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SCUBA News 31

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SCUBA News (ISSN 1476-8011)
Issue 31 - November 2002
http://www.scubatravel.co.uk
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This month
- What's new at SCUBA Travel?
- Travel Warning Update
- Diving News from Around the World 

If you have any diving news, comments on this 
newsletter or dive reports we'd love to hear 
from you.Just fill in our Contact the Editor form.
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What's New at SCUBA Travel?
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The World's Top Ten Dives
  Our list of the top ten dives in the world has changed 
  again, thanks to your input. View the new list or tell 
  us about your favourite dive sites at
  http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/topdives.html

Photo Gallery
  Our photo gallery continues to grow and this month we've
  added award winning images taken in Scotland.
  http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/photouk.html

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Recompression Chambers in Saudi Arabia...
  We've included details of the two recompression chambers 
  in Saudi Arabia. Both units have diving doctors on call
  24 hours a day.
  http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/redsea/saudiop.html

...Also RCC in Baja California
  http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/baja/bajago.html

More Items in Diving Gift Shop
  Our SCUBA diving gift shop now offers more ideas for 
  Christmas presents for divers.
  http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/presents2.html
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Travel Warning Update
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In the wake of the Bali bombing, governments are advising 
people not to travel to Indonesia. As well as warnings, 
though, their web sites often provide other useful 
information on countries which you are planning to visit. 
For example, the British Foreign Office says this 
(amongst other things) about Thailand.

"Following the terrorist attacks in Bali on 12 October 
in which Western tourists were deliberately targeted, 
the threat to British nationals in Thailand, including 
popular tourist areas, the island of Phuket in particular, 
has increased significantly. British nationals should 
exercise extreme caution in public places, in particular 
places of entertainment such as nightclubs, bars, 
restaurants and places of worship known to be frequented 
by foreigners...Visitors who take part in water sports 
and scuba diving in Thailand should be aware that 
standards maintained by diving schools and rescue services 
are not always as high and comprehensive as they might be 
in the UK. Some dive shops are affiliated to major 
international training organisations and they are likely 
to run a better operation and meet strict standards. It 
is advisable to thoroughly check a dive operator's 
credentials before contracting to any particular 
one...Jellyfish are common to Thai coastal waters and 
can sometimes be found swimming close to the shore, 
particularly during the rainy season (May to October). 
A jellyfish sting can be fatal. Care should be taken 
when swimming in the sea. If in doubt local advice, 
eg from hotel management, dive shops, should be 
sought and followed."

For more see
http://www.fco.gov.uk/travel/countryadvice.asp

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If you are still intending to visit Bali, in spite of the 
warnings, there are some good deals to be had when 
booking hotels. For example, one website is letting you 
name the price you are willing to pay for a room.
http://www.indo.com/

To find hotels in other parts of the world try
http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/hotel.html
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Diving News From Around the World
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WORLD RECORD FOR 10-DAYS SCUBA DIVING
  After living underwater in a steel tank for 10 days, 
  a South African SCUBA diver this month claimed a new 
  world record.
  http://www.sabcnews.com/sport/other/0,1009,47497,00.html

THAILAND TO LAUNCH SUBMARINE TOURS
  Thailand's Deputy Transport Minister, Pichet Sathirachawal, 
  has announced plans to alllow submarine coral reef tours 
  off Phuket and Pattaya. The the final go-ahead is 
  expected in early December after an inspection of the 
  Chinese-built mini-subs to be used in Pattaya. Phuket 
  will use a US-built 51-seat submarine 
  http://spacedaily.com/news/021113074129.kbhqibjp.html
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RODALE'S SCUBA DIVING MAGAZINE BUYS SKIN DIVER MAGAZINE
  Rodale has purchased the subscriber list and trademark 
  of the recently deceased Skin Diver magazine.
  http://www.scubadiving.com/feature/news/

DIVER MISSING AT DOROTHEA QUARRY
  Another diver is thought to have died at Dorothea, Wales.
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2485995.stm

SHIP SINKS CAUSING ECOLOGICAL DISASTER AND PROMPTING 
CALLS FOR TOUGHER TANKER CONTROLS
  Experts say the single-hulled, 26-year-old tanker, 
  12 years older than average for the world fleet, 
  carrying fuel oil - a dirtier and more toxic substance 
  than crude oil - shouldn't have been in heavy winter 
  seas near Spain at all.
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2494013.stm
  http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/11/

UN BANS TRADE IN BLACK SEA DOLPHINS
  Delegates to a UN conference on endangered species 
  voted to halt all trade in the Black Sea bottlenose 
  dolphin, an animal sought by aquariums around the world.
  http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/11/

PROTECTED WHALES RECOVERING
  Southern Right Whales have increased in number off the 
  South African coast.  Found in the southern hemisphere, 
  they faced extinction in the 1930s due to large-scale 
  whaling. In fact, they got their name because they were  
  considered the "right" whale to hunt as they moved 
  slowly and obligingly floated to the surface when 
  killed by harpoons.
  http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/
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