The Harlem Rocket, which will offer a high-speed tour on the Hudson River along the famed Harlem and Upper Manhattan waterfront, has announced a new sponsorship and collaboration with Raymarine.
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The Doughboy Foundation has an app that offers virtual tours of the WWI Memorial in D.C.
Read moreOceanGate Expeditions and The Cape Eleuthera Institute will embark on a Bahamas deep-sea survey of the twilight zone of the Exuma Sound using the manned submersible Cyclops 1. Beginning in October 2017, with multiple weeks of diving each season over a year, the exploration aims to uncover new details on deep-sea sharks and the variety of species that inhabit the
Read moreA giant octopus constructed of rebar and mesh has been sunk to the bottom of the sea off the coast of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands as part of Project YOKO, the world’s largest underwater art installation and marine life habitat. It will be open to divers for a small fee, raising funds for research into the area’s coral reefs.
Read moreA new study on Palmyra Atoll by scientists at UC Santa Barbara and Florida International University found that human interaction–or diving–with sharks does not have long-term impact on shark behavior. This means that regulated shark diving tourism doesn’t clash with shark conservation goals. The study used baited remote underwater video systems–cameras lowered to the ocean floor with a small amount
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