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Divernet News - Updated : Thursday, 02-Nov-2006 16:54:46 GMT Snakes alive! Spectacular footage of sea snakes hunting in the coral reefs of the Banda Sea, Indonesia, will be among the underwater action in the second helping of the BBC documentary Planet Earth. 6 October 2006 Hoax diver escapes prosecution The Channel Islands diver who set off a three-day £250,000 air and sea search after faking a diving accident in September has avoided facing a criminal prosecution, according to a report in the Guernsey Press & Star. 5 October 2006 Octopush worlds in UK Britain has hosted a successful Underwater Hockey World Championships in Sheffield. 5 October 2006 Walk, paddle or hop for the MCS The Marine Conservation Society has launched an imaginative fundraising programme - by offering people a near-infinite choice of sponsored journeys to undertake. 3 October 2006 MCS fish guide The Marine Conservation Society has updated its online guide to buying fish in an eco-friendly way. 3 October 2006 1000th DCI patient for DDRC Plymouth's Diving Diseases Research Centre treated its 1000th diver for decompression sickness in late September. 29 September 2006 Extended protection for Cornish wreck The wreck of the St Anthony, near Helston in South Cornwall, has been redesignated so that a bigger protected area will be out of bounds to divers. 29 September 2006 Euro shark group launched The Shark Alliance is a new conglomerate of conservation organisations, intent on pushing for more effective shark protection measures in Europe. 28 September 2006 Catalonia changes age rule The Spanish region of Catalonia has set a minimum age limit of 16 for sport diving, rather than accept limits set by training agencies. 28 September 2006 London whale: ills confirmed The northern bottlenose whale which died so publicly in London's River Thames in January suffered from several serious ailments. 20 September 2006 Spearfishing death A spearfishing freediver drowned after the fish he had speared bolted into a hole and entangled him in the spear line. 20 September 2006 Numidia loses key feature The best-known feature of a popular Red Sea wreck has disappeared - after a vessel moored to it. 19 September 2006 Aussie stingrays suffer A number of stingrays have been killed and left on beaches in Queensland, Australia, following the death of TV wildlife presenter Steve Irwin by ray barb earlier this month. 19 September 2006 Explorer-40 BC recall Diving BCs manufacturer Halcyon is recalling a batch of its Explorer-40 wing models, due to concerns over the integrity of valve attachments. 12 September 2006 Big screenings at DIVE 2006 A humpback whale and her calf on an epic journey, bands of hunting seasnakes, and great white sharks attacking seals - these are just a few of the scenes from one programme in the second helping of the BBC documentary Planet Earth, starting in November. 8 September 2006 Miracle survivor was a hoax The Channel Islands diver who claimed he was lost at sea for two-and-a-half days was having a weekend off. 8 September 2006 Diver beats odds to survive 58-hour drift A Channel Islands diver has been rescued after two-and-a-half days lost at sea, in one of the most impressive diver survival stories of recent times. 7 September 2006 Ocean the riskiest area for Irwin Australian naturalist and TV personality Steve Irwin, killed off Queensland on Sunday by a ray sting to the heart, was always most likely to lose his life to an oceanic creature, according to his manager. 6 September 2006 Deepest dive ever An American naval diver has become the deepest in history, with a 610m (2000ft) dive off the coast of Jolla, California. 31 August 2006 Iron lady A decidedly determined woman has retaken a decidedly unusual type of world diving record. 31 August 2006 Lethal US sub found A team of Russian divers is reported to have found the wreck of the WWII American submarine USS Wahoo 28 August 2006 Gozo wrecks down Two decommissioned passenger ferries have been sunk as artificial reefs and diving attractions off the Maltese island of Gozo. 28 August 2006 Wheelchair diver reaches highest level Fraser Bathgate has become the first paraplegic scuba-diver in the world to attain the sport's highest qualification. 21 August 2006 Cave diver lost A diver has lost his life at a North Yorkshire cave diving site. 21 August 2006 Irish wreck threat The Kowloon Bridge, a popular wreck site near Baltimore in Ireland, could be salvaged and lost to divers and resident marine life. 21 August 2006 Porbeagle caught A large porbeagle shark was landed in Sunderland after being caught accidentally by commercial fishermen. 17 August 2006 Second DPV race meet Somerset's Vobster Quay dive site holds its second annual DPV Team Racing Tournament on 27 August. 17 August 2006 Tyneside accident diver named A woman swept to her death from a north-east coast causeway has been named. 17 August 2006 Diver swept fatally from shore A diver has died after being swept from a causeway on the north-east coast. 11 August 2006 Volunteer electrocuted A Briton carrying out diving research in Fiji has been killed during an electrical storm. 11 August 2006 Inquest witness hammers dive training An inquest expert witness has alleged that Britain's sport diving educators are offering inadequate training - and that some divers go on to dive beyond their experience levels. 10 August 2006 Dive tables creator dies Dr Val Hempleman, a leading British scientist in the development of diving decompression tables over the past 50 years, has died, aged 84. 8 August 2006 Reef for Sharm An artificial reef has been established in Naama Bay, at Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt. 8 August 2006 Accident claims two in family A British father and son died together when they got into difficulties off the Maltese island of Gozo. 4 August 2006 Devon fatality A diver has died after getting into difficulties while ascending from a wreck off Plymouth. 3 August 2006 Ferry hits whale An Irish Sea ferry has been put out of service by collision with what is thought to have been a large whale. 3 August 2006 Archive of previous News Stories 
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