Inside the Subsea Cable Firm Secretly Helping America Take on China
now, sailors on Diego Garcia were tipped off last year. Captain Richard Payne, then-commander on Diego Garcia, mentioned the cable during a Feb. 9 guest appearance on the base’s local radio station, “99.1 The Eagle,” a recording of which was posted on the Navy radio station’s Facebook page.Payne, who was fielding questions submitted by listeners, volunteered that an unusual vessel could be sighted off the western shore of Diego Garcia.“We’re going to have fiber optics here on the island very soon,” Payne told the program’s host, Alex Kerska or “DJ
Titanic Tourist Sub Still Missing as Rescuers Race Against Time
body" and could result in death.Pogue also documented a failed dive in which communications "somehow broke down" with the surface ship and the submersible never found the Titanic.Harding, a UAE-based businessman and adventurer who is chairman of Action Aviation, posted a message on Facebook on Saturday, saying: "This mission is likely to be the first and only manned mission to the Titanic in 2023."Fellow tourist Dawood is vice chairman of Engro, one of Pakistan's largest conglomerates with investments ranging from fertilisers and energy to vehicle manufacturing.The sinking
Titanic Exploration Submersible Missing, Rescue Efforts Underway
from the Coast Guard and Canada's defense ministry.OceanGate said, "We are deeply thankful for the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies in our efforts to reestablish contact with the submersible."Harding's stepson wrote on Facebook that Harding had "gone missing on submarine" and asked for "thoughts and prayers." The stepson subsequently removed the post, citing respect for the family's privacy.Harding himself had posted on Facebook a day earlier that he would be aboard the sub. There have been no posts
Fact Check: Underwater Photograph Shows Diving Site, Not MH370 Wreckage
L-1011 TriStar aircraft with the caption: "Tristar Airplane Wreck Red Sea, Aqaba JO”.The fate of the lost Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777-200ER (here) remains unknown, although debris believed to be from the aircraft has been found along the coast of Africa and on islands in the Indian Ocean.On Facebook (here), (here) and Twitter (here), the miscaptioned image of a dilapidated aircraft on the ocean floor appears alongside text claiming that it is: “Malaysia Airplane MH370 that disappeared 9 years ago has been found under ocean with no human skeleton. The plane had 239 passengers on board&rdquo
Meet NOUS: An Underwater ‘Artificial Mind’
. Atmatzidou, Diving into Greece’s first underwater museum, National Geographic, 2/12/2020, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/diving-into-the-first-underwater-museum-in-greece?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=facebook::cmp=editorial::add=fb20201202travel-greeceunderwatermuseum::rid=&sf240674775=1&fbclid=IwAR2PjCSz2WoJF0V1pgg1YsWl9ILtjy3M4r916F_rH_IPw0p-KVikgQINNuUΥ. Elafros, Science Culture, “Shipwreck surveillance gets Microsoft funding”, Kathimerini, 27/4/2021, https://www
JW Fishers' Magnetometers Help Dive Club Search for WWI Wrecks
is used across the globe to locate sunken wrecks, aircraft, vehicles, and other critical objects."The Wreckless Divers." Photo courtesy JW FishersA small dive club, “The Wreckless Divers,” currently use JW Fishers’ Proton 5 magnetometer for their most important searches (facebook.com/wrecklessdivers). The group consists of technical divers operating at depths of around 120 meters. Some dive on rebreathers while others rely on open circuit scuba. The team is based in Cape Town, South Africa. One area, Cape Point, divides the Atlantic and Indian oceans and is also known
Egypt: Divers Discover Ancient Military Vessel in Sunken City
close to the huge temple of Amun. Those were destroyed, simultaneously and their remains are found mixed with those of the Egyptian temple."(Reporting by Sameh Elkhatib; writing by Mahmoud Mourad; editing by Philippa Fletcher)Homepage image credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities / Credit: Faceboo
Fishermen Turn to Apps and AI to Tackle Climate Change
it requires a smart phone or computer and internet connection to access—which is often patchy in coastal areas—Rife said it had low data requirements and they are looking at ways to enable users to view its information offline.The website’s resources can be easily shared via WhatsApp, Facebook or Twitter—platforms already widely used by many small-scale fishers to help get the best prices.EDF also has a pilot project in Indonesia’s Lampung province on Sumatra island that uses an app to record and monitor catch in blue swimming crab fisheries to enable them to be more sustainable
Video: Dolphins Return to Lisbon's Tagus River
dolphins shared by those lucky enough to catch sight of them leaping out of the waves.“With the improvement in water quality, the river has been gaining new life and a friendly family of dolphins has been seen several times during the last month,” Lisbon’s mayor’s office wrote on Facebook.The pandemic has halted the cruise ship industry and fewer commuter ferries have crossed the river.But marine biologist Francisco Martinho, who specialises in dolphins, said there was more to the story.“It’s not because the river has become more peaceful that dolphins are spending more
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