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Another Abalone Diver Dies

Another Abalone Diver Dies The victim wasn’t feeling well when he got out of the water around 8:15 a.m. and collapsed on the rocky beach, Supervising State Park Ranger Damien Jones said. Jones said it was possible the man suffered the [...]
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Diver Found Dead Taking SCUBA Class

  SCUBA Diver taking Class dies UPDATE 4/20/2013 The death of a 51-year-old diver, who was unresponsive when pulled from the ocean at a popular dive spot in Laguna Beach, remains under investigation, according to the county coroner. An autopsy [...]
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Humpback Whale Hovers in Mid Air

Humpback Whale Jumps and Hovers in Mid Air No, its a baby humpback whale snapped momentsafter leaping from the sea. The 16ft creature appeared to hover above the Pacific surface as it frolickedplayfully in the ocean waves off Tongas Haapai [...]
Five-masted schooner GEORGE E. BILLINGS at anchor

Wreckage of Historic Schooner Discovered Near Los Angeles

 A search 70 years in the making – and a new site for us wreck-junkies to explore!  Happy Diving! ~Mary Alice Archaeologists discovered the wrecked remains of a 109-year-old schooner near Los Angeles last year, National Oceanic and [...]
Lance Cpl. Anastasia “Staci” Jackson

US Marine dies scuba diving on Yukon wreck – Mission Beach, CA

SAN DIEGO — A Camp Pendleton Marine who died while scuba diving on the Yukon ship accidentally drowned due to blunt-force head injury, the Medical Examiner’s Office said. Lance Cpl. Anastasia “Staci” Jackson, 26, died on Dec. 1. The [...]
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Sea Lion Pups very sick in California

Massive amount of Sea Lion Pups sick in California Approximately 100 sea lion pups are sick in Los Angeles. Just two months into 2013, 90 sea lion pups have wound up at an L.A. area animal care facility – with more arriving every day. [...]
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California Great White Sharks on Endangered List

  Great White Shark to be put on Endangered List A five-member panel acted unanimously to designate the great white as a candidate for state protection after environmental groups presented data showing adult and sub-adults numbering fewer [...]