February 18 2009 Cayman IslandsNew International scuba Diving Hall Of Fame Inductees The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF) has recognized four international pioneers and two Cayman Island honorees for their contributions to the recreational scuba diving industry. In a ceremony held on Grand Cayman Island on January 29, 2009, awards for the Inductees and local Ministry of Tourism Honorees were presented by the Hon. Charles E. Clifford, JP, Minister for Tourism, Environment, Investment & Commerce in Cayman.  The Honorable Minister praised the newest Inductees as dedicated and professional individuals who have taken their love for diving and applied it through various disciplines to promote awareness of the aquatic environment, maintain the admirable safety record of diving, and establish a foundation for the worldwide development of the sport.  The evening’s Master of Ceremonies was Leslie Leaney, President of the Historical Diving Society in the US. Leslie is a NOGI award winner and member of the Board of Directors for the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame.  International Inductees for 2009 are: more..  Full story...

February 3 2009 AustraliaAre YOU the Face of Australia?The Underwater Channel (UWC) in association with PADI is looking for you! The Underwater Channel (www.theunderwaterchannel.tv) in association with PADI (www.PADI.com) are looking to light up diving in Australia for UWC’s viewers around the world!  To do so we have launched an international competition to find an experienced and knowledgeable Aussie diver with bags of confidence and charisma to join The Underwater Channel’s team of presenters (aka Faces!) around the world to become the Face of Australia.  After an initial pre-selection of 6 semi-finalists a series of TV programs will be broadcast on UWC with a UWC/PADI judging panel who will feature the videos and comment (in a friendly fashion) upon the applications!  The viewing public will then be invited to vote, first for the semi-finalists and finally for the winner!   The Face of Australia will be chosen by our viewers!more...  Full story...

August 25 2008 HawaiiArchaeologists have located British whaler sunk by bad weather in 1837 off Kure Atoll Artefacts from the remains of a wreck believed to be of the British whaling vessel Gledstanes lost for 171 years have been found off Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The artefacts include four large anchors, cannons and cannonballs. The Gledstanes is the fourth whaling vessel found in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, evidence of the area's significance as a 19th-century whaling area.  The divers who found the shipwreck were taking part in the 2008 Maritime Heritage Expedition, sponsored by NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries.  Full story...

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'State of calamity' after oil tanker sinks

Philippines - The island province of Guimaras has declared a ’state of calamity’ after what

authorities think is the country's largest major oil spill.

528,360 gallons of industrial fuel is leaking from the tanker Solar I, which sank in rough seas in the Panay Gulf between the central islands of Panay and Guimaras, about 500km (311 miles) southeast of Manila. Two of the 20 crew are still missing.

 

Regional environment chief Julian Amador said that 1,128 hectares (2,787 acres) of mangroves in Nueva Valencia and another 26 hectares (64.25 acres) on an island marine reserve have been damaged. 24 hectares (59 acres) of seaweed farms were also contaminated. The oil was about 10cm (four inches) thick at the Taklong Island marine sanctuary.

Emergency food supplies have been distributed to residents of 11 coastal villages along 132km (82 miles) of shoreline where many families normally depended on fishing.

The local authorities have no way of reaching the tanker, which is more than 900m (2,953ft) underwater some 27km (16.8 miles) south of Guimaras. Officials have asked for equipment and specialist teams from Japan as well as a team from Indonesia to help manage the slick.

The international lobby group Greenpeace have urged the government to hold petroleum firm Petron and its partners ‘accountable’ for the disaster.

 
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