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Exploding scuba tanks in Australia
Recently, an aluminum scuba tank that was being stored in a garden shed exploded, splitting the tank entirely in half and damaging the walls of the shed. Not good. Fortunately no one was injured but it has highlighted the need for these old tanks to either be professionally tested and rated by a qualified person, or disposed of.
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China Plans to Make Russian Aircraft Carrier Into Artificial Reef
The Russian aircraft carrier Minsk converted into a theme park in the southern Chinese town of Shenzhen could find its final resting place as an artificial reef in Hong Kong waters, DPA news agency reported on Tuesday.
The agency quoted an article in the China Morning Post daily which said that the plan to turn the 40,000-tonne ’Minsk’ into a marine life haven had been proposed by marine specialist...
Kiribati Creates Third Largest Marine Park
CURITABA, Brazil — A tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean has created the world’s third-largest marine reserve, as global efforts to preserve biodiversity widen to include everything from insects to fish to forests.
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Kiwis to introduce new scuba safety guidelines
New scuba diving safety guidelines are to be introduced New Zealand to try to reduce the number of deaths.
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