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Italy Tyrrhenian SeaDramatic Rescue of an Entangled Sperm Whale
In the summer of 1981, Alberto Romeo, his wife Lucia and several members of their underwater association Gruppo Ricercatori ed Operatori Subacquei G.R.O.SUB. set out to observe and photograph dolphins and whales and eggs of giant squid in the southern Mediterranean Sea. Their destination was the 6,500-foot (2000-meter) -deep waters near the Eolie Archipelago between Lipari and Salina Islands.
"The sun was shinning, the sea quiet, no wind" . Then they received a radio message that a whale was trapped in a fishing net nearby and proceeded to investigate. Several hours later they found a 60-foot (18 meter) -long sperm whale caught in an illegal drift net used to catch marlin. "The sperm whale was still breathing! So we immediately entered the water and saw massive injuries to his head," said Romeo. The team, familiar with the need for great caution when approaching a whale, was able to get close enough to the animal and begin to cut away the net while photographers captured the entire event. "He looked at us and we felt that he was understanding that we were saving him!"
As they removed the net from the whale's head his jaws opened for the first time in a long while. "We felt that he understood that we were his friends," commented Romeo. However, they became concerned that the whale's bleeding from its wounds would soon attract sharks. Fortunately, no predators appeared and after removing nearly all of the net, the whale finally began to swim away. "After a few meters and only a little piece of net still attached to its tail he turned to us to say 'thank you' and as silent as we found him, he slowly swam away and out of our sight."
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Mexico Caribbean SeaOne of the only places in the world you will see sailfish hunting in such large numbers - absolutely recommended
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Northern Mariana Islands Philippine SeaBest dive on Saipan
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Indonesia Java SeaJava sea
thousand island
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Fiji Pacifictaken with an Olympus c4000 and an Ike DS-125 strobe
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Panama Caribbean SeaIslands
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LithuaniaConpetitions of underwater photographers of Lithuania
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Philippines South China SeaCathedral Rock is a very attractive twin rock formation close to the shore running down to around 30m. The fish at the site are regularly hand fed by local dive guides and are very inquisitive around divers.
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South Africa Indian OceanSardine Run
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Ukraine Black SeaClear Water
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Indonesia Sulu and Sulawesi SeasGorgeous reef, lots of corals, mini wall. THE place for night diving in the area.
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Egypt Red Seaawesome
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Sweden North SeaVery nice and beautiful place under water and above water
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South Africa Indian OceanA beautiful reef with intersecting gulleys.
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Philippines Bohol SeaWall dives, soft and hard corals, turtles, napoleon wrasse, giant jellyfish, etc.
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Canada PacificTerrific resort - Hornby Island Diving
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Puerto Rico Caribbean SeaClear waters, little currents
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Maldives Indian OceanAtoll Elaidu
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Marshall Islands PacificAnother one of the ships sent to the bottom of Kwajalein Lagoon at the beginning of the United States march toward the Japanese mainland during WWII. This anemone clings to the side of the ship at about 80 Ft. When we have a little current it "blows in the wind" and creates beautiful shapes.
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UkraineIce 40 sm
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