ingilizce Haberler Archive
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What is a tsunami and how are they monitored?
Photo: A network of buoys in the world’s oceans detect tsunami waves (Supplied: NOAA) A dangerous tsunami is a series of waves that can be triggered by any event that disrupts the sea floor in some way. They are usually […]
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This mailbox in Japan lies 10-feet underwater but still receives 1,500 mails each year
The mailbox receive anywhere between 1,000 to 1,500 mails each year. The mails are retrieved by employees of the Yamatani Dive Shop, who dive and collect. Interestingly, the shop also sells water-resistant postcards and oil-based markers for those who like […]
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A peek into the mysterious gaze of the great white shark
Part of the great white shark’s mystique is its unnerving gaze, a sort of blank stare, as though from a creature whose soul has departed its body. Some might recall the chilling description delivered more than 40 years ago by […]
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Whale wars: Japan vessels leave for whaling in Antarctic through March
Japanese vessels left Friday to conduct what Tokyo calls “research whaling” in the Antarctic Ocean through March. Japan is planning to hunt 333 Antarctic minke whales in its second whaling expedition in the Antarctic Ocean since an international court ruled […]
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Suspected great white shark makes rare appearance in Oregon river
ASTORIA, Ore., Nov. 18 (UPI) — A pair of men catching crabs in Oregon caught video of a rare sight — a suspected great white shark in the Columbia River. Josh Robb said he and his father-in-law were crabbing Saturday […]
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Scotland: Thousands of fish poached alive in lice treatment bungle that could hit Christmas salmon prices
Another incident saw more than 60,000 salmon killed by hydrogen peroxide being used to treat them for amoebic gill disease at Marine Harvest’s fish farm in Soay Sound, off the Isle of Harris, in September. The deaths led to thousands […]
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Tropical turtle ‘lucky to be alive’ after washing up on WELSH beach
Both species are usually found in warm waters more than 4,000 miles away around Florida and Mexico. It became stranded on the shore at the Tan-Y-Foel beach on the Menai Straits at Angelsey, North Wales – and has been named […]
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Tens of thousands of dead fish clog Shinnecock Canal on Long Island
Long Islanders thought winter had arrived early when they walked near the Shinnecock Canal in Hampton Bays, New York, on Monday. The water looked like it was covered in a thick sheet of ice, but upon closer examination, residents could […]
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New TV show: Deep Sea Mysteries with Paul Clerkin premieres tonight
Paul J. Clerkin is a graduate researcher at the Pacific Shark Research Center of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in Moss Landing, California. Clerkin specializes in rare and deep-sea chondrichthyans and is focusing on new species descriptions and life histories of […]
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Aussie researchers: Teenage whale sharks don’t venture far to make sure they are fed
SYDNEY, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) — Male adolescent whale sharks act just like human male teenagers, they don’t venture far from home to makes sure they get their food, Aussie researcher published on Wednesday shows. After sifting through over 6000 photos […]
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One Million Tons of Post-War Chemical Weapons Dumped in the Ocean Might Pose Threat Worldwide
Chemical litter is sitting ominously at the bottom of the ocean. Is there destruction in the horizon? Scientists study the phenomenon. According to a report from Hakai Magazine, an estimated one million tons of warfare chemicals are found in the […]
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Thailand: Up to 70 giant freshwater stingrays found dead in Mae Klong river
Thai officials have found the river to be slightly more acidic than normal, but aren’t sure if that could be the cause. Some speculate that the rays may have been poisoned by cyanide or succumbed to a recent spill from […]
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Researchers: 4,000 Years Ago, Ancient Greenlanders Ate Bowhead Whales
DNA analysis has allowed researchers with the University of Copenhagen to reconstruct the diets of Greenland’s first settlers, revealing that around 4,000-years-ago the first humans in Greenland, the Saqqaq culture, relied heavily on marine mammals (bowhead whales) for food. Previously […]
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‘Big Blue’ freediver Enzo Maiorca dies at 85
ROME: Renowned freediver Enzo Maiorca, whose rivalry with Frenchman Jacques Mayol was immortalised in the 1988 Luc Besson film “The Big Blue”, has died aged 85, Italian media said on Sunday (Nov 13). Maiorca was the first man to dive […]
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Researcher: Puget Sound orca population at risk;
VANCOUVER – The death of a single wild animal is not usually significant, but for an endangered species of killer whales the loss of a young female has some experts worried that the population may reach a point where it […]
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New cargo flows sought for UK Bulk Terminals amid falling imports
Some of the UK’s 80 to 90 bulk terminals face uncertain futures as imports of key dry bulk commodities dry up following the recent closures of a number of coal-fired power stations and a reduction in steel producing capacity, combined […]
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Aussie diver who swam for eight hours in dark is ‘lucky to be alive’
A diver who was reported missing off the coast of Geraldton on Thursday night has been found after he washed up on a beach at Greenough, 33 kilometres from where he was last seen. The man went missing around 7.15pm while scuba […]
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Mysterious noises that have haunted people in the Arctic recently may have a very simple explanation
The theories range from UFOs operating under the ice to the release of methane gas to Russian or U.S. submarines lurking in Canadian waters. But one possible explanation for the mysterious sounds seemingly coming from the ocean floor in Canada’s […]
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Hawaii: Aquarium fish suit taken to state Supreme Court
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Conservation groups are appealing to the state Supreme Court to require more oversight of the aquarium fishing industry. The groups represented by Earthjustice say DLNR should have required environmental reviews before granting permits for the unlimited capturing […]
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Aussie govt now has ‘tremendous power’ to catch and kill sharks
THE NSW Greens have warned shark nets risk a “false sense of security” for beach lovers while preparing to oppose legislation allowing their rollout on the North Coast. Upper House Greens MP Justin Field said shark nets weren’t a silver […]
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41 years ago: Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior
A 1959 file photo shows the Great Lakes freighter Edmund Fitzgerald, which disappeared Nov. 10, 1975, in a storm on Lake Superior.(Photo: AP) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally ran Nov. 11, 2015. The Great Lakes have claimed thousands of ships […]
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Huge water ‘lake’ found beneath Bolivian volcano
Scientists have discovered what is kind of like a very big, extremely warm hot tub beneath a Bolivian volcano. But you wouldn’t want to go scuba diving there anytime soon. The underwater “lake”— which is actually an anomaly that’s a […]
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Kolay discovers WW2 British sub in Aegean
Long-lost British WW2 submarine HMS Simoom has been located and dived by the noted Turkish wreck-hunter Selcuk Kolay. The wreck lies in deep water about 6 miles north-west of the Turkish Aegean island of Bozcaada and 17 miles from the […]
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Damen SAR 1906 boats to be built in Turkey
The boats are being financed by the European Union and will be operated by the Turkish Coastguard (TURCG), to support the refugees and migrants rescue operations. The award-winning Damen SAR 1906 is a state-of-the-art SAR craft and is the result […]
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Jeju’s women divers ‘haenyeo’ likely to be listed as UNESCO Cultural Heritage
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) — Women divers on South Korea’s resort island of Jeju, or “haenyeo,” are likely to be listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO, the Cultural Heritage Administration said. The South Korean government agency […]
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Giant Underwater Cave Was Hiding Oldest Human Skeleton in the Americas
In a pitch black, 140-foot-deep underwater cave, three divers make a stunning 13,000-year-old discovery: the oldest complete human skeleton ever found in the Americas. In this video, see the ancient remains, venture through the remarkable deep-water chamber, and see how a skeleton belonging to […]
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The Lake Erie photos that exploded around the world
Herman Melville understood the full power of the Great Lakes. In Moby Dick, his triumphant 19th century novel about American whaling, Melville described the Great Lakes as “grand freshwater seas.” He wrote of “dismasting blasts as direful as any that lash […]
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When the brain goes diving: how seals can go without air for an hour
For most land living mammals, a lack of oxygen usually results in irreversible damage to the brain within a few minutes. One of the reasons why this happens is because this highly active tissue cannot cope with the imbalance between […]
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California Coastal Commission approves remodeled orca attraction at Sea World
Artists conception of expanded SeaWorld orca tank, underwater view SAN DIEGO — The California Coastal Commission Friday approved a plan by SeaWorld San Diego to remodel its orca tanks to make way for a new, more educational killer whale show. […]
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines to outlaw killing of sea turtles
Photo taken from: Awesomeocean.com KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent Nov 3, CMC-St. Vincent and the Grenadines will as of January 1, make it illegal to catch or kill sea turtles or disturb their nest. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves announced the planned […]
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British Ex-policeman Ben Hooper Begins His 2,000-mile Swim Across the Atlantic in Bid to Become First Person to Cross an Ocean
An ex-policeman has started a 2,000 mile swim across the Atlantic today in a bid to become the first ever person to conquer an ocean. Dad-of-one Ben Hooper, 38, set off from Dakar in Senegal, Africa, shortly after sunrise and […]
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Canadian navy sending vessel to check into report atomic bomb wreckage found off BC
By David Pugliese and John Mackie The Royal Canadian Navy will send one of its ships to investigate a report that part of an atomic bomb jettisoned from a U.S. aircraft in 1950 has been found off the coast of British […]
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Cape Cod white shark necropsy video released
CapeCodToday.com welcomes thoughtful comments and the varied opinions of our readers. We are in no way obligated to post or allow comments that our moderators deem inappropriate. We reserve the right to delete comments we perceive as profane, vulgar, threatening, […]
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These photos of chairs underwater are strangely soothing
(Picture: Patitopupa/YouTube) You’re having a bad day, you forgot to have breakfast (or lunch) and Costa just discontinued your favourite drink. Usually, the only thing to do in this scenario would be despair. That is, unless you’ve looked at photographs of […]
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Lydia the globe-trotting great white shark surfaces near Nova Scotia
A globe-trotting shark with more than 28,000 Twitter followers has surfaced off the coast of Nova Scotia. According to OCEARCH’s shark tracker, Lydia the great white shark has been headed northeast in the Atlantic Ocean for the past week. Lydia’s […]
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Sad drama in Puget Sound: Another orca dies, hope dims for her calf
One of the most easily recognized of Puget Sound’s resident killer whales has died, and her young calf will almost certainly follow — despite his older sister’s attempts to save him, biologists reported Friday. Photographs and observer reports over the […]
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Shark detection buoys set for trial in New South Wales
A new shark detection technology named “clever buoy” will be trialled off the coast of Port Stephens, 200km north of Sydney, in the hope it will give insight into the spate of recent attacks on the New South Wales north […]
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The U.S. Navy’s potential sub-tracking drone has no engine
The U.S. Navy has approved the use of buoyancy gliders by all of its destroyers. These unmanned underwater vehicles use wave energy to propel themselves at sea. The Navy probably will use them to locate enemy submarines. Buoyancy gliders were […]
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How do sharks keep themselves from drying out in salty seawater?
The Pacific spiny dogfish shark recycles the toxic ammonia found in ocean water and converts it to useful urea, new research from the University of British Columbia suggests. The urea keeps the skin of the shark moist, thus preventing them from […]
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Kiwi free diver sets new record with 7 minute 45 second breath hold
National free diving champions Guy Brew and Kathryn Nevatt. photo/ supplied A Kiwi free diver who held her breath for nearly eight minutes under water has set a new record in New Zealand. Kathryn Nevatt held her breath for […]
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Blood in the water over shark cage-diving in New Zealand
The Department of Conservation (DoC) doesn’t have to consider the risk to humans from great white shark cage-diving when granting licences for the activity, a court has been told. Great white sharks (pictured) are known to gather near Stewart Island. […]
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Lost: Underwater drone to be used in search for missing flight MH370
Australia says an underwater drone will be used in the continuing deep sea search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Australia’s Transportation Safety Bureau said Wednesday it will fit one of the ships involved in the deep-sea sonar search with […]
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Florida diving site’s safety questioned after two divers die
CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8 A western lowland gorilla, part of a critically endangered species, was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, zoo officials announced Thursday.
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The Lost City Of Thonis-Heracleion Discovered Deep Underwater After 1,200 Years
And while it’s a pretty old discovery (back in 2000)It’s still incredibly remarkable. Thonis-Heracleion (Egyptian and Greek) was a lost city that existed before the foundation of Alexandria in 331 BC. The city saw its golden days as it served […]
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Treating a Sea Urchin Injury
While most divers know and respect the mantra “take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but bubbles,” there are instances when immediate contact with marine animals is unexpected or unavoidable. Tide pools and intertidal zones are great places to observe marine […]
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Sea Shepherd claims new ship can ‘outrun’ Japanese whalers
Anti-whaling activist group Sea Shepherd announced its 11th whale defense campaign Tuesday with the launch of a custom-built vessel, which it claims will have the requisite muscle to take on Japanese whaling fleets. “For the first time we will have […]
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Diver’s Paradise Found — Only 50 Miles From Florida!
Less than 50 miles from Florida is a surprisingly diverse diver’s paradise. The Bahamas, a chain of 700 islands and cays stretching for almost 600 miles, is well-known for its beautiful white sand beaches and impossibly turquoise waters. Each island […]
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MSF’s Rescue Vessel Attacked off Libyan Coast
A group of armed men onboard an unidentified speedboat approached and attacked the rescue vessel Bourbon Argos on August 17, 2016, while it was conducting search and rescue operations, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The attack occurred 24 nautical […]
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Orders Two Expedition Cruise Ships
German cruise company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, owned by TUI AG, has been confirmed as the owner of the two expedition cruise vessels ordered at Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard Holdings Limited (Vard). The parties signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with respect to […]
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NEED A SUB FOR YOUR TOY BOX?
Northrop and Johnson has just listed the two-person submersible DEEP-C on the brokerage market at an asking price of $1.2 million. The 15-foot sub is an Ocean Pearl model built by SEAmagine in 2010. She is rated for explorations more […]
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ETAS TO PANAMA
The Clipper Race fleet are currently heading for Panama ahead of the transit of the Panama Canal, below are the latest ETAs. The fleet will stop at Banana Bay Marina, Golfito Bay, Costa Rica for a planned refuelling stop before […]
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Divers Plunge 100 Feet Below the Arctic Ice Without SCUBA Gear (For Fun)
At first glance, the appeal may not be obvious. You’re 33 feet underwater beneath a solid roof of ice. You’ve been holding your breath for three minutes, surrounded by darkness. Somewhere above is the only way out: a 6-foot hole […]
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6 Awesome Shipwrecks That Were Discovered This Year
Courtesy of NOAA Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association discovered the remains of the USNS Mission San Miguel in August 2015. The Russian Submarine Location: 1.5 nautical miles off the eastern coast of central Sweden Type of Ship: […]
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Shark bites woman in Boca Raton
A 2-foot nurse shark was attached to the woman’s right forearm when a crew arrived at Life Guard Tower 8 near 1400 N. Ocean Blvd. around 1:20 p.m., fire officials said. The shark had been killed before the crew arrived, […]
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Recognizing and Addressing Nitrogen Narcosis
If you’re thinking of exploring beyond the open-water certification depth of 60 feet (18 m), you will need additional training. The advanced open water course or something similar is the natural next step. A key component of these courses involves […]
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PHOTOS: AMERICA’S CUP WORLD SERIES NEW YORK
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Joe Harris Returns To Newport
May 5, 2016, Newport, RI – Joe Harris completed his solo circumnavigation this morning returning to Newport for the first time since November 15, 2015. At 08:27:48 EDT Joe Harris crossed Castle Hill Light on his Class 40, Gryphon Solo […]
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Jason Polakow's infamous session at Jaws
It’s always nice to hear an Australian accent in the lineup at Jaws. And if that Australian is riding a windsurfer, then it can only be Jason Polakow and his crew. Taking a sail into one of the world’s most […]
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And the winners of the Indoor de France 2016 are…
Kauli Seadi and Alice Arutkin are the grand winners of the Indoor de France 2016, held at the Bercy Arena, in Paris. The event attracted 140 media professionals from all over the world and had hundreds of fans watching on-site. […]
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The 2016 Dunkerbeck GPS Speed Challenge will crown world champions
It’s official the 2016 Dunkerbeck GPS Speed Challenge will crown speed sailing world champions, from June 1st-5th, in Fuerteventura’s Matas Blancas, Canary Islands. The event designed by Björn Dunkerbeck will simultaneously host the 2016 ISWC World Championship and, as a […]
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The SUP paddle that works as a windsurfing sail
And now for something completely different. Have you ever tried a stand-up paddle with a small, built-in windsurfing sail? Yes, it’s been invented. The reviews are interesting, and its simplicity invites us to try it. Why not? When the waves […]
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The 2016 American Windsurfing Tour schedule
The 2016 American Windsurfing Tour (AWT) will visit Moulay, in Morocco, for the first time in its history, from 15th-21st May 2016. The historic wave windsurfing circuit is widening its options, and Africa will share the strong trade winds (“Cherki”) […]
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The difference between x-ply and monofilm windsurfing sails
It is a classic debate in the windsurfing community. What are the best sails made of? As always, there are two sides to every story. Let’s take a look at the differences between x-ply and monofilm. We all know that […]
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Six Pirate Attacks in 24 Hours off Nigeria, Two Crew Kidnapped
Two crew members of an offshore supply vessel were kidnapped by pirates while their ship was underway around 97 nautical miles south west of Brass, Nigeria. According to the information provided by the International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) piracy reporting center, […]
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Kleven Maritime to Build Up to Four Expedition Ships
Norway’s shipbuilder Kleven Maritime has entered into an agreement with a compatriot cruise company Hurtigruten Cruises to build up to four new explorer vessels. Under the contract, the shipbuilder is scheduled to deliver two new vessels, designed for Arctic and […]
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The Truth About Invasive Lionfish
Let’s face the facts. Lionfish were introduced into the Atlantic ecosystem by humans. Thus, it becomes the responsibility of humans to clean up this mess. Thankfully there are several ways you can help. If you see a lionfish while snorkeling […]
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Mission Impossible, Ewan Jaspan’s Road to Recovery
Ewan had a bad injury a couple years back causing him to take a hiatus from kiteboarding. This year, after a lot of hard work and training, he finally made the long trip from Australia to Brazil to enjoy kiting […]
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Shark Week 2016 Promo Video Is Released — And We’re Not Sure How To Feel About It
Discovery Channel has released the first promo video for Shark Week 2016, which means the countdown has officially begun, folks. The weeklong binge on all things shark starts June 26, and we can’t help but wonder what the video lineup […]
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Container Shipping Woes Push CSCL Deep into Red
Strong headwinds in the container shipping industry have pushed China Shipping Container Lines Company Limited (CSCL) to a loss of RMB 2.95 billion (USD 456.5 million) against a RMB 1.04 bilion profit from 2014. The revenue of the group decreased […]
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ITF: Australia’s Safe Ship Managing ‘Taking on Water’
The ongoing Australian senate hearing into flag of convenience (FOC) shipping is raising “shocking concerns”, according to the maritime coordinator of the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation), Jacqueline Smith. The latest hearing revealed that the captain of the “death ship” […]
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NCL Returns to Fincantieri for a New Cruise Ship
Miami-based cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has placed an order to construct a sister ship to Seven Seas Explorer for its Regent Seven Seas Cruises with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. The contract price for the vessel is EUR 422 million […]
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CBP Stops Semi-Submersible Carrying 5.5 Tons of Cocaine
Four people were arrested and more than 5.5 tons of cocaine sank after a self-propelled semi-submersible vessel was detected in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on March 2, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said. The authorities estimated that the […]
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Kidnapped BOURBON Crew Freed
French offshore vessel contractor BOURBON announced earlier today that the two crew members abducted on board the Bourbon Liberty 251 off the coast of Nigeria on February 23 have been released. The two crew members were on board the BOURBON-owned […]
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Workers End Limassol Strike
The indefinite strike in the Port of Limassol has been terminated as port unions have called their members to return to work after the government passed a new legislation on port workers’ rights. Namely, the country’s parliament fast-tracked a bill […]
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Japan Kills 333 Minke Whales for ‘Research Purposes’
Over 300 minke whales were killed in Japan’s latest Antarctic Ocean “research mission”, the Japanese Fisheries Agency said yesterday after the country’s whaling fleet return home. The country sent its four-ship whaling fleet to the Southern Ocean in December 2015 […]
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Drunken Captain Grounds Ship off Rostock, Germany
Dutch cargo ship Abis Bergen ran aground on Saturday, March 26th at the entrance of the German port of Rostock blocking the access to the port while its captain was under the influence of alcohol. According to the German water […]
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Five Crewmembers Taken by Pirates off Nigeria
Five crew members have been kidnapped from a 6,436 dwt tanker after pirates attacked the vessel offshore Niger Delta, Nigeria on March 26, according to the UK-based security broker agency Asket. At least eight pirates boarded the chemical tanker MT […]
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World Kiteboarding Championship Kicks-off in Egypt’s Red Sea
Competition for the world kiteboarding championship kicked off in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of el-Gouna on Monday, with 65 men and women from 26 countries shooting across the water and twirling through the air in hopes of winning 50,000 euros […]
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First Iranian Ships Get Classified as Sanctions Lifted
Iran’s first two ships have been classified by Italy’s RINA Services and the Asian Classification Society (ACS) following the sanctions’ lifting against the country. The vessel pair are two general cargo ships at 15,000 GT owned by the Islamic Republic […]
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Fincantieri Delivers 2nd Viking, Launches 3rd
Italian cruise ship builder Fincantieri has delivered today at its shipyard in Ancona the Viking Sea, the second of six cruise ships Viking Ocean Cruises has ordered from the yard. Viking Sea, as its sister ships, is placed in the […]
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Heart Disease And Diving: The First Signs And Surgery
Beverly Douglas Diver and longtime Lessons for Life author Eric Douglas takes us along on his road to recovery after open-heart surgery. Since 2009, I’ve written the Lessons for Life column for Scuba Diving magazine providing analysis of scuba diving […]
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Diving with Sea Turtles Never Gets Old
Diving in South Florida is special experience. From day to day I never know what wonder I’ll see beneath the water. Earlier this year I moved about an hour north from Fort Lauderdale to Jupiter and have found more amazing […]
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Salt Life Brings World's Only Underwater Art Gallery To Florida
Courtesy of Salt Life Coming To A Wreck Near You Originally on display in Barbados, the exhibit will be moved to the USNS Vandenberg. Salt Life is partnering with world-renowned artist Andreas Franke and The Sinking World to bring an […]
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Animal Rights Activists Rejoice! This Will Be SeaWorld’s Last Generation of Captive Orcas
Big changes are coming to marine wildlife park SeaWorld, as the company has announced it will end its orca breeding program, effective immediately. In an op-ed for the LA Times, SeaWorld’s CEO Joel Manby cited widespread public backlash and proposed […]
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Albino One
Migaloo, the only known all white humpback whale, was photographed by jenny dean (first, third photos) in the great barrier reef. though often described as albino, migaloo has brown eyes and is more likely leucistic or hypopigmented. last year, a […]
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The false killer whale
The false killer whale is a cetacean, and the third-largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It lives in temperate and tropical waters throughout the world.The average size of a male killer false whale is around 17 ft long and […]
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The calico box crab
Padre Island National Seashore, Texas ~ The calico box crab is a brightly colored two- to four-inch crab, with red patches on a gray to pale yellow carapace.This coloring enables it to bury itself in sandy areas of shallow waters, […]
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Helmet Urchins
Helmet Urchins, or Shingle Urchins and in Hawaiian are called kaupali which translates to “cliff hanging.” These urchins are found in the harsh inter-tidal zone of the volcanic shores of Hawaii. Source: The Featured Creature
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The Spotted Cleaner Shrimp, Shoeshiner of the Caribbean
Common to the Caribbean Sea, this spotted cleaner shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus), photographed off the island of Bonaire in the Dutch Antilles, spotted cleaner shrimp live in sea anemones. As opposed to many other “cleaning” species, these shrimp do not go […]
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Why we’ve been hugely underestimating the overfishing of the oceans
The state of the world’s fish stocks may be in worse shape than official reports indicate, according to new data — a possibility with worrying consequences for both international food security and marine ecosystems. A study published Tuesday in the […]
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Stonefish
Securing ninth place on the list of the top ten creepiest fish, the stonefish is clearly a master of camouflage. Does he look angry to anyone else? Believed to be the deadliest fish in the world, it is definitely the […]
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Anglerfish – Lophius piscatorius
The angry-looking deep sea anglerfish has a right to be cranky. It is quite possibly the ugliest animal on the planet, and it lives in what is easily Earth’s most inhospitable habitat: the lonely, lightless bottom of the sea. There […]
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Mark Laita’s Breathtaking Photos of Sea Creatures
BY MARIA POPOVA You might recall photographer Mark Laita and his superb series Created Equal with its beautiful and stark “parallel portraits” of subcultures. Now, Laita takes his masterful eye for visual poetry to another fascinating, even more mysterious and […]
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Dumbo Octopus
The octopuses of the genus Grimpoteuthis are also known as Dumbo octopuses from the ear-like fins protruding from the top of their head-like bodies, resembling the ears of Walt Disney’s flying elephant. They are bathyal creatures, living at extreme depths […]
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TIMING IS EVERYTHING “10 EXAMPLES OF PERFECTLY TIMED PHOTOS”
When it comes to photography, timing is arguably everything. Photography is, after all, the act of freezing an instantaneous moment in time. Unlike lighting, composition, or aperture, timing is a photography technique that is not easy to quantify. It is […]
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10 Horrible Deep Sea Creatures
Viperfish The Viperfish (Mesopelagic – found at 80-1600 meters – about a mile down) is one of the most wicked looking sea monsters. Some of them are black as night all over with light organs (called photophores) in strategic places […]
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Human Wall Protects Baby Loggerheads Journey
It has been said that the reason baby animals are so cute is so that we will care for them. While this may be more opinion than fact, a bunch of baby loggerhead turtles certainly benefited from being absolutely adorable. […]
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Amazing underwater shark photo captured off the coast of Cornwall
A WILDLIFE photographer took this stunning underwater snap of a shark – when the creature bumped into his camera. Brave Will Clark leaned over the side of a boat off the coast off Penzance, Cornwall, after the captain had dragged […]
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We’re Eating Fukushima Radiation
Fish and seafood is often considered healthy and most people feel like seafoods are good for you. However, today, is that really the case? As of June, 2015, the radiation in the Pacific Ocean reached the US West Coast; the […]
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Scotland: Diver death skipper avoids jail following safety breach; “tragic accident”
Graeme Mackie’s family said he would be ‘sorely missed’ A fishing boat skipper has avoided jail after a member of his crew drowned following a safety breach. Ronald MacNeil, 55, from Leven in Fife, admitted failing to ensure there […]
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Baboons found to eat shark eggs
These are Chacma baboons. For the most part, they scavenge on land, but once every two weeks in the spring, they head out to the edge of the ocean to eat the babies of the sea’s alpha predator. Papio ursinus, […]
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Watch: Florida beachgoers rescue hammerhead shark; 'hammerhead sharks aren't really that dangerous to humans'
DESTIN, Fla. (WJHG) – Marcus and Logan Lakos try to make it down to the Panhandle for the summer every year. But this year’s visit to Destin they say came with a catch. Marcus captured his younger brother Logan pulling […]