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New Artificial Reef off NE Florida.
July 21, 2011 off the coast of Flagler County, just south of St. Augustine Florida, over 500 tons of concrete was placed as one of NE floridas newest artificial reef. You may see pictures and video of that days deployement at the TISIRI website. … Read entire article »
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Volga disaster: 110 bodies trapped in sunken boat
I thought this needed to be posted. As fellow divers, family members and citizens of the world, our empathy and sympathies go out to all involved, to the families we share our blessing and prayers. This is especially heart felt when children are involved. Here is a post from the MSNBC News just 45 minutes ago: Video KAZAN, Russia — Divers searching the wreck of a Russian Volga river boat reportedly saw more than one hundred corpses trapped inside the pleasure craft when they recovered dozens of bodies Monday. A few dozen divers working with underwater lights searched the Bulgaria, a double-decked boat built in 1955 that survivors said listed to its side and sank in minutes Sunday during stormy weather with more than 200 people on … Read entire article »
Shark Fishing Banned in the Bahamas
Many beach visitors cannot get past the image of the shark as a ravenous man-eater, but not scuba divers. For divers, sharks are graceful, powerful creatures and more often viewed with a sense of awe rather than fear. Shark diving has become a major attraction for scuba divers around the world, and the shark diving capital is probably the Bahamas. In a move to secure a tourism gold mine that earns the Atlantic island chain about $80 million a year, the Bahamas have banned all shark fishing from their national waters. Shark diving is a major fixture of scuba diving in the Bahamas. Most of these shark dives are centered on attracting large numbers of relatively harmless black tip and Caribbean reef … Read entire article »
Making It Count — June 2011
Please support REEF and the critical work we do by donating generously. Making It Count – June 2011 Support Marine Conservation and Your Donation Will Be Doubled By Paul Humann, REEF Board of Trustees During our Summer Fundraising Campaign, we reach out to you, our valued members, and ask for your financial support. Your contribution will ensure that our important marine conservation work can continue. Donations made during the campaign will be matched dollar for dollar by the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, doubling the impact of your support. You can donate securely online at www.REEF.org/contribute, mail your donation to REEF at PO Box 246, Key Largo, FL 33037, or call us at 305-852-0030. REEF is making a difference in the marine environment. We strive to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Artificial Reefs, Fish, Grouper, Lionfish, Manatee, Photography, Promotions, Reefs, Reference, Report
REEF Database Hits Landmark
On behalf of all of us at REEF, we would like to thank everyone who has already donated to our summer matching campaign. All donations have been matched dollar for dollar by the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation! If you haven’t yet had a chance, please donate today – either through our online secure donate form (https://www.REEF.org/contribute), or by calling REEF HQ at 305-852-0030. Financial support from members like you ensure we can continue our valuable data collection programs. Yesterday, we celebrated REEF’s 150,000th survey submitted to our database! The lucky 150k survey was conducted by Ross Whiteside on June 13 at Mixing Bowl in Little Cayman. Ross and his wife, Terri, have been active REEF members since 2002 and are members … Read entire article »
Filed under: Artificial Reefs, Promotions, Reefs, Reference, Report
DAN Safety Stop June 2011
DAN Safety Stop Newsletter June 2011 Traveling Soon? Don’t Forget to Pack Trip Insurance! Even if your travel plans do not include diving, be sure to cover your investment with DAN Trip Insurance. Get a no-obligation quote in less than two minutes. Choose the next cover of Alert Diver! We value your input. We seek your advice. Would you like to see humpbacks from Tonga or mandarinfish from the Philippines gracing the cover of your next Alert Diver? You be the editor. Go to AlertDiver.com and click on the cover of your choice. The winner will arrive in your mailboxes in early August. Place Your Vote… » DAN Releases 2010 Progress Report In October 2010, Divers Alert Network (DAN) released its 2009-2010 Progress Report, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Reference, Report, Rescue Diver
Atlantis II in X-Men First Class
The Atlantis II was used in the filming of X-Men II First Class. You can see her about 15 minutes into the movie as the U.S. COAST GUARD Vessel. I just returned from the movie and it was pretty cool to see the deck where the cast was standing and knowing they were just above the bridge, which is where I was standing just a few weeks ago. Sweet. … Read entire article »
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Famous Atlantis II is up for sale
Another Atlantis II post Lager Yacht Brokerage 403 Main Street Port Washington New York 11050 USA Rob Lager Tel: 516-767-0141 Fax: 516-767-9358 http://lageryachts.apolloduck.net/ [singlepic id=312 w=320 h=240 float=center] Status: Available Price: USD 7,500,000 Location: Florida USA Advertiser: Lager Yacht Brokerage Telephone: 516-767-0141 Contact: [ Send Enquiry ] Website: http://apolloduck.net/145798 The Research Vessel “Atlantis II” is world famous for her exploration of the “Titanic”. She had extensive upgrading and maintenance and has just completed her refit at this time. She has been updated with technologically advanced equipment to heighten her exploration capabilities, is in ice-breaking class, and is ready for service to once again sail the oceans of the world. She is equipped with a large tow/troll winch, large deck crane, dive center with professional dive equipment and is helicopter-capable. She accommodates 60+ for sleeping. Some of the many noteworthy achievements of her unparalleled history are described in the full specification. She is well suited for research, survey, expedition, … Read entire article »
Scuba Extreme Grand Relocation & Reopening Details! RSVP (904) 269-8021
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ATLANTIS II
The Atlantis II is the vessel used by Dr. Robert Ballard when the Titanic was discovered back in 1985. Atlantis II sits in Mayport Florida (Jacksonville), near the mouth of the St. Johns River. This famous vessel went off shore June 8, 2011 and I was invited to join her in her journey. The day started at 08:00 with me jumping in my vehicle to meet up at the pier for the 9am departure. With all my photography gear, I hussled onboard to meet the crew and owners of the vessel to immediately begin documenting the day, on film. I was introduced and took a tour of the vessel. We of course performed our US Coast Guard drills before hitting the ocean. What an impressive ship. She is beautiful and quite a … Read entire article »
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The Dive Pirates Foundation Your Donation is needed
Hi All I am a proud member of an organization called “The Dive Pirates Foundation”. Dive Pirates is non-profit organization dedicated to bringing scuba diving to persons with disabilities. What began in 2003 as a social club for divers has now been transformed into a non-profit foundation that teaches, equips and takes disabled persons on Caribbean scuba diving trips. The program is open to all medically qualified disable persons, Dive Pirates has chosen to focus on disabled military veterans that have sustained injuries on the battlefield. These men and women have sustained injuries and had lost part of their youth in combat; we hope to restore a sense of adventure, community and hope for these wounded warriors. This year I am taking part in the training … Read entire article »
Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Today is World Oceans Day! Join us at REEF in celebrating by reviewing just a few of our recent accomplishments. We also reach out to you, our valued members, and ask for your financial support to ensure that our innovative approaches can continue to make a difference. Donations made during the next 60 days will be matched by the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, doubling the impact of your support. You can donate securely online at www.REEF.org/contribute, mail your donation to REEF at PO Box 246, Key Largo, FL 33037, or call us at 305-852-0030. Our innovative approach to marine conservation is illustrated by REEF’s Grouper Moon Project. Endangered Nassau grouper are known to group spawn at sites where various currents converge. The resulting larvae then float away on these currents. For … Read entire article »
Filed under: Artificial Reefs, Featured, Reefs
Alien Invaders – Tonight June 2, 2011 7:30PM EST
Changing Seas, an original production of Miami’s public television station WPBT2, will host a live online screening event of Alien Invaders, the series’ latest episode focusing on the lionfish invasion in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic. Alien Invaders will be screened live on the Changing Seas website (www.changingseas.tv/webcast) on Thursday, June 2ndat 7:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. During the screening, dive enthusiasts will have the opportunity to join an online chat with producers and the experts featured in the program. Lad Akins, from REEF, will be part of the online chat team. … Read entire article »
Online Training – What are your thoughts?
Todays society we find scuba diving training agencies offering courses online. The student still needs to see a dive instructor to perform their checkout dives, Divetalking is interested in your thought, as a Professional and non-professional on the Pros and Cons of online training. Simply create an account, if you do not already have one with Divetalking and post your comments and thoughts on the subject. Post a PROS and a CONS citing reasons for each. … Read entire article »
Beechcraft Hawker plunges into Athens Scuba Park
The Athens Scuba park was one of my old stomping grounds when I lived in Dallas, Texas. Athens is about an hour SE from Dallas. I first learned of Athen Scuba Park in 1995 while visiting Athens, Texas. Since then until my departure from Texas in 2004, I visited the park extensively to perform training. Here is an article on a new plane just placed in the park made by scuba divers for scuba divers. Athens — It was a new experience in most localities for Memorial Day. Athens Scuba Park plummeted a 14-passenger jet into its crystal clear lake, Saturday, May 28 at noon. Calvin Wilcher, who owns the park with his wife, Shannon, said the plane was transported to the lake from an airplane salvage yard in … Read entire article »
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