02 2007 Contents

In the hard copy of the February/March 2007 issue:

Poor Knights: a Tourist’s Impression

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High expectations and great provenance. The small, rocky outcrop of islands certainly lived up to its reputation.

Shadow Divers

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The book

Shadow Divers

details the diving adventures of John Chatterton and Richie Kohler in discovering the identity of a German WWII submarine nick-named the U-Who. Editor Dave Moran joined them on New Zealand’s

Mikhail Lermontov

wreck dive.

Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory

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There’s a huge water tank at the Johnson Space Centre (USA) where astronauts and engineers simulate the effects of working in the zero environment of space.

Global Fawning

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Before we get too distraught, remember global warming is touted by the same people who predicted the millenium bug.

Amos Nachoum

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Photographic exposé.

The Last Shark

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There were times when he swam with others of his kind. Slowly fewer and fewer turned up until at last he was alone.

Working Performance Underwater

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Environment and equipment factors discussed by Dr Simon Mitchell.

Deadly Seduction



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While many divers call this place the ultimate challenge, for countless divers who have met their fate in the depths, it is known as the divers’ cemetery.

Nautilus,




Loyalty Islands



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I was diving in another epoch with nautilus buzzing around like bees.

WWII Japanese Midget Submarine Discovered

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The finding of M-24, the missing third midget submarine which attacked shipping in Sydney Harbour has stirred a lot of wartime memories and how close Japan’s war came to Australia and New Zealand.

Diving the Iron Knight

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On reaching the deck at 125m I checked my rebreather, changing the oxygen set point to 1.30.

Ben Cropp


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Colin Gans

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Photographic exposé

Plus our Regular Features:



Accommodation, Boat and Service Directory, Books, DVDs Apparel, Classifieds, Coleman’s Critters, Competitions, Digital Imaging/photography, Diving Medicine, Diving the Web, Editorial, Fishing (Bruce Duncan), Freediving, Incident Insights/accident reports, Letters to the Editor, Medical Practitioners, New Releases, News, Travel, Photography, Product News, Spearfishing, Training.

Trips Log, What’s Happening in Australia and New Zealand.