CBS12 – Some scuba divers under the Blue Heron Bridge had a close call with a sailboat, and the whole thing was caught on video by people on a nearby dive boat who happened to have a camera. You can hear reaction from onlookers who were on Jim Abernethy’s Scuba Adventures. “Guys watch out! He’s [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Necker Belle – Why should James Bond be the only one with a swanky aero sub ? If you’ve got the cash, Sir Richard Branson is more than happy to lend you his for the day. The Necker Nymph, which resides on Branson’s luxury catamaran, the Necker Belle, is an open-cabin three-seater sub. It dives [...]
When pirates attacked California: The Refugio Bay Pirate Cache
Posted: 08/30/2011 in all marine newsRobert Lewis Knecht – We’ve all heard of the Pirates of Penzance, and the Pirates of the Caribbean. But have you heard of… the Pirate of Monterey? For April and me, one of the most interesting aspects of treasure hunting is the history that comes alive through the research that must be done before, or [...]
Ariana Kaknevicius – Scott Cassell already holds the record for longest non-stop dive but is ready to break it again while trying to preserve ocean life. On September 17, the explorer and combat/commercial diver will attempt a 30-mile (48-kilometre) non-stop SCUBA dive from Catalina Island to Los Angeles, gathering information about shark population and what [...]
Mike Lee – Even in utero, marine researcher Brent Stewart was on the move — and he hasn’t stopped since. Conceived in Florida, Stewart was born 56 years ago in Alaska, then raised as an Air Force brat in Morocco and France before graduating from high school in Spain. Today, he keeps a desk at [...]
Mike Dunne – The swells of the Coral Sea rose and fell gently, nudging me toward a nap. Then a stir and a splash just off the port side of the boat caught my eye. Before my mind could register what I’d seen, the skipper shouted, “There’s a shark!” “Oh, great,” replied my wife, Martha. [...]
Richard Black – A subterranean river said to be flowing beneath the Amazon region of Brazil is not a river in the conventional sense, even if its existence is confirmed. The “river” has been widely reported, after a study on it was presented to a Brazilian science meeting last week. But the researchers involved told [...]
You haven’t lived here until…You visited Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Posted: 08/29/2011 in all marine newsRon Dzwonkowski – What is it ? “Essentially, it’s a national park out in the water that is dedicated to protecting the Great Lakes and their rich history,” said superintendent Jeff Gray, 39, a Livonia native and Dearborn Divine Child graduate who has degrees in maritime history and underwater archaeology. The sanctuary, designated in 2000, [...]
Bob Berwyn – A record-breaking Florida 2010 cold snap resulted in a 40 percent coral-tissue mortality rate for several important reef-building coral species — especially in shallow and near-shore reefs, according to the University of Miami researchers who carefully study the Florida Reef Tract. The cold temperatures did more damage to coral reefs than warm-water [...]
Alan Tardi – Brilliant ideas sometimes arise out of pure necessity. Consider Piero Lugano, 63, the suntanned artist-turned-wine-merchant who opened a shop called Bisson in this town on the Italian Riviera in 1978. Not content merely to sell wine, he soon began making it. Ten years ago he decided to try producing sparkling wine from [...]
