DEEP WATER : THE TRUE STORY OF DONALD CROWHURST

I watched this documentary film a second time, picking up more nuances! Donald Crowhurst was a weekend sailor in a catamaran who decided to join a challenge to sail around the world in whatever kind of boat with more experienced sailors. He had a wife and children to consider, but he wanted to challenge himself. I realized watching this that he probably knew he was in over his head before he left, seems there were a lot of things that were going wrong even before he set out. Maybe he knew he wouldn't make it, but besides the challenge of navigating treacherous oceans, there was the fact that he'd made financial commitments that would devastate his family and his business if he didn't set sail and stay in the race. So, once at sea and miserably behind, he began to cheat. In the end his ship's log tells the whole truth. His wife and best friend, now in their senior years, explain what they went through on land, wondering where and how he was. The question is, how much should we loose due to our own humiliation? Did he go mad? determine there is no God while subject to nature?

OCTOPUS

EYELESS SHRIMP? SEA CREATURES APPEAR TO BE SICK FROM BP PETROLEUM SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

Petroleum spilled and there were chemicals in use to "clean up." We've been assured by British Petroleum that this disaster wouldn't have long term effects.

won't cut and paste...PACIFIC FREE PRESS STORY ON SHRIMP AND SEAMONSTERS IN THE GULF

UNDERWATER NURSERY FOR ENDANGERED CORALS : A SHIP SA

Andrea Mustain, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer presents this story with very interesting pictures... It looks like pieces of coral hanging on an underwater clothes line?!

MARK HEALEY : BIG WAVE SURFER FACES BULL SHARK

This is from about a month ago: it's an article by Pete Thomas about BIG WAVE SURFER MARK HEALEY and Bull Shark. There's a good video on the site!