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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Replica Ming dynasty junk sinks
Last year a replica of a 16th century junk was built with the intention to demonstrate that Zheng He, China’s greatest admiral, could have reached North America nearly 600 years ago. The Princess Taiping was 54 feet long and powered … Continue reading
Night diver dies off Tseung Kwan O
According to the SCMP a 44 year old diver died while doing a night dive to catch fish with friends off Tseung Kwan O industrial estate on Monday night. Contrary to an initial report that I was told about yesterday … Continue reading
Diver found dead near Tseung Kwan O
There’s a report that a diver went missing last night in Tseung Kwan O, and his body has been found this morning. Apparently four divers were working together and one disappeared. He was in his 40s.
Boat mishap leads to death of a diver
This extract is from Danny Mok of the South China Morning Post, in the City Digest part of the paper. A male expatriate was found dead in Sai Kung waters after disappearing from a diving trip on Saturday. The 26-year-old, … Continue reading
Animal Camouflage
The BBC’s website has an audio slideshow on animal camouflage which is well worth a look. It’s not specifically about marine creatures, although there are quite a few represented including flatfish, octopus and cuttlefish, and even a clown triggerfish. You … Continue reading
Ice bridge breaks in Antarctic
An ice bridge that was linking the Wilkins Ice Shelf to 2 islands in Antarctica has broken. The Ice Shelf, which is on the western side of Antarctica, is the size of Jamaica, and there is now concern that it … Continue reading
Vietnamese fishermen kill a diver
Many of us have seen first hand how damaging dynamite fishing can be to the marine environment. I once dived Pedro Blanco, in Chinese waters east of Hong Kong, just after some dynamite fishermen had left. The seabed was carpeted … Continue reading
Auckland diving accident
A 50 year old man has died off the coast of Little Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf. He was diving with family and friends when he failed to surface as expected. He was later found on the sea bed, … Continue reading
Lights out for Earth Hour
Earth Hour took place on 28th March and people across Hong Kong were encouraged to switch their lights off for an hour from 8:30pm. So how did it go? Well judging by this photo from WWF’s website, it seems to … Continue reading
Dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Yip
Two of SCDC’s long-standing members, Trevor and Brian, are leaving in the next few months. So on 22nd March they went out for dinner in Sai Kung with our original boat people – Mr. and Mrs. Yip. We rented their … Continue reading