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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Queensland Diver Hit by Boat
A 65 year old diver is suffering from leg and internal injuries after being hit by a boat while diving on Flinders Reef on 29th June. His condition is described as serious but stable. There’s a story in the Brisbane … Continue reading
Waglan Island
An interesting dive on the north-east corner of Waglan Island last Sunday. June has been the wettest month in Hong Kong since records began 125 years ago. So I suppose it’s not surprising that so much water has washed down … Continue reading
WWF’s Save Our Seas Campaign
The World Wildlife Fund would like to thanks everyone who signed their “Save Our Seas” petition. They collected about 60,000 signatures which makes it the biggest ever environmental petition in Hong Kong. They have submitted the signatures to the Chief … Continue reading
Rare Sturgeon dies at Ocean Park
Are Ocean Park impacted by high food prices, and feeding their exhibits to the barracuda? We shouldn’t joke about it, but one of five very rare Chinese Sturgeon died on Monday 23 June. It was found on Saturday with injuries … Continue reading
Book on Dave Shaw
Dave Shaw was a Hong Kong based pilot for Cathay Pacific, but also a very keen diver. He took up diving in 1999 and was interested in the opportunities to explore, ideally where no-one else has been. This led to … Continue reading
Article on the Mikhail Lermontov
There’s a good article on Diver’s website about the Mikhail Lermontov. This is a big Russian passenger liner that sank between the North and South islands in New Zealand. It is rare to have such a large wreck so easily … Continue reading
National Geographic Nudibranchs
For anyone interested in nudibranchs, there are some great photos on National Geographic’s website. They were shot by David Doubilet and some of the photos will certainly be controversial. Rather than taking them in their natural habitat, he took down … Continue reading
Cannon Recovered from Elizabethan Warship
On Friday a cannon was recovered from an Elizabethan warship off Alderney in the Channel Islands. The ship is believed to have sunk in 1592, 4 years after Elizabeth’s navy had beaten the Spanish Armada. What makes this particularly interesting … Continue reading
Body Recovered from Repulse
The body of the diver who went missing on the Repulse has been recovered. It seems he was found tangled in fishing line near the propellors. My condolences to his family and friends.
Hong Kong Whale Shark Dies
Sadly it appears that the whale shark that was found in Hong Kong waters on Friday, was found dead on Sunday. The fish was caught on Friday at 11am, taken to Aberdeen at 1pm and only released at 4:30pm (after … Continue reading
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Missing Komodo Divers Found
Five divers who went missing diving in the waters around Komodo were found on Saturday after spending 2 nights on a deserted part of Rinca island in Indonesia. They were all OK, albeit dehydrated. The group consisted of 3 Brits, … Continue reading
Whale Shark in Hong Kong
Now here’s a surprise. On Friday 6 June a trawler caught a 5 metre whale shark in the waters off Ocean Park in Hong Kong. He took it to Aberdeen fish market and called the Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department … Continue reading