
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Stefan started diving at the early age of six with his father. In 1992, he did his first “official” scuba diving course. Since then, he advanced onwards with courses such as nitrox and trimix. In 2009, Stefan started diving an Inspiration CCR rebreather along with moving into underwater photography in 2013. Meanwhile, he developed a great interest in wrecks and researching the history of the wrecks in the archives.
He conducted multiple expeditions to the wrecks in the North Sea. Stefan was present during the finding of a virgin VOC ship from 1661 in the English Channel. Stefan has traveled extensively throughout Sardinia, Portugal and Cuba, searching for lost shipwrecks. He was also involved in searching for and identifying the 1852 “Josephine Willis” wreck.
In 2014, Stefan obtained his full cave CCR certification. Since then, he has taken part in many cave dives in Sardinia, France and Spain, along with becoming a “specialist” in looking for new Belgian mine sites. He is the leader of the “Mine Exploration Team”, a dedicated team who does official mine research and documentation.
In 2020, Stefan became a member of the prestigious Explorers Club located in New York City.
2024 kicked off with an exploration of an unknown level in the Morépire mine, and the search for an underground tunnel under a Monastry. Along with a new mine, Stefan would call the largest and deepest mine in Belgium! Stay tuned!
Meanwhile, Stefan has written over 50 articles for international magazines:
- DUIKEN magazine (NL) : Permanent writer, monthly article
- Wetnotes magazine (DE) : Permanent writer, article nearly every issue
- Diver magazine (UK) : Frequent writer
- Diver 24 (PL) : Permanent writer, article every issue (including covershot)
- Neptune magazine (RU) : Frequent writer
- Magazine Plongez (FR): Frequent writer
- Duikersgids (BENELUX): Permanent photographer (including covershot)
Stefan has co-written 3 books:
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