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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Stoney Cove death
On Sat 24 January, James Askew from Stockton died after getting into difficulty at Stoney Cove in Leicestershire. On the second dive of the day he apparently had problems with his regulator and became separated from his father. The Stoney … Continue reading
Queensland dive boat operator charged
Last May 2 divers (Richard Neely and Allison Dalton) were rescued after a sea and air search. They had gone missing while diving the Whitsundays off Queensland. Yesterday Workplace Health & Safety Queensland (WHSQ) charged the dive operator with breaching … Continue reading
Australia’s secret whaling deal?
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the Australian government has drawn up an agreement that allows Japan to kill more whales in the North Pacific in return for killing less in the waters around Antarctica. The proposal was apparently … Continue reading
Brits too polite for Titanic?
The BBC have got an interesting story which argues that a higher percentage of British passengers died on the Titanic compared with Americans. Researchers suspect that this is because Brits were more “gentlemanly” and queued politely for lifeboats, whereas Americans … Continue reading
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Hiking: Bride’s Pool to Luk Keng
On Sunday 18 Januuary, we set off from Admiralty at just after 11am, changed trains at TST to the KCR or whatever MTR are calling it these days. We got off at Tai Po Market and switched to the 275R … Continue reading
PETA wants to rename fish “sea kittens”
No matter how enthusiastic an environmentalist you are, you can’t agree with everyone that the green movement does. And I have to say that I can’t take the latest move from the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) very … Continue reading
Marine life found south of Australia
US and Australian researchers using a remotely operated submarine from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in the US were looking at the Tasman Fracture Zone. This is an area which drops from around 2km to 4km deep. According to Ron … Continue reading
Old Master Q Cartoon
Recently the Hong Kong Standard have started running cartoons from the popular Chinese cartoon – Old Master Q. Well here’s the one from today’s Standard since it has a certain relevance to divers, even if he’s not flying an ‘A’ … Continue reading
What happened to HMAS Sydney’s crew?
HMAS Sydney was a light cruiser and was sunk on 19 November 1941 by the Kormoran, a German auxiliary cruiser. Last year both wrecks were found off Western Australia. According to reports from the survivors of the Kormoran, the German … Continue reading
Body of missing Adelaide diver found
On Friday, the body of a man suspected to be from Port MacDonnell was found off the South-east coast of Australia was found. The man had been reported missing after going diving on Thursday morning. Apparently the body was found … Continue reading
Wilson Trail stages 5, 6 and 7.
This weekend’s SCDC dive got moved from Sunday to Saturday, and since I had a prior engagement, I yet again found myself not diving. I got an SMS from Mike describing it as “awful conditions and very low vis, only … Continue reading
Tagging Seahorses
An interesting article from the BBC about tagging seahorses, in their “In Pictures” section. Project Hippocampus, based in South-East Spain is injecting a fluorescent polymer under their skin to allow them to identify individuals. The UK’s Seahorse Trust is hoping … Continue reading
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