Tag Archives: Diving and Divers

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 11, 2022
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Descending Into Florida’s Underwater Caves

The world’s densest collection of freshwater springs is at the center of a slow-motion environmental tragedy.

#agriculture-and-farming, #algae, #aquifers, #diving-and-divers, #floods, #florida, #global-warming, #manatees, #population, #rivers, #travel-and-vacations, #water, #water-pollution

The New York Times 10:54 pm on March 1, 2022
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Dottie Frazier, a Pioneer in Diving the Deep Seas, Dies at 99

Famed in the diving world, she is thought to be the first woman certified as a scuba instructor in the U.S.

#deaths-obituaries, #diving-and-divers, #frazier-dottie-1922-2022, #free-diving, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 8:01 pm on January 20, 2022
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Divers Find 13 Vehicles in Texas Lake While Searching for Man

The missing man, John Creech, who was last seen near his home in Meridian, Texas, in 2009, still has not been accounted for by county and state investigators.

#diving-and-divers, #fort-worth-tex, #levees-and-dams, #missing-persons, #reservoirs, #texas-parks-and-wildlife-department, #waco-tex, #water

The New York Times 2:56 am on October 19, 2021
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Diver Discovers 900-Year-Old Sword Dating to the Crusades

The sword, recovered off the coast of Israel, most likely belonged to a knight who fell into the sea or lost the weapon in battle, experts said.

#archaeology-and-anthropology, #crusades-christianity, #diving-and-divers, #israel, #israel-antiquities-authority, #swords

The New York Times 8:07 pm on June 12, 2021
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Humpback Whale Nearly Eats a Lobsterman, Then Thinks Better of It

Michael Packard, a lobster diver in Provincetown, Mass., found himself inside the mouth of a whale on Friday morning, then was spit out.

#cape-cod-mass, #center-for-coastal-studies, #diving-and-divers, #provincetown-mass, #whales-and-whaling

The New York Times 6:59 pm on March 30, 2021
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The Ocean’s Youngest Monsters Are Ready for Glamour Shots

Divers practicing blackwater photography are helping marine scientists gain new insights into fish larvae.

#animal-migration, #diving-and-divers, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #ichthyologyherpetology-journal, #marine-biology, #oceans-and-seas, #photography, #research, #smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 24, 2021
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Freediver Alexey Molchanov’s Latest World Record? Under the Ice

For the past four years, Alexey Molchanov has been the undisputed best all-around free diver in the world. He broke yet another world record last week, this time beneath an icy surface.

#diving-and-divers, #free-diving, #molchanova-natalia-1962

The New York Times 10:00 pm on March 19, 2021
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George Bass, Archaeologist of the Ocean Floor, Dies at 88

He was called the father of underwater archaeology, finding treasures in shipwrecks around the world that illuminated ancient history.

#archaeology-and-anthropology, #bass-george-f-1932-2021, #deaths-obituaries, #diving-and-divers, #oceans-and-seas, #shipwrecks-historic, #turkey, #university-of-pennsylvania

The New York Times 2:37 am on December 2, 2020
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Captain of California Boat That Caught Fire and Killed 34 Is Indicted

Federal officials said the captain of the Conception, who was indicted on charges of seaman’s manslaughter, neglected key safety measures that contributed to the deaths of passengers.

#boats-and-boating, #boylan-jerry, #channel-islands-calif, #diving-and-divers, #fires-and-firefighters, #maritime-accidents-and-safety, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides

The New York Times 1:28 am on November 19, 2020
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Ponzi Scheme Suspect Uses Underwater Scooter to Flee F.B.I.

After a chase, Matthew Piercey disappeared underwater using a submersible scooter, the authorities said. When he surfaced, agents were waiting with dry clothes his wife had provided.

#california, #crime-and-criminals, #diving-and-divers, #piercey-matthew, #ponzi-and-pyramid-schemes, #securities-and-commodities-violations, #submarines-and-submersibles, #winton-kenneth

The New York Times 10:47 pm on September 23, 2020
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Beaked Whale Shatters Record With 3 Hour 42 Minute Dive

Scientists still don’t know how the marine mammals go so long without air.

#anatomy-and-physiology, #animal-behavior, #biology-and-biochemistry, #diving-and-divers, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #journal-of-experimental-biology, #mammals, #marine-biology, #north-carolina, #oceans-and-seas, #research, #whales-and-whaling, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 17, 2020
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A New Ship’s Mission: Let the Deep Sea Be Seen

A giant new vessel, OceanXplorer, seeks to unveil the secrets of the abyss for a global audience.

#bridgewater-associates, #cameron-james, #dalio-raymond-1949, #diving-and-divers, #documentary-films-and-programs, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #oceans-and-seas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #robots-and-robotics, #science-and-technology, #ships-and-shipping, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 2:00 pm on August 26, 2020
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You Can’t Escape Lice, Even 6,500 Feet Below the Ocean

A species of insect tags along with elephant seals as they spend months at sea, enduring the crushing pressure changes of the mammals’ dives.

#antarctic-regions, #argentina, #diving-and-divers, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #insects, #journal-of-experimental-biology, #lice, #marine-biology, #oceans-and-seas, #research, #seals-animals-and-sealing, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 6, 2020
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(Let Us Out of This Clause)

At last, I had seen the true absurd hopelessness of things, laid out in flawless prose.

#books-and-literature, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #diving-and-divers, #quarantines, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 29, 2020
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Swimming With the Sea Lions of Los Islotes

Sea lions are often referred to as “dogs of the sea.” On a small island off the Baja coast, where the playful animals populate every rocky outcropping, they live up to their nickname.

#baja-california-mexico, #diving-and-divers, #eco-tourism, #la-paz-mexico, #photography, #sea-lions, #travel-and-vacations

The New York Times 3:00 pm on April 20, 2020
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Help! My Mask Fogs My Glasses

Health workers have a few tricks for solving this vexing problem, but it will take trial and error to find the one that works for you.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #cosmetics-and-toiletries, #diving-and-divers, #eyeglasses, #eyes-and-eyesight, #face, #masks, #protective-clothing-and-gear