
XR expert Florent M. Locatelli on board with the Mares blog!
by Mares - 13th July 2016
Florent M. Locatelli joined Mares & SSI in 2014; he is the “daddy” of
the new MARES│XR line and now International Training
Director for X...

Grotta Giusti – Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Florent M. Locatelli - 3rd April 2018
“Grotta Giusti can be found in the spa resort of Monsummano Terme, originally the 19th century country home of Tuscan poet Giuseppe Giusti, located ...

XR from the Diver’s Point of View
by Ivana and Janez - 2nd March 2018
When you look back in your logbook and see thousands of recorded dives, you may think to yourself ‘What more could I possibly learn about diving?’...

MT Haven (ex Amoco Milford Haven) – Ligurian Wrecks (Part II)
by Florent M. Locatelli - 12th January 2017
MT Haven, formerly Amoco Milford Haven, is a
VLCC-class oil-tanker (Very Large Crude Carrier), in other words a
super-tanker, built by Astilleros Es...

Unterseeboot U455 – Ligurian Wrecks (Part I)
by Florent M. Locatelli - 4th November 2016
Early in the morning, the 300 horsepower
engine of the 8m superfast inflatable boat flies us over a mirror-like sea towards
the wreck’s position. ...

The birth of the XR line
by Florent M. Locatelli - 13th September 2016
In 1949, Ludovico Mares designed
and manufactured his first masks and spearguns with one dream and purpose in
mind: to share his unbridled passion f...