What began as another exhilarating manta ray night dive off Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on an August evening in 2010, quickly turned into the theft of the century. Cameraman Travis Matteson was capturing footage for the scuba diving travel television show “Into the Drink” aboard the Kona Aggressor II. Suddenly, one of the manta’s giant wings hooked his light system, and darted off with the nearly $10,000 worth of photo gear. Underwater videographer Johnny Reidt caught the entire theft on camera, and the manta, carrying the stolen photo rig, captured some amazing footage of the nighttime reef. Remarkably, the camera rig was found completely intact after an eight-minute run by the manta, just yards from the dive boat. Case closed.
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Naturally we’ve dreamed of oil rigs being reclaimed and transformed into eco-resorts, but we didn’t know they actually existed until we saw this article in the WSJ. Located in the Celebes Sea between Indonesia, Borneo and the Phillipines, the Seaventures Dive Resort is a diver’s dream come true, providing quick access to a gorgeous coral reef just at the base of the hotel. Already big fans of adaptive reuse, this amazing hotel/dive resort has got us wishing that all oil rigs could be transformed to something so cool.
Read more: Oil Rig Reclaimed as Scuba Diving Resort | Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the World … Details & Pictures
Scubadivergirls.com The girls head South of La Jolla Cove to wipe out beach for something a little different this day. First thing they find is a fishing pole right at the edge of the water…so the girls decide to get that out of the water before having their fun! Stephanie and Margo had the best time snorkeling with a Harbor Seal and then skin diving into the kelp! What a great snorkel!
WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation has created the Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame. Three of the nine members of the inaugural class were on hand for the announcement at the Hilton Hawaiian Village this morning. The Hall of Fame honors Hawaii’s legendary kane and wahine o ke kai.. men and women of the ocean who have helped to establish Hawaii as the center of the watersports world. Seven men and one woman join Duke Kahanamoku on the initial list of honorees.
Surfing legend Fred Hemmings is … Details