Imagine scuba diving off Cleopatra Beach where legend says that she and Anthony used to sunbathe. Here lies a popular dive site - the Rambo Cavern. Scuba diving in Turkey is a relatively new activity that's gaining popularity especially in
The reef at Palawan’s Green Island Bay is being decimated by a plague of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci). "The damage wrought by this year’s outbreak is very alarming," said Sheila Albasin, WWF Roxas Population, Health & Environment Project
In fluky wind conditions, varying between 12 and 30 knots predominantly from a north easterly direction, Race 10 to from Panama to Jamaica began at 10:02 local time (15:02 UTC) with a Le Mans start. Jamaica was first off the
Windless doldrums conditions on Sunday made for a disappointing finale to the VDO Table Bay Sailing Week, as the fleet sat in the bay waiting for a breeze that did not come. A number of the competitors quite urgently needed
Ericsson Racing Team has recruited veteran Magnus "Mange" Olsson as a crewmember on the Nordic crew in the next Volvo Ocean Race. For Olsson it will be the sixth time he sails around the world. Skipper Anders Lewander says: "We
By Dave le RouxIt's been a while, and most of it is blamed on the fact that I have rebuilt my entire server at home. That's the problem with these computer type things. You get all excited about a new
Decidedly, The Artemis Transat is full of developments. The duel between Loick Peyron and Vincent Riou was cut short late this afternoon when the latter alerted race management that he was requesting assistance following a keel problem with his monohull.
5 & 6 July 2008 - Millfield School (50m Pool)SASP are running a 3 level Swim Camp which will be led by Graham Davidson, SASP Talent Development Manager. The camp will include long course pool sessions, land training, lectures and
Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, deputy director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies is the 2008 Smart State Premier's Fellow, the Queensland government's top science prize. Professor Hoegh-Guldberg pioneered research showing how projected changes in global climate threaten
Amazing footage of a flying fish has been recorded by a Television crew while filming in Souther Japan. The fish was travelling parallel to the ferry which was travelling at approximately 20mph. It stayed airborne for 45 seconds beating the
Another Undesired Side Effect of Fossil Fuel-burning Up to now, the oceans have buffered climate change considerably by absorbing almost one third of the worldwide emitted carbon dioxide. The oceans represent a significant carbon sink, but the uptake of excess
Divers are always looking for something interesting to dive, and to dive on a virgin shipwreck, that's high on the list of any diver," Radovan said. Steve Radovan is a maritime historian from Sheboygan. He has been searching for the
Wyland, a conservation-minded artist based in California, is coming to North Lauderdale on a mission: completing his goal of painting 100 murals he calls "whaling walls" within 30 years. He started in 1981 and North Lauderdale will be No. 99.
New study finds most North Pacific humpback whale populations rebounding Some humpback populations still slow to recover The number of humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean has increased since international and federal protections were enacted in the 1960s and
The 24lbs 4oz creature, measuring over 7 feet (2.5m) long was discovered floating by a fisherman. It is of the species Asperoteuthis. Dr. Clyde Roper, Emeritus Zoologist at the Smithsonian Institution, has confirmed that it is only the fourth specimen