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South Africa Three die after great white shark-diving boat capsizes off South Africa |
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Two men from the United States and one from Norway died after the boat they were in capsized near Gansbaai on Sunday. Chairperson of the Great White Shark Protection Foundation, Mariette Hopley, said the shark-cage diving boat had just anchored when a freak wave capsized the vessel. Ten people on board were clients of Great White Shark Projects. Another nine were crew and staff members.
Other boats in the area went to help. One person swept off the boat was trapped underneath the hull and had to be retrieved by divers who took the man to the mainland where paramedics managed to get a faint pulse but were unable to revive him. He was certified dead. The other two men were found drowned at sea while the rest of the people on board are in a stable condition. USA
Georgia Aquarium is to offer a swim with whale sharks
The Georgia Aquarium is offering a guided eco-tour to Mexico that will allow visitors to swim with whale sharks in the wild and learn more about the creatures. The big fish tank is trying an annual whale shark experience vacation that will have participants diving with the whale sharks at the aquarium one day and swimming with them in Mexico the next. The vacation, which is planned for August 7-12, begins with a behind-the-scenes tour of the aquarium. Then the eco-tourists will travel to two islands just north of Cancun. They will swim with dolphins at Isla Mujeres, and then go on to swim with whale sharks at Isla Holbox. |
