Divers get their fix with sunken ships

You've heard about shipwreck diving., but now it's becoming more mainstream. there are about a dozen large shipwrechs of the Palos Verde coast alone. Recently discovered was the USS Plawan, at a depth of 140 feet....

Philippines inquiry opens as 800 believed dead in ferry disaster

It looks like 800 people were killed by the ferry disaster in the Philppinnes, and now the government is opening an investigation into the incident."Philippine investigators opened an inquiry Wednesday into a ferry disaster believed to have killed 800 as rescuers ended slim...

Hopes fade for dolphin trapped in Glasgow river

The dolphin which swam up the River Clyde in the UK headed back out to sea last night, but vets are saying that it likely wont' survive the next few days. "Marine experts are losing hope of saving a wounded dolphin...

Stranded divers chase off Komodo dragon on island

In one of best survival case,  some Scuab divers were rescued after living for more than 12 hours in Shark infested waters but their luck had some more difficulty.  When they ashore then they were...

At least 21 dolphins have died after becoming stranded in a river in Cornwall.

"   Dead dolphins on the river bankA rescue operation was launched after a pod of around 15 striped dolphins swam up the Percuil River near Falmouth, Cornwall, before they were beached in Porth Creek.More...

Five missing European divers found in Indonesia: police

"Police in the Nusa Tenggara island chain where the divers went missing late Thursday said fishermen had located them south of the tiny island of Rinca."Fishermen found them floating in the water. They are all safe," Manggarai Barat district police chief Butje Hello told...

Lost Scuba Divers Survive Deadly Dragon, Currents on Remote Island

" All five Europeans who vanished while scuba diving in treacherous waters off eastern Indonesia were found alive Saturday on a remote island, police and family members said.The divers — three from Britain and one...

Lost divers fight off dragon to survive

"A BRITISH couple who went missing while scuba diving described yesterday howthey swam and and floated for 12 hours in shark-infested waters only toscramble ashore on a desert island inhabited by 10ft-long komodo...

At least 39 dead in India bus accident

A horrific driving accident in India has taken many lives, many of them children."At least 39 people have been killed after a bus plunged into a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat, a local official has said.Most of the dead are children who were travelling to a...

Sailors Trapped in Sunken Tugboat

A Ukranian tugboat sunk off the coast of Hong Kong and is now lying upside-down 35 meters (115 ft) below the surface. Rescue crews are attempting to move the vessel to shallower waters in hopes of rescuing anyone still alive onboard.Update: no further word on the fate of the...

Peterson case warrants seek GPS and biological material

I know, not another Peterson Story. But here is what I find interesting about this new developement. The police issued a warrant for "all GPS records, cellular service records, logging records or any other electronic records in the possession of OnStar Inc""BOLINGBROOK,...

Can Mexico's cenotes be saved?

Mexico's cenotes are a haven for divers and snorkellers, but tourism is taking its toll.A MexicoReporter dispatch for CNN Traveler, with unseen video and pictures."The mystical depths of Mexico’s ceynotes attract...

U.S. archeologists find possible mastodon carving on Lake Michigan rock

For those interested in Archeologists this could be a massive find in North America, uniting 10,000 year old Aboriginals to North America  with Mastadons thought to be believed not to inhabit Northern parts of...

Sunken freighter off Ibiza leaking oil

"Ibiza, Spain - More than six weeks after a freighter went down off the coast of the Spanish tourist island of Ibiza, the wreck is again leaking oil, reports said Sunday. A 300-metre-long oil slick washed ashore on...

Lost Stanley Cup ring found in Gulf of Mexico

Man, all I ever find are bottle caps and bottles! "Lost Stanley Cup ring found in Gulf of MexicoA treasure hunter searching in Florida waters came across a true Canadian find - a Stanley Cup ring marking the last time Toronto's Maple Leafs were able to clinch the hockey...

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