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Jessica Alba filmed, "Into the Blue", "Dreading a shark attack" Jessica Alba believed she was risking her life on the Bahamas shoot for upcoming movie "Into the Blue"- because she was surrounded by deadly sharks all day. Sexy Alba was a quivering wreck every time she entered the tropical waters surrounding the sun-drenched islands, and it has been reported that she was often required to undertake the daring task of punching sharks on the nose - in a desperate move to stave off potential attacks. This of course sounds unlikely and not a action that would normally be needed but the film sounds like it might be one for scuba diving fans. Although it certainly has the feel of "The fast and the furious" underwater! It stars Jessica Alba and Paul Walker as the main roles. Here is the films synopsis: "Into the Blue" is a high-stakes thriller set in the deep, shark-infested waters of the Bahamas. When four young divers discover a legendary shipwreck rumored to contain millions in gold at the bottom of the sea, they believe their dream of buried treasure has come true. But nearby on the ocean floor, a sunken plane full of illegal cargo threatens their find. The friends make a pact to keep quiet about both discoveries so they can excavate the shipwreck before a rival treasure hunter uncovers their secret and beats them to the gold. But their plan goes awry when they realize dangerous smugglers are already closing in on the missing plane, and one of the friends makes a fatal decision that quickly turns the treasure hunters into the hunted"
The main cast of "Into the Blue"
"Into the Blue" thumbnails (click to enlarge) Click here for the films official website. Bill
Would Create World's Largest Marine Refuge in Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands Case said the highest protection of the entire area is necessary because of growing threats posed by invasive species, marine debris, fishing and other human occupancy and extractive uses. But beyond these basic threats, Case said that there "should be some special places in our marine world which are in fact true reserves: truly off-limits, where our marine species can live and thrive in their natural state, without the invasive, extractive hand of humankind. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is this place." Aussie's break underwater ironing record An Australian diving club has claimed a world record in the extreme sport of underwater ironing. Some 43 members of Melbourne's Bay City Scuba Diving Club ironed in 10ft of water in Port Phillip Bay. Club spokesman Alan Igoe said the 25 minute dive, using cold non-electric irons, also raised £250 for charity. "We always try to do something to get our members diving after the winter break, but this gained momentum and took off as a chase for a world record," he said. Extremeironing.com confirmed the Australian divers had snatched a six week old record from a sixteen-strong New Zealand group of ironists. Underwater extreme ironing was invented by German extreme ironist, Iron Lung, when he took his iron and board into the Mediterranean sea off Majorca in 2001. Extreme ironing founder, Steam, says: "I never realized how competitive the Aussie ironists were - as soon as the Kiwis took the record, they were there."
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Search for missing wreck diver called off as darkness falls Coastguard search and rescue officials have called off a massive search for a scuba diver who went missing while wreck diving in Whitsand Bay on the 21st of May. The missing scuba diver is a 48-year-old male who was diving the wreck of the James Egan Layne with a friend. The divers ascended from the wreck dive without difficulty but decided to to redescend to free a tangled marker buoy. On the second ascent they both ran out of air and came up too quickly. The dive boat crew aboard Furious spotted the two divers in trouble at the surface but could only rescue one. The crew made an emergency call to the coastguard and two lifeboats, police and a rescue helicopter started searching for the missing diver. As darkness fell, coastguard officials called off the search but local dive boats are continuing to search the area into the night. The James Egan Layne, a popular wreck diving site, is a US Liberty ship torpedoed on her maiden voyage in 1945. The vessel is located about 500 meters from the Scylla, a Royal Navy warship which was scuttled last year as Europe's first artificial reef. Shark
rescue operation goes wrong The sharks were due to be supplied to luxury hotels in nearby Calcutta, where their fins are treated as a delicacy. But police intercepted the shipment and arrested 19 poachers. According to police, they intercepted a trawler carrying the sharks in an overnight operation. But in the subsequent confusion the sharks were taken out of water. They say that the raiding party which intercepted the poachers - afraid of the dangers posed by the sharks - ordered them to throw the sharks from the deck of their vessel onto the sand by a jetty. Officials say that this was also done so that police officers could make sure that none of the poachers escaped and that all the necessary paperwork was completed. "The raiding part made a mistake. In the chaos that followed the seizure and the arrests, they were busy with other things, and forgot to preserve the sharks," wildlife official M Rehman said. Officials say that the sharks were due to be supplied to luxury hotels in nearby Calcutta, where their fins are seen as a luxury food and in popular demand. Police say they made the arrests after a tip-off from another smuggler. They say that the owner of the trawler was arrested along with 10 alleged gang members after a suspected smuggler was detained in a midnight raid on a village in the Namkhana region. Mr Rehman said the sharks weighed between six to 120 kg. They were being taken by boat from the Bay of Bengal through the Sundarbans to Calcutta. "They were supplying the sharks to some five-star hotels, where there's a demand for shark meat, and particularly its fins," police spokesman Chanchal Dutta told the BBC 's Subir Bhaumik in Calcutta. In the chaos that followed the seizure and the arrests, they were busy with other things, and forgot to preserve the sharks Those arrested have been remanded in custody for 15 days by a Calcutta court. They have been charged with offences under the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), and for violating the Sundarbans Biosphere reserve. Shark
is categorised as an endangered species in India and is classified
as such under the terms of the WPA. The punishment for illegal trading
in sharks amounts to a minimum 10 years in jail and 20,000 rupees
($460) fine.
Tyler Dutton, 48, experienced problems during his ascent from a depth of 16 meters (53 feet). Dutton's bottom time was 32 minutes according to the Monterey County Coroner's Office. Dutton was diving with three friends who said he suddenly ascended to the surface ahead of the group when he reached a depth of about 5 meters (15 feet). When the other divers reached the surface, they found Dutton "thrashing in the water". The stricken diver was rushed to Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula where he was pronounced dead. Experienced scuba diver drowns diving for artifacts in Florida A scuba diver drowned while diving for artifacts in the Withlacoochee River. Lemley Lawton Parker, 27, of Dade City was scuba diving with friends when he broke to the surface, shouting that he needed help, according to a report from the Citrus County Sheriff's Office. His cries were heard by Tina Tetterton, 25, aboard the party's dive boat on the Withlacoochee River in northwestern Citrus. "She took the boat closer to where he was and threw him the anchor line," said Gail Tierney, public information officer for the Sheriff's Office. "But he didn't seem to be able to grab it and then he went back under again." Tetterton started screaming, Tierney said, and her husband, Larry, who had been diving, also surfaced and discovered what was happening. He dived down and came up with Parker's body, according to the sheriff's report. Larry Tetterton took the body to the riverbank and started CPR, the report said, while a call was made to 911. Citrus emergency medical service crews arrived and also performed CPR, but Parker could not be revived. He was taken to Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center in Crystal River, where he was pronounced dead. His body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy, according to the Sheriff's Office, which is investigating the drowning. Tetterton said the three shared a common interest in archaeology and had attended a seminar in Gainesville a week before. He said they selected the dive area because the water quality would be sufficiently clear. "He was as genuine and original a person as you could ever meet," Tetterton said of his friend Parker, who worked as an aluminum enclosure installer.
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