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Here’s a short wrap-up of notable scuba stories from February 2012.
Killer Whale, Orcinus orca by Bill Bouton
A New Zealand diver rescued a Killer Whale that had been tangled and caught in a crayfish pot. The story includes dramatic video of the tangled animal crying out for help.
A scuba diver helped a North Dakota man pull off a unique marriage proposal during an ice-fishing outing. Check out the video clip from a local station on what must have been a slow news day – it was their lead story!
Reality show star Lauren Conrad enjoys the adventure of scuba diving, even though she isn’t fully certified as a diver. She summarized a recent diving adventure she had while on holiday in the Bahamas on her blog at LaurenConrad.com.
Here’s a short wrap-up of notable scuba stories from January 2012.
Ship Wreck from civil war by amanderson2
New species of crabs were among the discoveries recently made by an underwater robotic vehicle sent to study the icy cold waters of the Southern Ocean. The expedition was a collaboration between the British Antarctic Survey and two universities.
The Civil War wreck USS Narcissus will become an underwater preserve in Florida. The tugboat wreck lies in 15 feet of water.
A diver in Seminole County, Florida, found a 1930′s-era class ring while diving with a metal detector. He managed to track down the owner and return the ring to the owner’s family.
A scuba diver in Jupiter, Florida discovered what may be a WWII-era plane submerged in 200 feet of ocean water. The amazing find unfortunately seems to be a haven for invasive lionfish.
Invasive Lionfish by NOAA’s National Ocean Service
Visitors to the Newport Aquarium in Newport, Kentucky will be able to enjoy a holiday attraction called Scuba Santa’s Water Wonderland from November 25 to January 1.
A wetsuit company has developed a stealth wetsuit which conceals the faint electric signals divers emit while underwater. The wetsuit is meant to allow divers to approach underwater wildlife without being detected by those electric signals.
A diver found a Canon camera while scuba diving off of Vancouver, British Columbia, and was able to track down the owner – who had lost the camera a year earlier.
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Here’s a short wrap-up of notable scuba stories from October 2011.
Vladimir Putin made scuba headlines in August when he reportedly found ancient Greek jugs while on a dive. It was recently revealed that the “discovery” was a sham; the jugs were planted prior to the dive.
PADI recently added an RSS dive news feed to their smart phone app.
Italian researchers published a study comparing the number of headaches suffered by scuba divers versus a control group. The study found that divers suffered fewer headaches than non-divers.
Cody Unser, daughter of Indy driver Al Unser, has a foundation which focuses on paralysis research. A recent study found that scuba diving may help paraplegics regain sensation.
