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US seeks charges against scuba killer

Posted: 09/19/2009
"US attorney-general will seek a capital murder charge against an American jailed in Australia over the drowning death of his wife during a honeymoon scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef. Alabama Attorney-General Troy King said yesterday he would pursue the capital charge, which can carry the death sentence, after a Queensland appeals court increased the jail sentence for David Gabriel Watson from one year to 18 months. Watson, 32, pleaded guilty in June to the manslaughter of Christina..... More >

Fanning Takes Hurley Pro

Posted: 09/19/2009
Title : Hurley Pro 2009 Photos Teaser : from Lower Trestles Australian Mick Fanning had a pretty good day at the office today. A handful of surf sessions at lowers with only one guy out, and $105,000 for his time. He surfed 4 heats, 35 minutes each. Im no math major, but did he just get paid $750 per minute to surf empty trestles today? You can't beat that with a stick. I have a feeling that Eugene will be..... More >

Diver begins world record attempt

Posted: 09/19/2009
"An Irish diver who is resident in Malta this morning slipped below the surface to try to break the Guinness World Record for an underwater salt-water dive, but he has had to trim his target. Organizers said 35-year-old Sean McGahern will be underwater for 30 hours, rather than 40 as originally planned, but that will still be enough to break the record, which is 24 hours. The change was necessitated by technical issues. Mr McGahern is also using the dive to raise funds for the Aquatic..... More >

Underwater ads surface off Seattle

Posted: 09/19/2009
"He has been called the greatest self-promoter in the history of Seattle. And now, more than 24 years after he died at age 79, Ivar Haglund apparently has managed one more fantastic stunt. Underwater billboards that date to around 1954."by The Seattle TimesClick here for full article... More >

Doctors, lawyers ride waves in surf co..

Posted: 09/19/2009
"Truth is, there are many surfers who are professionals: meet Dr. West of Family Orthodonics in Jupiter. Dr. West grew up surfing our area and has seen the way people react to a 'surfing doctor.' That's why he entered the 'Doctors, lawyers and weekend warriors' surf contest at Sebastian Inlet this weekend."by WPTVClick here for full article... More >

Hawk inducted into Surfers' Hall of Fame

Posted: 09/19/2009
"A legendary surfer is making waves Friday night. He is the newest inductee into the Surfers' Hall of Fame. Fans gathered in Surf City, otherwise known as Huntington Beach, to recognize Chris Hawk, who has been shredding in Orange County since the 1960s."by ABCClick here for full article... More >

60 rescued as boat sinks off Malaysia

Posted: 09/18/2009
"Police rescued 60 illegal immigrants whose overcrowded boat sank near Malaysia as they tried to return to Indonesia for a holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month, an official said Saturday. The tugboat, designed to carry up to 20 people, began filling with water off central Selangor state before dawn on Friday, said the state's marine police deputy chief, Nordin Osman. The Indonesians had each paid up to 800 ringgit ($230) to take the boat home for the Eid al-Fitr holiday this..... More >

Lavese Los Manos - Chapters 4 & 5

Posted: 09/18/2009
Here are chapters 4 and 5 of Lavese Los Manos, the new Nate Fletcher film by Analog. Chapter 4 is a brief history of the legendary Fletcher/Hoffman clan. Nathan's gramps, Walter Hoffman, looks like just about the grumpiest old man on earth, and a genuine hard-ass. Im basing this assumption on 30 seconds of video, of course. Who knows, maybe he's usually all smiles. Chapter 5 is for those of us who are fans of shallow, draining, left-hand reefs. A couple tow-beasts at chopes, and some..... More >

Nothing Is Over

Posted: 09/18/2009
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. -- The surfing world has known since 1992 thatKelly Slater is a freak. We'd been charting his rise for years, and thetheories were validated that year when a 20-year-old Slater became theyoungest world champion ever. Today, some 17-years afterwinning that first title, 37-year-old Slater is still the defending ASPWorld Champion, having racked up 8 more titles since 1992, includingfive straight from 1993-1998, and a list of records that can..... More >

Shark killed missing swimmer, autopsy ..

Posted: 09/18/2009
"A Pittsburgh man whose body washed up in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., after he went for a late-night swim off Corolla died from shark bites, according to police. The body was discovered Thursday morning in the 1300 block of N. Virginia Dare Trail by a tourist who was taking an early-morning walk, according to the Kill Devil Hills Police Department. The body of Richard A. Snead, 60, was taken to the medical examiner's office in Greenville."by The Virginian-PilotClick here for full article... More >

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