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John G McCullough Wreck
Images
Pascal Henaff
Drawing by Herve Marsaud
Diver at the large right-hand boiler tilted to starboard, located at the back of the wreck
How did a late 19th-century ship from the Great Lakes region of the United States end up shipwrecked off the coast of France, in the Bay of Biscay? Pascal Henaff has the story and shares impressions from a dive on the wreck.
Emperor Divers Announces New Southern Red Sea Itinerary
Sometimes in life it is good to look at the world a little differently - and that is exactly what Emperor Divers have done with their new Red Sea itinerary.
Brand-new for 2023 is Southern Solitude which sees Emperor go against the flow.
While most trips explore the southern Red Sea following the same pattern, Emperor have developed an itinerary which will give experienced divers the chance to dive the best sites on what should be their quietest days.
World Shootout Announces Winners of 2022 Underwater Photo Competition
Greetings from Boot Dusseldorf
It was an exciting show with the announcement of amazingly talented photographers, winners of the World ShootOut 2022. Congratulations to all our Winners!
Claudio Ceresi from Italy won the top valuable prize for best picture of the year - a $10,000 worth of 3 weeks diving vacation for 2 people, in Papua New Guinea.
Check out all other categories' winners!
Closure of Guadalupe Island for divers cause of great concern for the sharks
This action expands on the 2022 closure of the Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve by the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), the federal agency tasked with managing Mexico’s protected natural areas.
They also closed the island to cage diving in 2021 and the pandemic closed down operations in 2020.
Boot is back in business big time
After a corona-imposed two-year hiatus, the megashow was back on, and what a resurgence it was. After I landed on a morning flight, I jumped on the bus that went from the airport to the expo complex. The route went almost all around the complex in a clockwise fashion before we got to Eingang Nord, or the North entrance, which was my stop.
“Despite the difficult general conditions, boot 2023 has written a success story. We would not have dreamt of this outcome. boot has finally reached calm waters and is once again firmly anchored in its Düsseldorf home port. The successful comeback has demonstrated that trade fairs ‘made in Düsseldorf’ have an international appeal,” stated Wolfram Diener, President and CEO of Messe Düsseldorf.
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The Polish brand is launching a new generation of batteries dedicated to Santi’s heating systems.
New brain map to explain how cuttlefish camouflage themselves
Neuroscientists at Queensland Brain Institute have created, for the first time, a detailed outline of the brain structure and neuronal network of the cuttlefish.
Findings of their research was published in the iScience journal.
Since the current understanding of the cuttlefish’s brain has been based on just the nocturnal European common cuttlefish species, the research team wanted to expand the research to include selected cuttlefish that are active during the day, and to compare with other species from the Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific regions.
Lifou in New Caledonia
Images
Pierre Constant
Lifou's Kiki Beach, as seen from the cliffs, Lifou, New Caledonia
Stretching over 500km, the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia in Melanesia are a tropical oasis in the Pacific. It is here that one can experience the beautiful underwater world of Lifou, home to a diverse array of marine life. Pierre Constant shares his adventure there.
Californian Wreck
Images
Pascal Henaff
Illustration by Hervé Marsaud
Hardware covered with corynactis, which decorates the entire wreck of the Californian
The Californian was an American steamship built in 1900, which sank in the Gulf of Biscay, off the coast of France, in 1918, during a WWI convoy. Pascal Henaff has the story.