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unusual facts about underwater



Alison Wilding

Her only large-scale public artwork "Ambit" was installed in the River Wear at Sunderland in 1999, taking the form of a necklace of stainless-steel tubes floting in the river, and lit up from underwater at night.

Andrzej Karweta

In 2002 he became deputy commander of the Underwater Warfare Division in Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT), and was a Polish representative in SACLANT headquarters.

Batt Reef

The area received a high level of media attention following the death of The Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin on 4 September 2006 while filming an underwater documentary entitled Ocean's Deadliest.

Beijing Special Weapons and Tactics Unit

The Beijing SWAT Unit is divided into sub-units consisting of but not limited to: a Helicopter Unit (飞虎队; nicknamed Flying Tigers), an Underwater Diving team (蛙人队; nicknamed Frogmen), female SWAT unit (女子特警队) and a Police Dog Unit (警犬队).

Cancun Underwater Museum

Cancun Underwater Museum is a series of sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor placed underwater off the coast of Isla de Mujeres and Cancún, Mexico.

Cárcamo de Dolores

The Cárcamo de Dolores (Sump of Dolores) is a hydraulic structure located on the Second Section of Chapultepec Park, in Mexico City, comprising the building designed by architect Ricardo Rivas, inside the originally underwater mural Agua, el origen de la vida (Water, source of life) of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, the art installation Cámara Lambdoma by Ariel Guzik, and in outside, the Tlaloc Fountain, also of Rivera.

Depth finder

Sonar: use of underwater sound propagation to measure depth

Erebus Ice Tongue

Video also depicted other Weddell seals that appeared to use the underwater caves as hiding places from predators such as the orca (or killer whale) and the leopard seal.

Haji ware

During a 2007 underwater archaeology survey on Ojikajima by the Asian Research Institute of Underwater Archaeology, examples of Chinese ceramics and Haji ware was recovered.

Herbert Nitsch

He set a time of 9 mins 4 secs for the world Static Apnea record in December 2006 when he held his breath underwater in a swimming pool in Hurgada, a time that was beaten by 4 secs in 2007 by Tom Sietas of Germany.

Homo mermanus

The game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance features a stage where the players must travel to the underwater city of Atlantis to stop a riot orchestrated by Attuma, who believes he will become the sea kingdoms' new ruler as foretold in the Atlantean Chronicles.

Hurd's Deep

Hurd's Deep (or Hurd Deep) is a deep underwater valley in the English Channel, north west of the Channel Islands, at position 49 degrees 30 minutes North, 3 degrees 34 minutes West.

Hydrogen ship

In 2005 the first example of the Type 212 submarine, which is powered underwater by fuel cells, went into service with the German navy.

Jerry DeFuccio

At EC Comics during the early 1950s, DeFuccio was an assistant editor and researcher on Harvey Kurtzman's war comics, Frontline Combat and Two-Fisted Tales, research that on one day involved taking a trip underwater in a submarine.

Joseph Pisani

The influence of the colorful underwater life of the Red Sea is apparent in paintings, such as: "The Secrets of the Underwater World", and "Deep (Approximately 63 Meters Below the Red Sea)".

Jurassic Park III: Dino Defender

Seaweed - while this is not an animal at all, the players air reserve will decrease faster when coming in contact with seaweed moving in the underwater currents.

Langjökull

The same is true for the lake Hvítárvatn to the east: ⅔ of its waters appear to come from Langjökull by underwater channels

Little Atherfield

The bay also marks the landward edge of the Atherfield Ledge, an underwater outcrop that has claimed many ships including the SS Eider and more.

McMurtrey Aquatic Center

Stuart and Misty Rex made it into The Guinness Book of World Records, with their March 2005 nuptials at the aquatic center, for the largest underwater wedding ever performed.

Menouthis

Nevertheless, in 2000, the archaeological team led by Franck Goddio reported rediscovery of Menouthis underwater a little northeast of Alexandria.

Mike Bonifer

He was a founding producer for The Disney Channel, where he produced and directed the award-winning series, Disney Family Album He was the first producer ever to use Betacam video format in a television series (Disney Family Album, 1982), and the first to shoot Betacam video underwater (Splash, 1984).

Mountain House, San Joaquin County, California

In November 2008, The New York Times reported that Mountain House was the "most underwater community in America,"—the zip code with the highest amount of negative equity on its homes.

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133

NMCB 133 also had presence in São Tomé, working in cooperation with Underwater Construction Team ONE (UCT 1) to rebuild the only boat launch available to the country’s Coast Guard.

Naval Science and Technological Laboratory

NSTL was established on August 20, 1969 to undertake research and development of major naval systems and underwater weapons for the Indian Navy to make it self-reliant.

Ngondo

The ceremony is held at a beach on Wouri Bay, during which a devotee enters the water to visit the underwater kingdom of the miengu (plural for jengu).

Orhan Aytür

Aytür joined the national team formed by the Turkish Underwater Sports Federation (TSSF) in 2005, and represented his country at the 10th World Underwater Photography Championship in L'Estartit, Spain organized by the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS).

Phantom Below

The Navy does not believe his story and it appears his career is over until he is recruited to command a covert mission to tap an underwater cable lying between North Korea and mainland China.

Ramón Bravo

Also he photographed and directed underwater scenes of the Hollywood movie Licence to Kill (1989) starring Timothy Dalton and directed by John Glenn.

Redbird trains

An episode of CSI: NY titled "The Deep" used these cars as part of the story line, and even featured well-replicated underwater shots of mock ups of the cars.

Robert Marx

Robert F. Marx (born 1933), underwater archaeologist, treasure hunter, and author

Sealab

SEALAB I, II and III, underwater habitats developed by the United States Navy

Sedgwick, Maine

Stan Waterman, Emmy-winning cinematographer and underwater-film producer

SM UB-121

She was broken up in Toulon in July 1921 after being used for underwater demolition training.

Styrsö-class mine countermeasures vessel

There is also an underwater vehicle type Uven and a Towed array sonar on board.

Submarine Products

They developed a unique diver delivery vehicle (the Subskimmer), and were important for introducing high quality plastics (e.g. ABS) into the manufacture of underwater breathing apparatus.

Super Mario World

It is slowed down and made to echo in caverns, whereas it moves in a slow, wave-like fashion (in 3/4 or waltz time) in underwater levels; in the athletic theme, it is played quickly and energetically to suit the more risky and lively nature of a level taking place in the air.

Superfrog Triathlon

All editions have been carefully monitored and supported by UDT-SEAL Association members and volunteers and officers and men of the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training department from the Navy Special Warfare Command.

The Neptune Factor

The nature of the "Sealab" underwater facility may have been suggested by real-world projects of the 1960s: the ConShelf Two project that Jacques Cousteau participated in, or the US Navy SEALAB.

The Sea Fairies

As an underwater fantasy, Baum's The Sea Fairies can be classed with earlier books with similar themes, like Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies (1863), and successors too, like E. Nesbit's Wet Magic (1913).

Type 7103 DSRV

A 1954 Shanghai Jiaotong University graduate, Professor Zhu was in charge of some of the tests of Type 091 submarine, the first Chinese nuclear submarine in the 1960s, and had successfully developed some subsystems used on the SSN, such as the underwater autopilot, reverse thruster controlling system, and resistance measuring system.

Underwater basket weaving

US Punk band NOFX referred to an underwater basket weaving course in their song Anarchy Camp.

Underwater rugby

In 1978, underwater rugby was officially recognized by the World Underwater Federation CMAS, and from 28 to 30 April 1978, the first European Championships took place in Malmö, Sweden, and from 15 to 18 May 1980, the first World Championships in Mülheim.

To bring this game to the international arena, Grimmeisen turned to the two then most important members of the World Underwater Federation (CMAS), France and the USSR.

UnderWater World Guam

The gallery exhibits at UnderWater World Guam are home to animals from around the world, including Chambered Nautilus, Japanese spider crab, Corals, and a unique exhibit featuring fish that change gender.

United States military divers

Army Engineer Divers- Trained in underwater construction, salvage, demolitions, hydrographic survey, hyperbaric chamber operation, beach and river recon, bridge recon, underwater cutting and welding, side scan sonar operations, mine and countermine operations, search and recovery operations and ships husbandry operations.

USS LST-510

Following two voyages to Rouen, the ship was proceeding to Cherbourg when she hit an underwater obstruction which holed her hull, flooding both engine rooms and plunging the ship into darkness.

Victoria Police Search and Rescue Squad

In 1958 members were trained in diving by the Royal Australian Navy, and from this time onward the squad became responsible for underwater searches.

WRCT

The lineup at AVA consisted of Zombo, Jason the Underwater Culprit, Shawn Watson, J. Malls and DJ Thermos, and the Shadow Lounge consisted of It's Tina, Kimmy+Sandi, DJ Sanspoof, Arsenal+JTS and DJ Firefly.

Yagodnik

On 15 September, after repairs, 27 Avro Lancasters flew with Barnes Wallis' 5-tonne Tallboy bombs and experimental 500-pound "Johnny Walker" underwater "walking" mines.


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