Imagine finding a message in a bottle that's traveled the world's oceans, carrying stories of adventures and discoveries. The Sea Bottle Network brings this concept into the digital age, allowing each Dive Steel weight to tell its own story as it journeys through the diving community.
Explore the Sea Bottle NetworkA Global Diving Community
The Sea Bottle Network transforms each Dive Steel weight into a living record of diving adventures. Each weight carries unique identification, allowing divers to log their locations and experiences, creating a shared history that spans the globe.
These digital chronicles serve multiple purposes:
- Trip Diary: Record your diving experiences with precise location data, creating a personal logbook of underwater adventures.
- Living Archive: As weights change hands, new stewards add their stories atop previous ones, building a rich history of diving experiences.
- Travel Guide: Discover new diving locations through the collected experiences of the Dive Steel community.
- Lost and Found: Track weights that have been released in emergencies, enabling future recovery and continued use thanks to their durable construction.
Like a message in a bottle cast into the sea, each Dive Steel weight carries the potential to connect divers across time and distance. This connection embodies our philosophy that we are all temporary stewards—of our equipment, our oceans, and the amazing underwater environments we explore.
How to Use the Network
Viewing Weight History
- Visit the Sea Bottle Network website
- Enter a weight's identification code
- Browse all recorded sightings
- Explore the weight's journey through time and location
Anyone can view sighting histories, no registration required.
Logging Sightings
- Scan the QR code on your Dive Steel weight
- Your browser will open to the logging page
- Enter your location (latitude/longitude)
- Add a short note about your experience
- Submit your sighting
Limited to one sighting per day; new entries will override previous same-day logs.
Privacy by Design
The Sea Bottle Network emphasizes simplicity and privacy:
- No accounts or passwords required
- No personal information collected
- Physical possession verified through QR code scanning
- Sightings are permanent and uneditable
A Network Built on Stewardship
The Sea Bottle Network's design reflects our core philosophy: we are all temporary stewards of both our equipment and our oceans. Like the traditional message in a bottle, each Dive Steel weight carries stories across time and distance, connecting divers through shared experiences and a commitment to ocean conservation.
By emphasizing temporary stewardship over permanent ownership, we acknowledge that dive weights—particularly in emergencies—may need to be released. The robust construction of Dive Steel weights, combined with their non-toxic materials, means they can be safely recovered and reused, continuing their journey through the diving community.
This approach to equipment stewardship mirrors our broader responsibility to the marine environments we explore. Each logged sighting becomes part of a larger story—one of adventure, discovery, and environmental consciousness that spans the global diving community.