Prehistoric find located beneath the Swiss waves

September 11th, 2007 by admin in Archaeology

Archaeologists have discovered traces of Switzerland’s oldest known building, but it will never draw tourists: it lies underwater in the middle of a lake.
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U.S. Gives Russia Data on Mysterious Cold War Sunken Submarine K-129

September 11th, 2007 by admin in Military

By MIKE ECKEL
The Associated Press
Monday, September 10, 2007; 4:07 PM

MOSCOW — U.S. military officials on Monday gave Russia a videotape and other archival materials on the Soviet K-129 submarine, whose sinking in 1968 is one of the lingering mysteries of the Cold War.
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Dover Strait U-boat to be moved

August 20th, 2007 by admin in NEWS > Wrecks

The wreck of a World War I German submarine is to be moved because it is a danger to shipping off Dover.
The U-boat, which has been in the Dover Strait since 1918, is 23.5m (77ft) below the surface, which does not leave enough clearance for modern ships.
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Summer field course 2007 at Ikaria, Greece

July 30th, 2007 by admin in Conservation > NEWS

Marine Scientific Illustration & Underwater Photography, Aegean Sea, Greece

This course is aimed at students and graduates of Illustration, Design, Marine Biology and Environmental Sciences, as well as of related fields.
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Deep sea divers opt for Nasdaq flotation

July 17th, 2007 by admin in General > Archaeology > NEWS

Serious investors are putting money into a business once the preserve of buccaneers

On the bridge of the Odyssey Explorer the talk was not about stocks and shares but about the Spanish patrol boats at the entrance to Gibraltar’s port, waiting to search her hold for hidden treasure.
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Divers in Sweden discover Soviet World War II submarine

July 4th, 2007 by admin in Military > NEWS

Stockholm - A team of Finnish and Sweden nationals have discovered a Soviet submarine that sank in 1942 after being rammed by a Finnish submarine, a spokesman said Tuesday.
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Doctor starts blog to help divers understand risks when underwater

June 30th, 2007 by admin in Diving medicine > NEWS

Each year, five to six diving deaths occur in South-east Asia, and about 25 Singaporean divers fall victim to decompression sickness — a potentially fatal condition that can occur when divers surface too quickly.
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BRITANNIC Expedition 2007

June 24th, 2007 by admin in NEWS > Wrecks

Hellas Underwater Explorers (HUE)/Petrou George have the honour to announce the agreement with Britannic Foundation. According with this agreement HUE is going to be responsible for the Britannic Expedition 2007. The expedition will take place from 10-13th of September 2007 in Kea Island, Greece.
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157-year-old shipwreck found in lake

June 22nd, 2007 by admin in Archaeology > NEWS > Wrecks

VERMILION, Ohio, USA - The wreckage of a steamship that sank in 1850 after its boilers exploded has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Erie.
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Nina Preisner breaks world record in 159.8m (525ft) dive to wrecked cargo ship

June 17th, 2007 by admin in Stories > NEWS

A Briton who gave up her job as a lawyer to pursue a career in watersports has claimed the record for the world’s deepest dive on to a wreck by a woman.
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