Pilot whales die in mass stranding
pilot Whales Die in Mass Stranding
The scene at Noordhoek beach on the Atlantic coast attracted dozens of curious onlookers who eagerly snapped pictures of the creatures, as rescuers tried to hose down the surviving animals. Pilot whales are [...]
Chile Beach Coveredf Prawns
Grab the Butter, Millions of Prawns on Chilie Beach
According to a report by AFP, millions of the small prawns are covering a beach 300 miles south of Santiago, creating giant “red spots” on the sand. Fisherman said at first the [...]
Starfish Traffic Jam caught on Video
Starfish have Traffic too
A stunning new time-lapse video has shed some light on the dark seabed – showing a chaotic scene, reminiscent of our rush hour, as starfish bump into each other while they appear to dart across the seabed. The [...]
Get a Room Already Gray Whales Mate
Gray Whales Mate for hours in Southern California
A pair of mating whales put on an unusual show for spectators along the coast in Dana Point and Laguna Beach on Sunday afternoon, mating all day while oblivious to nearby gawkers out enjoying [...]
Whale is freed from Fishing net Maui
Whale Freed near Maui had 200 feet of Net
Specially trained rescuers recently freed a humpback whale swimming off the island of Maui from a tangle of rope, a potentially life-threatening situation for the animal. The rescuers worked from vessels [...]
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 [...]
More professional local divers needed in Komodo National Park
Calling all PADI Instructors – looking for a new place to hang your fins? Maybe this is your next big adventure??? This is where I earned my OW & AOW …. and I am not sure “epic” even begins to describe the diving!! [...]
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 [...]
Did Military Dolphins Go Looking for Love
Did Military Dolphins go Looking For Love?
Ukrainian officials are reportedly denying a Russian state news story that alleges three of its military-trained dolphins went AWOL during a training exercise in Crimea earlier this month.
Russia’s [...]
Point Lobos SCUBA Diver Taken to Hospital
SCUBA diver pulled from Whales Cove Point Lobos
Cypress Fire Protection District paramedics attempted to resuscitate a diver who was pulled from the water Sunday afternoon at Whalers Cove in Point Lobos State Reserve.
Firefighters received [...]
Scuba diver dies in Redondo Des Moines Washington
SCUBA Diver Dies in Redondo Des Moines Washington
South King Fire and Rescue says a crew responded to a report of a diver down shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday at the Redondo Pier in Des Moines. A news release says a dive partner first tried [...]
Ice SCUBA Diving Stories
Is Ice SCUBA Diving for you
Nate Putbrese emerges from the ice hole after a successful dive. Submitted photoGrecula was looking at the Hopkins/Minnetonka shipwreck, which was once part of a fleet of six streetcar boats that transported people [...]
Seal Caught in Fishing Line for 10 days
Seal with fishing line around it’s neck rescued after 10 days
7 March 2013 Last updated at 09:23 ETWildlife conservationists are hoping a seal will survive after freeing it from fishing line in the Firth of Forth. The seal was first [...]
Navy divers carry out upgrades at Oahe Dam – Capital Journal
They had the water to themselves, and no wonder – no one else goes swimming at Lake Oahe in February.
But it’s all part of the job for a group of Navy divers who visited Pierre this past week – braving frigid underwater temperatures by [...]
Navy IDs Divers Who Died at Aberdeen | Military.com
The Navy has identified two Virginia Beach-based divers who died Tuesday during an underwater operation in Maryland.
Petty Officer 1st Class James Reyher, 28, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Harris, 23, died during a planned dive at an Army [...]
More than 200 divers among 500 volunteers in Windermere lake clean-up
You know it’s cold where she is standing! Surely we can get something going in the warm(er) waters many of us are going to be in over the next couple of months! Let’s start organizing! ~Mary Alice
An underwater clean-up of England’s [...]
Divers recover ice fisherman’s body from Vt. lake
NEWPORT CENTER, VT
Vermont State Police divers have recovered the body of an ice fisherman from Lake Memphremagog.
Police say 53-year-old James LeBlanc of Newport fell through the ice while using a tractor to move an ice shanty on Saturday [...]
Two men swept into ocean off Kauai; one still missing – Hawaii News
Rescue specialists have recovered one of two men who were swept into the ocean on Kauai’s north shore today and are looking for the other man.
The Kauai Fire Department said preliminary reports are that two men were walking on a rocky shoreline [...]
Army underwater test site 3 SCUBA Deaths
3 SCUBA Deaths at Army underwater test site. What went Wrong?
That’s because it drops 150 feet to a flat bottom, where, out of view of the public, the military tests missiles, torpedoes, sonar and the effects of explosions on submarines [...]
Russian SCUBA Divers find Meteor
Russian SCUBA Divers Find Meteor
The divers used powerful lights and probes to uncover several potential sites where meteorite fragments may have landed. On Thursday, a team from Ekaterinburg will join in the search by conducting a magnetic [...]
Divers kill starfish to protect American Samoa reef, prevent massive starfish outbreak
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa – National Park Service divers have killed almost 90 crown-of-thorn starfish in waters off American Samoa to protect the reef.
The park service said Thursday a single alamea starfish may eat more than 100 square [...]
