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"Boehm recalls how he got initiated as a deep-sea diver. A shipmate tricked him into trying on a dive suit -- and then tossed him overboard."
That's a good way to recruit divers!
May you swim in clear waters . . .
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Awwwww, I met him at Coronado base years ago - he was gentleman, and his sense of humor/wit was disarming and precise. You wouldn't know at first glance he was highly intellectual until you engaged him in discussions.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Officials and witnesses say a series of powerful earthquakes have killed at least two people in remote eastern Indonesia. A 7.6-magnitude quake struck at 4:43 a.m. local time (1943 GMT) about 85 miles (135 kilometers) from Manokwari, Papua, at a depth of 22 miles (35 kilometers), the U.S. Geological Agency said.
The Indonesian Meteorology and Seismology Agency issued a tsunami alert but it was revoked within an hour after it was determined the epicenter was on land. The initial jolt was followed by a series of strong aftershocks, including one with a strength of 7.5, the agency said.
An emergency room assistant says the bodies of a man and boy have been brought to a local hospital. Five people have been injured after several stories of a hotel collapsed. A search is under way for possible trapped victims.
Officials say power lines have been cut, several buildings badly damaged and flights to the regional capital Manokwari city have been canceled.
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Just a shout out to my bros in da nesia. Happy boxing day belated.
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Seems like that whole area of Indonesia/Papua/New Guinea is having a shakin' good time. Another 4.3 quake between Bandar Acceh and the islands to the north about an hour ago. Some small quakes up around the island of Mindinao in the Philippines, and lots in the Celebes.
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No surprise here, as even during Guam's recent bad weather there were EM skyflashes over Agana Bay.
*INTERESTING > these were not spherical or oblong type detonations, but more STACATTIC "RIPPLE" OF MULTI-DETONATIONS IN THE DARK WET SKIES OER WESTPAC. It also reminded me of the MYSTERY/TRUHIN PILLARS described in SPACEWEATHER.com, vee OLD DREAMS/VISIONS OF FUTURE TIME.
Police on Saturday arrested former Sindh chief minister and Sindh National Front (SNF) Chairman Mumtaz Ali Bhutto for his alleged involvement in attacks on a Sindhi language newspaper's offices.
Bhutto was arrested from his house in Mirpur Bhutto in district Larkana, and was later flown to Karachi via Sukkur.
His son and SNF Vice-chairman Ameer Bux Bhutto condemned the arrest, calling it political victimisation. The SNF vice-chairman called for a strike in the province on Sunday. He was shifted to the custody of Karachi police.
Police sources said Ayub Shar and Allah Wario Soomro, Bhutto's co-accused, were arrested from Sukkur airport.
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