Louise Hall - The American man dubbed the ”honeymoon killer” should not face trial in the US despite widespread public anger at a plea deal that saw him serve just 18 months in an Australian jail, an international law expert says. The state of Alabama intends to try Gabe Watson on charges of murder [...]
Archive for September, 2011
BBC News – Officials are still investigating the source of pollution which turned part of the River Neath orange and its effect on the environment. Members of the public alerted Environment Agency Wales (EAW) after discolouration was spotted on Friday along a 10km (6.2 mile) area. The agency said the main stretch of the river [...]
The Star – St. Joseph Bay has been teeming with treasure hunters from as far away as Michigan searching for the lost golden scallop treasure. Thousands of scallopers registered for the first-ever underwater treasure hunt and enjoyed the last two weeks of the season with bountiful harvests and if lucky, a golden scallop. Of the [...]
Charles Haviland - The government of the Maldives has complained after the UK’s Daily Telegraph website carried a satirical blog post saying the island nation is to be omitted from the Times Atlas of the World. The supposed omission was said to be due to impending climate change. The low-lying islands of the Maldives are [...]
David Rider - The International Maritime Bureau had previously warned of potential activity in the area and, ironically, on the day of the first attempted attack (as described by the IMB’s Live Piracy Reporting Centre), September 21st, Defence analyst Helmeod-Römer Heitman told a security seminar in Pretoria that: “Both sides [of the channel] are not [...]
Iran threatens sending warships to U.S., Pentagon not really concerned
Posted: 09/29/2011 in all marine newsMike Schuler - According to several reports this morning, Iran is threatening to send warships to the U.S. East Coast in a shocking threat to the United States. The threats come as Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari spoke at a ceremony marking the 31st anniversary of the start of the Iran-Iraq War. At the [...]
Jakarta Globe - A stampede on a docked ferry in Indonesia’s East Java left at least eight dead and dozens injured, an official said on Wednesday. More than 500 passengers panicked when they heard an explosion around dawn aboard the KM Kirana IX, docked at the Tanjung Perak port in the provincial capital of Surabaya. [...]
Petrina Berry - Queensland Environment Minister Vicky Darling says it is up to the national pesticide regulator to look at bans on cancer-causing farm chemicals washing onto the Great Barrier Reef. A study by scientists in her department have discovered traces of dangerous pesticides up to 50 times the levels deemed safe in waterways flowing [...]
Après les attaques, 10 requins vont être éliminés à La Réunion
Posted: 09/28/2011 in all marine newsIci.TF1 - Entre 1980 et 2010, 32 attaques de requins ont été enregistrées sur les côtes réunionnaises, dont 14 mortelles. Depuis le début de l’année, les squales sont à l’origine de quatre attaques, dont deux mortelles. La dernière s’est produite le 19 septembre à Saint-Gilles où un moniteur de surf, Mathieu Schiller, 32 ans, a [...]
Virgil Lopez/Sunnex - Ten fishermen who were reportedly caught poaching off Apo Reef Natural Park in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, will soon face criminal charges, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Thursday. Environment Secretary Ramon Paje issued the directive after a composite patrol team last September 18 caught them fishing and collecting marine [...]
