Archive for March, 2008

Mar
31

How Did He Shoot That?

Alain Bernard of France is seen from underwater as he enters the water to set a new world record of 47.60 seconds during the 100m freestyle in the men’s semi-finals at the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven March 21, 2008 (Photograph by: Wolfgang Rattay).
It is of course not possible for a photographer to be in […]

Mar
28

Good fishie! The amazing moment a man pats a Great White Shark as it breaches next to his boat

It’s a little too close to the jaws of death for our comfort.This is the amazing moment a man pats a monstrous Great White Shark off the coast of Australia after attracting it with chunks of bait.
The image was originally taken to demonstrate the powers of the Shark Shield, an electronic device designed to keep […]

Mar
17

Elderly British Woman Drowns In Tioman

KUANTAN, March 17 (Bernama) — An elderly British woman drowned in Tioman Island yesterday afternoon after going scuba diving.
Rompin district police chief DSP Abdullah Sani Salat said in the 3.15pm incident, the victim, Usha Vijh, 67, was in the sea with a friend near a jetty on the island.
He said her husband and another […]

Mar
15

Team Scuba is Ready to Rumble…(March 2008)

Team Scuba is Ready to Rumble…
NAUI and Team Scuba are off to the Races!
          

TAMPA, Florida (March 13, 2008) – Ray Black, Jr. - NAUI diver and Team Scuba driver – is focused and ready to race!  NAUI and Team Scuba will be there when the Goodyear Late Model Challenge opens their 2008 season this […]

Mar
6

Divers dig deep for the hole truth about our ancestors

Fossils from deep saltwater ‘caves’ show how human settlement has always upset the natural order, reports Roger Highfield
A pioneering study of life recorded in giant sinkholes that extend far below sea level has shown scientists the catastrophic impact that ancient communities had on their environments.

 

The Great Blue Hole at Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize

By swimming down […]

Mar
3

Bodies Of Two Divers Found Pinned Underneath Repaired Ship

MIRI, March 2 (Bernama) — The bodies of two divers reported missing while repairing a ship about five nautical miles off here last Friday, were found Sunday.
A Search and Rescue (SAR) team located the bodies about noon, but could not retrieve the duo as they were pinned underneath the hull of the 1,500 deadweight […]