Monday, May 05, 2008

Diving into the waves of time

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Marine archaeologists are striving to unravel and conserve an integral part of our history that lies buried deep in our seabed. Avondster an...

Take the plunge

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An IT consultant with a passion for diving, Dharshana Jayawardene’s website divesrilanka.com documents the island’s underwater wealth. The s...
Friday, May 02, 2008

Treasure trove found in 500-year-old shipwreck off Africa

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A close-up of a Spanish gold coin, three Portuguese silver coins and a pair of brass dividers that were found from a shipwreck off the south...
Wednesday, July 25, 2007

WSU grad doing OK after tiger shark attack

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Last Thursday, Harvey Miller felt the jaws of an 8-foot tiger shark sink into his left leg while snorkeling 150 yards from shore. “When I fe...
Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Gone with the waves

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As a whitewater rafting ride at Kitulgala ends in tragedy many unanswered questions remain On Saturday, July 16, a boat carrying a group of ...
Saturday, June 23, 2007

Action filed for not removing grounded vessel

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The Director of Merchant Shipping of the Port and Aviation Ministry informed the Galle Heritage Foundation that action has been filed agains...

The knell of the passing waters

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“My son used to sit in that chair and watch TV every night after he came home from work. He was always a quiet person and very independent. ...
Monday, April 30, 2007

Rangers of the sea

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The Sustainable Coastal Tourism in Asia project is training a new breed of marine guards to care for our aquatic wealth HIKKADUWA – The morn...
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

A dive into Barracuda Point

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Though Sri Lanka is surrounded by sea Scuba diving is not considered as a popular sport by many Sri Lankans - for many its simply because of...