Bends diver airlifted from Swanage wreck
From the BBC:
A diver had to be rescued off Dorset by coastguards when he suffered an attack of the bends.
Portland coastguard helicopter was called to the Kyara wreck near Swanage on Sunday at 1340 BST.
The man had… Dive deeper
Live WWI bomb found by Portsmouth pontoon exploded
From the BBC:
A live World War I bomb found near a ferry pontoon in Portsmouth has been exploded out at sea.
The 3ft (1m) projectile device found at Eastney Pontoon over the weekend was thought to be British.
A… Dive deeper
Australia PM brands Barrier Reef grounding ‘outrageous’
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Australian PM Kevin Rudd has voiced anger over the grounding of a Chinese ship in the Great Barrier Reef.
Mr Rudd said it was “outrageous” the ship had apparently strayed off course through the marine park before… Dive deeper
Oyster harvesting ban off Dorset coast is lifted
A ban on harvesting mussels, clams, scallops and oysters off the Dorset coastline has been lifted.
The restriction was put in place last month after poisonous oysters were pulled from The Fleet in Weymouth.
The molluscs contained naturally occurring toxins… Dive deeper
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