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Each year, a Rolex scholar is selected from North America, Europe and Australasia and they get to work with leaders in marine-related fields.
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The Floridian located 'Ocean Treasure Beachside Suites' is the latest creation of dedicated diver Woody Alpern.
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At the time of the announcement, the grant was scheduled to run until 2020. It is not known if this is the last time this grant will be issued.
,2016 - Unknown
2017 - Dr Virginie Papadopoulou
2018 - Daniel Popa, MD, PhD
2019 - Dr Jens-Christian Meiners
The Cave Rescue Organisation (CRO) reported the first incident on social media. The fatality occurred on Saturday 4 January 2020 at Casterton Fell, near Kirby Lonsdale, England.
,The second incident occurred on Monday 6 January 2020 in Cassis, France. Cassis is located about 30km (18.5 miles) southeast of Marseille on the Mediterranean coast.
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The Chinese government has imposed a 10-year commercial fishing ban in the Yangtze River to combat "across-the-board" declines in the populations of rare species like the Chinese sturgeon.
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The Australian authors - Dr Neil Banham (lead) and Dr John Lippmann - reported that a 26 year-old healthy male freediver dived to 10 m / 32.8 ft where he met a friend who was diving on scuba.
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It now looks as though apart from the "Operation Hailstone" ships sunk in Truk Lagoon, Micronesia will also benefit from being professionally documented too.
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Joshua Copus, a Curator at Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii suffered from loss of consciousness at approximately 60m (200ft). He was diving a Poseidon SE7EN rebreather on an ichthyological ("Ikhthus" meaning fish, "logos" meaning study) project.
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Ten countries, led by Senegal and Canada, proposed banning the retention of the seriously overfished mako shark, which is what ICCAT scientists advised.
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It was to recognise the extraordinary work the Royal Navy’s Clearance Diving Branch have done and continue to do. Two 'Diving Museum' volunteers took part in the parade.
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61-year-old Tim Saville was diving the wreck of the Titanic’s sister ship. At the time of writing this article, it is not known why Saville died.
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The Department of Justice confirmed in a press release that the 55-year-old Floridian "was arrested based on an indictment charging him with conspiracy to violate and attempted violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA
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Professor Clare Peddie recently took over Brian Cumming who used to produce the incident report. She opened her talk at the DOC by thanking him for his exemplary service.
, , ,This safety report from the British Sub Aqua Club dates back to at least 1964, making it the oldest diving incident report in the world.
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Text by Majidah Hashim
Photos courtesy of Kids Scuba Malaysia
A report on social media stated that the 55-year-old diver was ascending from a 91.5 mt / 300 ft solo rebreather dive in Bonaire, and was found unresponsive on the reef at 24 mt / 80 ft with the loop out of her mouth.
,,Always smartly dressed in bright colours, her outfits matched her personality, a bright light and a true force of nature. Nicky Finn, AP Diving
, ,Fiona was always like a storm blowing through in the best possible ways. Lee Ann Hires, Dive Rite
Read moreShe was just a bundle of untamed energy. Lars Bosman
Egstrom passed away quietly at home in Los Angeles, on the evening of Monday 7 October 2019, surrounded by his family.
,Glen was such a 'giver' and mentor to so many in our wonderful industry! Spencer Slate
A great NOGI fellow and helped support our efforts. Bob Evans
Glen Egstrom was recognised by his peers and colleagues for his many and varied contributions in our sport.
,Key personnel who have held voluntary roles with the Our World Underwater Scholarship Society were quick to pay tribute.
Lars Kirkegaard
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