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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Truk Lagoon. Second dive – Betty Bomber
The Mitsubishi G4M Bomber, was codenamed “Betty” by the Americans. It was a land-based bomber built with speed and long-range in mind. Consequently weight was critical, and it was stripped of any equipment not deemed essential. One example was that … Continue reading
Truk Lagoon – First dive – Yamagiri Maru
We were staying on the S.S. Thorfinn, and diving is done from tenders. They have two large 30ft RIBs with canopies that can take 8 divers comfortably and we had 11 on it for one dive later in the week. … Continue reading
Truk Lagoon 2010
Over Easter I was fortunate enough to go wreck diving in Truk Lagoon. The trip had been planned for a while, and 22 of us chartered the Thorfinn liveaboard. Getting there from Hong Kong took the best part of a … Continue reading
Former Dolphin Trainer’s Perspective on the Taiji Hunt
Taiji is the town in Japan that was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary, the Cove, which I was fortunate enough to see a few weeks ago when SCDC showed it at one of their Thursday Club nights.I had been expecting … Continue reading
Coal Carrier on Barrier Reef
Here’s a photo showing the crystal-clear, turquoise waters of the Barrier Reef, being marred somewhat by the presence of dirty brown coalship, Shen Neng 1, before she was towed off the reef. She has now been anchored 70km away near … Continue reading
Great Photos of Tiny Marine Creatures
The BBC web site has some images from the Census of Marine Life (CoML). At the moment the CoML is focusing on tiny creatures, such as this blue/green alga which belongs to a group that are among the Earth’s oldest … Continue reading
Yagura Restaurant to Stop Serving Bluefin Tuna
WWF‘s latest newsletter has said that Yagura, the Japanese restaurant in the Eaton Hotel, Hong Kong, has pledged to take bluefin tuna off its menu. This is the first Japanese restaurant to do so in Hong Kong and WWF are … Continue reading
5m Hammerhead Caught off New South Wales
A sad picture of what must have been a hugely impressive hammerhead shark. It was apparently caught off New South Wales after attempting to eat a smaller shark that had been hooked earlier. Unfortunately the accompanying article from news.com.au doesn’t … Continue reading