Scuba Divers swim across the English Channel for Cancer Research August 7, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : News, OceanDiving , add a commentA great effort over the weekend was organised by the Orchard Cancer Appeal Charity, during which a group of six men and one woman scuba dived, relay style, across the Channel. Each diver swam for around 30 minutes before handing the task over to the next diver. The swim took twelve hours, meaning each diver carried out two dives or so. This from BBC;
Polish navy finds wreck of Graf Zeppelin August 3, 2006
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I found this via Divester, that the Polish Navy have announced they may have found the Nazi aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin. I say ‘may’, but they are ‘99.9% certain’. Nobody as yet, has actually dived the wreck and it has been explored so far using submersibles, but it lies in 86 mtrs of water. Amazingly the ship never saw combat due to political squabbles within the Nazi party, and Hitler’s disenchantment with the German Navy, and it was eventually sunk by the Soviets after being used for dive bombing practice, in 1947. This from MSNBC;
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Divers discover World War One sub off Lothian coast July 31, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : News, WreckDiving , add a commentThe South Queensferry Sub Aqua Club (SQSAC) have become the centre of attention after finding what is thought to be a World War I submarine. Initially believing it was a trawler on their first trip, the divers visited again and found that it was a sub. They are now waiting for information from the Admiralty before they decide to ecplore further, as they have no idea whether any lives were lost when the vessel sank. This from the Scotsman;
AN intact First World War submarine has been discovered in deep waters off Eyemouth after divers initially mistook it for a sunken fishing trawler.
Robert Hewitts ordeal recaptured, 75 hours lost in the sea July 25, 2006
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I wrote about Robert Hewitt when his ordeal was first announced. Whilst scuba diving off the Kapiti Coast near Mana Island Robert went missing and search efforts failed to locate him. Amazingly he was found 75 hours later after having floated in the ocean with no food or water, other than some shellfish he had collected whilst diving.
It seems that his ordeal is going to be made into a documentary, and Studio 178 are currently beginning the project which will involve 15 days of filming and six weeks of post-production work, the documentary expecting to be screened early 2007. This from stuff.co.nz;
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Diver’s warning after getting entangled with fishing nets July 25, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : Accidents, News, OceanDiving , add a commentTwo Dorset scuba divers say they are lucky to be alive after becoming entangled in fishing nets off the Dorset Coast. Jim Waler, 67, and instructor Gill Burks, were diving at Swyre Ledges, two miles out from West Bexington, at a depth of 27 mtrs, when they becam entangled. This from thisisdorset.net;
Mr Walter said: “I want to warn other people. We were lucky, we were on more or less slack water so there was not a lot of current running.
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OzTek 07 attracts prestigious speakers to diving conference July 21, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : News , add a commentI have just seen this press release regarding the upcoming dive exhibition, OzTek 07, to be held in Sidney, Australia on 17th and 18th March 2007. They look to have collected a great range of speakers, including Leigh Bishop, Cedric Verider, Jarrod Jablonski, Kevin Gurr, Dr Simon Mithcell, John Chatterton, and Peter Buzzacott. Many of the speakers are from the UK and USA, so this means that they are making quite an effort to attend. From the OzTek website;
