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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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