Brownies Marine Group Enters Into Strategic Agreement with SunStar Aquatic Services

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Mikkel

PRESS RELEASE

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 12, 2012 — Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. (OTCBB:BWMG), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of highly specialized dive and safety products, today announced that SunStar Aquatic Services (“SunStar”) has entered into a strategic agreement to provide professional dive trips, and training solutions for the new Brownie’s Boca Dive and Paddle store, in Boca Raton, Florida.

SunStar was started by Karen Orsak and Capt. Tony Coulter in 1989 with the goal of providing top-notch, safe and adventurous SCUBA training combined with professional dive boat trips. SunStar operates a first class 15-passenger Dive vessel called the “DIVERSITY” with a base of operation at the prestigious Marina One Yacht Club. Marina One has over 2,600,000 cubic feet of indoor boat storage and deep water dockage and is located on the Boca Raton / Deerfield Beach city boundary in south Florida occupying both sides of Federal Highway. SunStar’s NAUI and PADI classes meet the highest levels of standards available in the industry. These classes are overseen by co-founder Tony Coulter who has been expertly instructing divers for over twenty-one years; and range from entry level through the entire range of specialty training programs which are offered by SunStar from the Marina One facility.

Robert Carmichael, Brownie’s CEO stated, “Marina One is arguably one of the top full-service marina facilities in southeast Florida and is positioned directly on the main canal serving the bulk of Boca Raton waterfront home and boat owners. Our core products and services excel when placed in front of this type of high profile and affluent market. SunStar will be operating as our training and boat operations team utilizing the class room and storage facility at our new Boca Dive and Paddle showroom for student orientation and outfitting. Offering a whole equipment, training, and activity solution to divers and boaters of all experience levels is important to our larger plan.

Karen Orsak, co-founder of SunStar stated “Tony and I believe the key to building a sustainable dive industry is by investing in the time and knowledge required to achieve a superior dive education along with an enjoyable and safe in-water experience for all divers. We are pleased that Brownie’s Marine Group shares our vision for the future of the diving industry.”

Mr. Carmichael further stated, “Tony and crew are known for their no-nonsense approach to high-quality training and boat operations; these are key tenants to our brand progression as we head toward the full-scale Brownie Adventure Center model. Brownie’s is committed to moving our unique products into prime markets like Boca Raton by creating a dynamic and company owned showrooms. We believe that placing the first of these stores in this high-density investor area will also help to increase our shareholder value”

Brownie’s is in the final stage of completing its Boca Dive and Paddle concept store. This novel showroom will feature a state of the art selection of Brownie’s core products and other great brands of dive equipment and stand-up-paddle boards (SUP). Quality training, demonstrations, a high quality as well as dive boat training operations are expected to be the foundation to building a sustainable customer base around this store model. A “soft” opening of the store, located at 176–B Glades Road in Boca Raton, is expected to occur in the next several days with an anticipated grand opening before the end of May.

For more information on SunStar Aquatics and Marina One, please see:

http://thediversity.com

http://www.marinaone.com/

 

About Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc.

 

Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Trebor Industries, Inc., d/b/a Brownie’s Third Lung, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida designs, tests, manufactures and distributes recreational hookah diving, yacht based scuba air compressor and Nitrox Generation Systems, and scuba and water safety products. The Company sells its products both on a wholesale and retail basis and is comprised of three highly specialized dive product groups. The Company is an industry leading manufacturing and distribution company that serves middle income boat owners, higher income yacht owners, recreational divers, military operators and public safety personnel. The Company holds more than ten patents and enjoys a robust product development and intellectual property program that has yielded several proprietary products. Many of these products and innovations have become the “standard” for the marine industry. The Company is known for its meticulous devotion to detail, high quality production and design ingenuity. In the boating and diving community, Brownie’s is known as the market leader when it comes to surface supplied “Third Lung” dive systems and Scuba Tankfill Systems for yacht-based diving. Brownie’s products and support service divers at all levels of the underwater world, from shallow-water dive systems to deep-water mixed gas support systems for exploration divers and submariners.

 

In 2011, Brownie’s introduced the first in a series of patent-pending Variable Speed Battery Powered Third Lung (hookah diving) devices engineered to conserve energy while delivering performance to the diver.

 

Forward-Looking Statements:

Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking and made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. “Forward-looking statements” describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as “future,” “plan” or “planned,” “expects,” or “projected.” These forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company’s control that may cause actual results to differ materially from stated expectations. These risk factors include, among others, limited operating history, difficulty in identifying and marketing products, intense competition and additional risks factors as discussed in reports filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov.

For more about Brownie’s, www.browniesmarinegroup.com.

 

 

 

 

Robert Manuel Carmichael

CEO

Brownie’s Marine Group

954-462-5570 x 202

 

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Brownie’s Marine Announces Initiation of Strategic Plan to Further Monetize the Value of its Patents and License Agreement Portfolios

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Mikkel

PRESS RELEASE

 

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 1, 2012 — Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. (OTCBB:BWMG), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of highly specialized dive and safety products, today announced strategic plans to further leverage its considerable portfolio of Intellectual Property Rights. Brownie’s currently holds ten patents and is a party to numerous license agreements covering new technology it has developed.

 

The Company’s NitroxMaker™ sales continue to make inroads into new retail locations and venues, and the Company believes its leading edge technology is proving to be in a “class of its own” at the end user sites. In order to more fully capitalize on its technology, the Company has begun launching its strategic initiative to inform the broader marine market and investing public about the intellectual property rights associated with this unique breathing gas production system, which it licenses. Several direct competitors do not have clear access to the technology; yet continue to offer what appear to be infringing devices for sale. As a result Brownie’s has initiated the first phase of asserting patent rights against those companies it believes is infringing on the Nitrox patents. Additionally Brownie’s will now step up the pace on educating the consumer base regarding the benefits of the fully licensed Nitrox Maker that it sells. The main Company web site now includes references to the various patents and license agreements that the Company holds, Brownie’s sales staff will begin integrating this value-added reference into proposals.

 

Please visit http://browniesmarinegroup.com/nitroxmaker-systems

and http://browniesmarinegroup.com/about-us/patents-and-licenses  for an overview.

 

“We are confident that our market position will continue to improve as our sales efforts continue to educate the consumer and professional dealer base regarding the superior products and services we have invested in over the years.”, said Robert Carmichael, CEO of Brownie’s Marine Group and continued: “We understand the needs of professional dive centers, operators and yacht divers and strive to exceed their goals by implementing innovation. A heightened assertion of our intellectual property rights will assist at the sales and branding level.”

 

Mr. Carmichael further commented, “Our Patented Commercial Vessel Life Vest and Police, Waterborne Security, and Military Body Armor Flotation devices continue to occupy an unparalleled “one of a kind category” in terms of life saving performance as well.  One of our near term goals is to assemble a complete marketing team to maximize the potential of these significant company assets. More on these devices can be seen at our website at: http://browniesmarinegroup.com/public-safety-life-jackets/kon-tiki-royal

and  http://browniesmarinegroup.com/body-armor.”

 

 

 

 

About Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc.

 

Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Trebor Industries, Inc., d/b/a Brownie’s Third Lung, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida designs, tests, manufactures and distributes recreational hookah diving, yacht based scuba air compressor and Nitrox Generation Systems, and scuba and water safety products. The Company sells its products both on a wholesale and retail basis and is comprised of three highly specialized dive product groups. The Company is an industry leading manufacturing and distribution company that serves middle income boat owners, higher income yacht owners, recreational divers, military operators and public safety personnel. The Company holds more than ten patents and enjoys a robust product development and intellectual property program that has yielded several proprietary products. Many of these products and innovations have become the “standard” for the marine industry. The Company is known for its meticulous devotion to detail, high quality production and design ingenuity. In the boating and diving community, Brownie’s is known as the market leader when it comes to surface supplied “Third Lung” dive systems and Scuba Tankfill Systems for yacht-based diving. Brownie’s products and support service divers at all levels of the underwater world, from shallow-water dive systems to deep-water mixed gas support systems for exploration divers and submariners.

 

In 2011, Brownie’s introduced the first in a series of patent-pending Variable Speed Battery Powered Third Lung (hookah diving) devices engineered to conserve energy while delivering performance to the diver.

 

Forward-Looking Statements:

Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking. “Forward-looking statements” describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as “future,” “plan” or “planned,” “expects,” or “projected.” These forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company’s control that may cause actual results to differ materially from stated expectations. These risk factors include, among others, limited operating history, difficulty in identifying and marketing products, intense competition and additional risks factors as discussed in reports filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov.

For more about Brownie’s, http://www.browniesmarinegroup.com.

 

Robert Manuel Carmichael

CEO

Brownie’s Marine Group

954-462-5570 x 202

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Brownie’s Marine Enters Strategic Alliance With Precision Paddleboards, Inc. Will Create New Revenue Stream for Brownie’s Adventure Center Locations

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Mikkel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Apr 13, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. (OTCBB:BWMG), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of highly specialized dive and safety products, today announced its entry into the “SUP” (Stand Up Paddle Board) market with its new venture Brownie’s Adventure Centers and strategic alliance with Precision Paddleboards.

“Working with the Precision Paddleboards, Inc. (“Precision”) team makes sense. Precision was the first SUP specialty store in Broward County, and has been named “Best Paddleboard Shop in South Florida” by both the New Times and Gold Coast/Boca Life Magazines. The company really understands the paddleboard customer and the market,” said, Robert Carmichael, Brownie’s Chairman and CEO.

Brownie’s Adventure Centers will usher in a new wave of retail consumer experiences centered on excellence in training, expert product selection guidance, and adventure preparedness. Precision brings experienced and fully-insured instructors along with leadership active in the racing community.

“Stand up Paddle Boarding (SUP) is the world’s fastest-growing watersport — it has appeal across every demographic, age, and fitness level. And unlike surfing, paddle boarding is very easy to learn, in as little at 45 minutes.” said Joshua Vajda, President of Precision Paddleboards, Inc. “Brownie’s great name in the dive and yacht community combined with their new Adventure Center concept aligns perfectly with our vision for SUP distribution and the SUP lifestyle.” Precision will assist Brownie’s in the development of the “Brownie’s Adventure Centers” beginning with the conversion of the Boca Raton site expected to open in May of this year.

Stand up paddle boarding is ideal for warm coastal climates and resorts because it is something the whole family can do, kids to grandparent. The sport is also growing among a wider range of athletic types including, cross-over athletes, yoga instructors, and surfers, because it offers a great core workout, builds endurance and balance, and surfers don’t need to schedule it around high and low tides.

“We are proud to have Josh and crew onboard at the ground level to help us build out a “Precision Paddleboards” niche in our path forward,” stated Robert Carmichael, Brownie’s Chairman and CEO. “We have anxiously observed the growth of SUP and recognize many of the same strengths and weaknesses apparent in the diving industry as well. It is hard to imagine building a sustainable retail business model today on a single consumer demographic alone; combining the full range of diving techniques and products with the dynamic SUP market is more likely to pollenate success.”

About Precision Paddleboards, Inc.

Precision Paddleboards is located in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and has South Florida’s best selection of stand up paddle boards. An authorized dealer for Suplove, Fanatic, King’s, Boga, Riviera, Coreban, HovieSUP, Bote, Quickblade Paddles and Whiskeyjack, Precision strives to find the right board for every rider, from kids to racers. Located at 3305 N Ocean Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308, just north of Oakland Park on A1A. Call (877) 954 — 4SUP (4787) or go to PrecisionPaddleboards.com or Facebook.com/PrecisionPaddleboards for more information.

About Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc.

Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Trebor Industries, Inc., d/b/a Brownie’s Third Lung, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida designs, tests, manufactures and distributes recreational hookah diving, yacht based scuba air compressor and Nitrox Generation Systems, and scuba and water safety products. The Company sells its products both on a wholesale and retail basis and is comprised of three highly specialized dive product groups. The Company is an industry leading manufacturing and distribution company that serves middle income boat owners, higher income yacht owners, recreational divers, military operators and public safety personnel. The Company holds more than ten patents and enjoys a robust product development and intellectual property program that has yielded several proprietary products. Many of these products and innovations have become the “standard” for the marine industry. The Company is known for its meticulous devotion to detail, high quality production and design ingenuity. In the boating and diving community, Brownie’s is known as the market leader when it comes to surface supplied “Third Lung” dive systems and Scuba Tankfill Systems for yacht-based diving. Brownie’s products and support service divers at all levels of the underwater world, from shallow-water dive systems to deep-water mixed gas support systems for exploration divers and submariners.

In 2011, Brownie’s introduced the first in a series of patent-pending Variable Speed Battery Powered Third Lung (hookah diving) devices engineered to conserve energy while delivering performance to the diver.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking. “Forward-looking statements” describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as “future,” “plan” or “planned,” “expects,” or “projected.” These forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company’s control that may cause actual results to differ materially from stated expectations. These risk factors include, among others, limited operating history, difficulty in identifying and marketing products, intense competition and additional risks factors as discussed in reports filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov.

For more about Brownie’s, http://www.browniesmarinegroup.com.

Contact: Robert Manuel Carmichael CEO
Brownie’s Marine Group
954-462-5570 x 202

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Brownie’s Marine Launches “iTOOKAdive” Resort Product and Licensing Program in Singer Island, West Palm Beach, Florida

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Mikkel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Apr 9, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. (OTCBB:BWMG), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of highly specialized dive and safety products, today announced the launch of a new resort operator dive experience licensing program and product named TOOKA(TM) (Tank Supplied Hookah), with its first location on Singer Island near West Palm Beach, Florida.

The program offers beach goers and tourists the opportunity to enjoy the simplicity and marvel of surface supplied air diving and guided underwater tours with the assistance of professional instructors. The product is a new innovation from Brownie’s Marine Group utilizing a purpose-designed and built raft that robustly supports two (2) scuba tanks on the surface supplying multiple divers air through long hoses to breathing regulators, much like the gas and electric powered Brownie’s Third Lung Hookah diving systems. TOOKA(TM) combines Brownie’s patented “DWC” tow belt, PELETON(TM) hose system with “QRS” (quick-release-swivel hose fittings) and other Brownie’s hookah components leveraging “efficiencies of scale” and delivering an unparalleled diving experience.

The TOOKA(TM) is available to qualified operators through a targeted licensing program developed to easily and safely introduce people to diving, build Brownie’s brand awareness, and generate an ongoing monthly revenue stream for both Brownie’s and its partners. The potential locations that could benefit from a TOOKA(TM) program include thousands of warm-water vacation destinations around the globe.

The TOOKA(TM) program has been in “beta-operation” since the initial announcement of the product development at the annual industry dive show, DEMA in 2010. This Easter weekend marks the official launch to the general public. The Singer Island-West Palm Beach TOOKA(TM) program is headed up by Dan Volker, founder of the “South Florida Dive Journal”, who along with instructors from local dive store and collaborator, Pura-Vida Divers, has already undergone TOOKA(TM) instructor certification.

“Singer Island represents the ideal location to kick off the TOOKA(TM) program. On one side of the Island there is the world famous Blue Heron Bridge, an ideal drive-to beach with a spectacular underwater park where people come from all over the world to see nudibranchs, octopus, frogfish, sea horses and dozens of other small creatures that are rarely seen elsewhere in the world. On the beach side of Singer Island, there are several hundred yards of reef rising up to 8 feet off the bottom, in less than 15 feet of water, close to shore. On an island with a tourist flow of between 6,000 and 10,000 new people every two weeks, this is a spectacular opportunity to introduce some of Florida’s most beautiful underwater sights, to non-divers, with little more effort than required to enjoy a ride at Disney World.”, said Dan Volker. Mr. Volker further added: “Unlike scuba diving which requires a complex buoyancy compensator, gauge skills and heavy equipment, it isn’t necessary to master any of these skill prior to taking a TOOKA(TM) dive.”

“Interest for the TOOKA(TM) has been growing for the last few years as we tweaked our product and licensing program to meet market conditions and goals. TOOKA(TM) is an ideal method to introduce vacationers to the wonderful underwater world. The experience is much like snorkeling, with the added benefit of being able to stay down and experience the brilliance of the other 2/3rd’sof our world; it is simple and easy. We are very excited about this program and believe the addition of this new business venture will be a boon for not just Brownie’s Marine Group, but the entire dive industry. It’s the ideal way to show novices what they are missing and get them started in a sport that will provide a lifetime of adventure,” stated Robert Carmichael, Brownie’s Chairman and CEO.

To accompany the new business venture a new website has been established called www.itookadive.com (to be read: I-took-a-dive dot com).

 

About Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc.

Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Trebor Industries, Inc., d/b/a Brownie’s Third Lung, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida designs, tests, manufactures and distributes recreational hookah diving, yacht based scuba air compressor and Nitrox Generation Systems, and scuba and water safety products. The Company sells its products both on a wholesale and retail basis and is comprised of three highly specialized dive product groups. The Company is an industry leading manufacturing and distribution company that serves middle income boat owners, higher income yacht owners, recreational divers, military operators and public safety personnel. The Company holds more than ten patents and enjoys a robust product development and intellectual property program that has yielded several proprietary products. Many of these products and innovations have become the “standard” for the marine industry. The Company is known for its meticulous devotion to detail, high quality production and design ingenuity. In the boating and diving community, Brownie’s is known as the market leader when it comes to surface supplied “Third Lung” dive systems and Scuba Tankfill Systems for yacht-based diving. Brownie’s products and support service divers at all levels of the underwater world, from shallow-water dive systems to deep-water mixed gas support systems for exploration divers and submariners.

In 2011, Brownie’s introduced the first in a series of patent-pending Variable Speed Battery Powered Third Lung (hookah diving) devices engineered to conserve energy while delivering performance to the diver.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking. “Forward-looking statements” describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as “future,” “plan” or “planned,” “expects,” or “projected.” These forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company’s control that may cause actual results to differ materially from stated expectations. These risk factors include, among others, limited operating history, difficulty in identifying and marketing products, intense competition and additional risks factors as discussed in reports filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov.

For more about Brownie’s, http://www.browniesmarinegroup.com.

Contact:
Robert Manuel Carmichael CEO
Brownie’s Marine Group
954-462-5570 x 202

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Brownie’s Marine Group Expands Distribution Network in California for Its NitroxMaker(TM) and Yacht-Pro(TM) Compressors

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Mikkel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Apr 5, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) –

Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. (OTCBB:BWMG), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of highly specialized dive and safety products, today announced the appointment of Compressed Air Specialists (“CAS”) as a dealer, installation and service center for its innovative and highly regarded Brownie’s NitroxMaker(TM) and Yacht Pro(TM) series of scuba tank fill compressors.

CAS services the scuba industry counting more than 50 stores, over 400 fire departments and an impressive list of very high profile clients including the US Navy, US Marine Corp and the US Air Force. Additionally, Ocean Enterprises (a full-line Brownie’s dealer) is a key account of CAS.

Beginning as L.L. Bern Specialties, CAS has operated successfully in Southern California for over 50 years. CAS is now on their 3rdgeneration in the business, from its beginnings with Leonard Bern to Charles Townsend, and now with Shane and Shawn Townsend leading the way; CAS has become a respected standard in the breathing air industry.

Robert Carmichael, Chairman and CEO of Brownie’s Marine Group stated. “We are extremely pleased and fortunate to have a company the caliber of CAS representing us the West Coast. They come with decades of field experience and a fantastic reputation. The West Coast has widespread potential for our uniquely adapted dive store and yacht-based products so strengthening our position and reach there is of high priority to us as we move beyond the South Florida market”.

“We are thrilled to enter the agreement with Brownie’s Marine Group and see a great fit between our companies. The technology has come a long way and we are especially impressed by the Brownie’s NitroxMaker(TM)”, said Tracy Weaver Service Manager of CAS.” In particular the Brownie’s NitroxMaker(TM) operates at low temperatures thereby avoiding the previous technologies problem of voiding compressor warranties by exceeding the inlet temperature limits. Furthermore, we are especially happy about the safety and performance advantages the NitroxMaker(TM) offers compared with the potential hazards of partial blending systems and the old high-temperature membrane systems”.

“Despite the significant demands from our customers, for over a decade, we have steered clear of offering any Nitrox systems for sale due to safety concerns which is very important for us in our recommendations to our customers. This is truly an exciting opportunity because it now enables us to capture those lost sales with the high quality Brownie’s products,” Charlie Townsend, the President of CAS concluded.

 

About Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc.

Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Trebor Industries, Inc., d/b/a Brownie’s Third Lung, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida designs, tests, manufactures and distributes recreational hookah diving, yacht based scuba air compressor and Nitrox Generation Systems, and scuba and water safety products. The Company sells its products both on a wholesale and retail basis and is comprised of three highly specialized dive product groups. The Company is an industry leading manufacturing and distribution company that serves middle income boat owners, higher income yacht owners, recreational divers, military operators and public safety personnel. The Company holds more than ten patents and enjoys a robust product development and intellectual property program that has yielded several proprietary products. Many of these products and innovations have become the “standard” for the marine industry. The Company is known for its meticulous devotion to detail, high quality production and design ingenuity. In the boating and diving community, Brownie’s is known as the market leader when it comes to surface supplied “Third Lung” dive systems and Scuba Tankfill Systems for yacht-based diving. Brownie’s products and support service divers at all levels of the underwater world, from shallow-water dive systems to deep-water mixed gas support systems for exploration divers and submariners.

In 2011, Brownie’s introduced the first in a series of patent-pending Variable Speed Battery Powered Third Lung (hookah diving) devices engineered to conserve energy while delivering performance to the diver.

 

Forward-Looking Statements:

Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking. “Forward-looking statements” describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as “future,” “plan” or “planned,” “expects,” or “projected.” These forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company’s control that may cause actual results to differ materially from stated expectations. These risk factors include, among others, limited operating history, difficulty in identifying and marketing products, intense competition and additional risks factors as discussed in reports filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov. For more about Brownie’s, http://www.browniesmarinegroup.com.

Contact: Robert Manuel Carmichael CEO Brownie’s Marine Group 954-462-5570 x 202

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PRESS RELEASE: Brownie’s Marine Group Provides Company Update

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Mikkel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 14, 2012 — Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. (OTCBB:BWMG), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of highly specialized dive and safety products, today released the following company update from its Chairman and CEO, Robert Carmichael:

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Brownie’s Marine Group Acquires Assets of Boca Raton Dive Store

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Mikkel

PRESS RELEASE
8 Mar, 2012

Intends to Launch First Company Owned Retail Concept Store

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 8, 2012 (CISIONWIRE) — Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. (OTCBB:BWMG), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of highly specialized dive and safety products, announced today that it had purchased substantially all of assets, and assumed the lease of the former Boca Dive Center located at 176 Glades Road in Boca Raton, Florida. The purchase of these assets for a combination of cash and restricted common stock will provide Brownie’s with its first retail location in Palm Beach County, Florida.

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Triton Submarine Seatrials Of Triton 3300/3 In The Bahamas – Great For Explorations

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Mikkel

The Triton Submarine sea trials that took place towards the end of last year was a great experience for us to be part of and the entire story of advances in explorations and means of explorations of a frontier that is said to have been visited and studied less than the moon keeps unfolding and keeps intriguing us. (Video below) Continue reading →

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Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. Delivers Advanced Nitrox System To Ocean Enterprises, Inc. In San Diego

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Mikkel

Ocean Enterprises

 

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb 23rd, 2012

Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. (OTCBB: BWMG), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributer of highly specialized dive and safety products, announced today that Ocean Enterprises (“OE”) of San Diego (www.oceanenterprises.com) who became the first “full-line” stocking dealer of Brownie’s unique dive systems in California in fall of last year, has taken delivery of the unique NitroxMaker™ system NM CS 30 from Brownie’s Marine Group.

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Have A “Miller Light”

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Mikkel

Bob & Errol hanging by the mast of Miller Light

This weekend I had the opportunity to do a dive on a wreck called the “Miller Light” which I haven’t been on before (video below).

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Go On A Journey To The Deep Part Of The Ocean – Venture Deep Into The Blue

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Mikkel

The New Triton 3300/3 Submarine

 

 

Dan Volker was with us in the Bahamas and helped capture some great footage of the sea trials of the new Triton 3300/3 submarine. He made this beautiful video from the trip.

 

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Monday Morning Entertainment For You

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Mikkel

To get your first morning break this Monday morning I suggest that you enjoy this little snippet of a film from the dive days with the Triton submarine in the Bimini waters from back in 2009. It’s just a short film at 1:42 so I think you can be afforded that break.

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In Search Of Trey’s Propeller

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Mikkel

Note: There are two videos for you to see here on this post

Losing a propeller can be a costly affair and to add to the damage it may take quite a while for a replacement to be available.

Recently one of our long standing friends lost one of his propellers as it suddenly broke off at the shaft. Initially his thoughts were that they had hit something, but he soon came to realize that one of the propellers was missing.

Backtracking over his recent course his made his best guess at where this had happened and made a note of the coordinates.

Upon return he contacted Brownie’s Marine Group’s CEO, Robert Carmichael, and asked if he was up for the task of trying to find it and with luck salvage it. Robert of course jumped right on board for the challenge and mustered a gang consisting of Errol, Bill, Alan and Me (Mikkel) and this Saturday we took of in search of Trey’s propeller.

It was a beautiful morning and we took off just as the mornings first rays from the sun started to appear. We convened at the dock at the back of the Brownie’s Southport Diver store and loaded the boat and eased off out towards the sea. Port Everglades was buzzing with practically a rush hour of cruise liners either docked already or just about to and just outside the inlet even more were on their way.

The ocean was about as flat as anyone could have wished for so it made our about one hour travel time to destination pleasant and smooth. Portuguese man of war were plenty abound on the surface on our way there and they glistened in the sun light as the light really broke through.

Arriving at the coordinates that Trey had marked, we dropped the anchor and ran through our dive plan. We were going to set up as two dive teams, sending in the first team and in case they would return empty handed, we would send the second team for another try. Using Halcyon under water scooters, the so-called Halcyon HDVs, we would make a criss cross sweep pattern in the hopes that at some point we would spot the treasure: Trey’s Propeller.

Well, it turns out that we were lucky and not least that Trey had made absolutely a brilliant job at guessing and estimating the point of where he lost the propeller, so within about 15 minutes the first team spotted the propeller.

Errol Surfacing After The Propeller Had Been Located

Bill Surfacing After The Propeller Had Been Located

They resurfaced and were handed a rope to tie to the propeller so that we could hoist it up. They attached an 80 lbs liftbag to the propeller, but seeing the propeller probably weighed around 150-200 pounds that did not do much, so from the surface we sent down a big lift bag (probably it was a 500 lbs liftbag), which they then attached and that certainly helped. A little bit of gas into the liftbag and it soon ascended up through the water column up to the surface.

Meanwhile top side crew had rigged up the small davit which would prove really helpful in hoisting the propeller up from the surface onto the boat without damaging the boat. Everything went really smoothly and efficiently.

We were running way ahead of the schedule as we had planned to get the first dive in commencing about 9:15 am, and now it was 9:14 am and already we had the propeller safely onboard.

This also spelled great news for our friend Trey as a propeller like this easily could run upwards US$ 20,000 and not only that, he would probably have to suffer a delivery time of about 3 months.

Trey's Propeller Had Broken Off At The Shaft

Propeller Onboard, Now With Robert's Makeshift Safety Cap Courtesy Of Coke Cans

We have compiled this little video below from the propeller treasure hunt.


 

Since we had planned for contingencies in case we would have trouble finding the propeller, and since we found it so quickly, it meant that we not only had loads of breathing gas, but also lots of extra time to spend. And seeing we were in such wonderful waters near Bimini it would have been a great shame not to go and have a leisurely dive just for fun and the sights.

Alan Scouting The Beautiful Dive Site

Robert looked at the chart and suggested a spot for us to dive nearby. The spot turned out to be a real oasis of wonderful wildlife and we had a great dive there. We split up into two teams consisting of Robert and Bill, who would be diving the great Brownie’s VS Third Lung (the revolutionary all battery powered hookah diving system developed by Brownie’s Marine Group) and the other team consisting of Errol, Alan and Me all on open circuit systems.

It was a beautiful and very relaxing dive and we enjoyed the company of a majestic nurse shark, a moray eel, many lobsters, lion fish, hordes of barracudas, a puffer fish and a stingray and many, many more different fish.

The Revolutionary All Battery Powered VS Third Lung In It's Right Element

This leisure dive, however, also has come to serve as our first dive of many, many more to come in future in our launch of our Gulfstream initiative for Project Baseline. Project Baseline is a brain child of Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) and the project’s mission is to protect our world’s aquatic environments and the clean water supply on which they depend.

You can read more about Project Baseline on www.projectbaseline.org

 

See the video from this dive below:

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First Video From The Triton Submarine Sea Trials In The Bahamas

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Mikkel

Brownie’s Marine Group wishes everybody a very fantastic and happy New Year. We hope you have entered well and in style and wish you the best year ever.

As mentioned in an earlier post, we were recently supporting the sea trials of the new Triton 3300/3 submarine in the deep waters of the Bahamas.

During the days of these sea trials we managed to capture a bunch of photos and quiet a bit of videos too. Personally, I was happy to make my way way there for a few of the days and was very glad to partake in the event.

Here is the first of the videos that came out of the trip.

 

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