Archive for April, 2010

Another World Record Claimed By Freediver

Another World record has been set in the Vertical Blue 2010 freediving competition by William Trubridge who dove to 95metres in the CNF (constant weight, no fins discipline) adding a extra 3 metres onto his own previous best. William Winram of Canada and Herbert Nitsch of Austria also made CNF world record attempts but it was [...]
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Underwater Resort To Be Built Off Palawan

If business man Paul Moñozca gets his way, this futuristic underwater paradise with panoramic underwater views of tropical fish, coral reefs and turtles gliding past you as you sleep will become a reality. As a part of an aggressive venture in ecotourism, Singapore-based financier Moñozca, plans to start a futuristic underwater resort just off the island [...]
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Rinspeed sQuba!

This car looks like it should be straight out of James Bond movie but in facts its real! From Switzerland based Rinspeed this working concept car was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show last year and is currently the only fully submersible car in the world. Unlike military vehicles we have seen in the past that [...]
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Octopus Steals Video Camera!

Known for it’s sneakiness, this particular Octopus didn’t surprise us when it decided to steal a divers video camera! Free diver, Victor Huang from New Zealand was free diving when the Octopus emerged from beneath him and grabbed his camera from him. The Octopus had such a strong grip from it’s suction pads that it was [...]
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Diving The Depths

Don’t know about you but as a diver I have always wanted to know what animal could dive to the deepest depths and rise to the surface so I have put together a quick list of different animals and the depths they can dive to. Fascinating stuff! I have also added us in as a [...]
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The World’s Deepest Pool

Plunge 33ft into this man-mad divers paradise in bustling Brussels. Brussels isn’t known for it’s diving hot-spots, more for the famous Belgian chocolates and the home of the Smurfs, not clear blue waters, exotic fish and coral reefs. But, 13 Years ago, civil engineer John Beernaerts with a passion for diving readdressed this situation as he sat [...]
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Reef ship’s 90-minute alert probe

The captain of a Chinese coal carrier that ran aground and cut a long gash in the Great Barrier Reef took more than 90 minutes to alert Australian authorities to the crash, investigators have said. The captain alerted the Australian Maritime Safety Authority about the grounding of the Shen Neng 1 at around 6.40pm on April [...]
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Endless Ocean, The Wii Game for Scuba Lovers

Combine your love for Scuba Diving with your love for gaming with the Endless Ocean, Nintendo Wii game. This unique experience, simulates scuba diving on the Wii console which will leave any scuba diver intrigued. Endless Ocean is set just off the coast of fictitious island, Manoa Lai. You play the role of the diver and [...]
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Richard Branson’s New Underwater Plane

Entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson let his extravagant side show again recently as he revealed his new boys toy, the “Necker Nymph,” a aero submarine which is one of a kind. Billionaire, Richard Branson already owns a record label, a airline, a mobile phone company, space travel, a Caribbean island and numerous luxurious restaurants and has [...]
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Annual Whale Hunt Halved by Activists

The Whaling fleet from Japan have not hidden their anger, revealing how much anti-whaling activists disrupted the hunt off Antarctica. The hunt, which takes place every year, returned with just over half the amount of whales as they had aimed to catch, 507. The angry Japanese whalers blamed the outcome on the “violent interference” which came from [...]
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