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NEWS ABOUT: diving

diving stories: 6 news summaries

RI Man Gets 25 Years for
Wife's Scuba Murder

Former dive shop
owner guilty of Caribbean killing

Nov 11, 09 2:10 AM CST
(Newser) - A former scuba shop owner has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering his wife during a dive in the British Virgin Islands. David Swain of Rhode Island killed his wife by ripping off her mask and shutting off her air supply as the pair swam near a... More »

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murder • Caribbean • diving • scuba • David Swain

(Newser) - Snorkelers and scuba divers aren’t the worst threat to the embattled coral reefs of the world—climate change, commercial fishing, and pollution take top honors—but the casual tourist can lessen, and even mitigate, the damage he or she causes, Slate reports. Of course, snorkelers shouldn’t purposefully snap... More »

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climate change • environment • pollution • global warming • tourism • ocean • coral reef • diving • snorkeling

 Hubby to Serve 
 Year in Newlywed 
 Wife's Dive Death 

Alabama man admits letting his bride sink to her death off the Great Barrier Reef

Jun 5, 09 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Alabama man will serve 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of his wife off Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the Guardian reports. Gabe Watson, an experienced diver trained in rescue procedures, made no attempt to save his wife, a novice diver, as she sank... More »

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Australia • murder • drowning • manslaughter • diving • Great Barrier Reef

 Man Charged
 in Wife's
 Honeymoon
 Dive Death 

Australian authorities decide bride's demise was no accident

Jun 20, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Alabama man has been charged with murdering his wife on a diving trip to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the AP reports. The bride, a novice diver, drowned minutes after diving to a shipwreck with her husband. He was a qualified dive rescuer but rose to the surface rather than... More »

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Australia • murder • drowning • Queensland • coral reef • diving

Lost Divers Fight Off Indonesian Dragon

Europeans pelt lizard with rocks during 36-hour ordeal

Jun 7, 08 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - European divers battled a Komodo dragon while waiting 36 hours to be rescued from a deserted Indonesian island, CNN reports. The group, which scavenged for shellfish and pelted the giant lizard with rocks, is dehydrated but suffered minor cuts. Asked if the dragons are dangerous, one expert responded, “Of... More »

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Indonesia • rescue • island • diving • dragon • Komodo dragon

Penguin Takes the Plunge
in a Wetsuit

Custom dive gear
puts balding bird
back in the swim

Apr 25, 08 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A wetsuit for a penguin might  sound as useful as a fur coat for a bear, but it was just the thing for an elderly penguin at San Francisco's Academy of Sciences who was losing his feathers, reports AP.  A suit designed by dive experts made it possible for... More »

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penguin • biologists • diving • animal

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