Month: November 2021

Edward John Smith RD RNR (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was a British naval officer. He served as master of numerous White Star Line vessels. He was the captain of the RMS Titanic, and perished when the ship sank on its maiden voyage. Raised in a working environment, he left school early to… Continue reading Edward Smith (sea captain)

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (Born 16 July 1872 – Died 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen began his career as a polar explorer as first mate on Adrien de Gerlache’s… Continue reading Roald Amundsen

Jay Moriarity (June 16, 1978 – June 15, 2001) was a surfer from Santa Cruz, California. He was an accomplished surfer, waterman, and adventurer. As a surfer, he made his reputation surfing Mavericks in Half Moon Bay, California. At age 16, he was made internationally famous when his wipeout at Mavericks was caught on film… Continue reading Jay Moriarity

The incredible creature, known as a barrel jellyfish, has been captured in a now-viral photograph taken near Falmouth, a town on the coast of Cornwall in southwest England. An undeniably stunning moment beneath the waves, the image was taken by underwater cinematographer Dan Abbott. Barrel jellyfish are considered “common” conservation-wise, but that doesn’t mean you’ll… Continue reading SWIMMING WITH A GIANT JELLYFISH

Charles Herbert Lightoller (30 March 1874 – 8 December 1952) was a British merchant seaman and naval officer. He was the second officer on board the RMS Titanic and the most senior member of the crew to survive the Titanic disaster. As the officer in charge of loading passengers into lifeboats on the port side,… Continue reading Charles Lightoller

Bernard Challen Webber (May 9, 1928 – January 24, 2009) was a United States Coast Guardsman. He was a petty officer assigned to Coast Guard Station Chatham, Massachusetts, where one of his duties was that of coxswain of Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500. Webber and his crew of three rescued the crew of the… Continue reading Bernard C. Webber

Audrey Mestre (11 August 1974 – 12 October 2002) was a French world record-setting freediver. Mestre was born in Saint–Denis, to a family of snorkeling and scuba diving enthusiasts. She began swimming when she was still a baby and won a gold medal in a 25-meter swimming competition at only age two. She became a… Continue reading Audrey Mestre

Enzo Maiorca (21 June 1931 – 13 November 2016) was an Italian free diver who held several world freediving records. Born Vincenzo Maiorca on 21 June 1931 in Syracuse, Sicily, he died on 13 November 2016 in the same city. Maiorca was born in Syracuse, Sicily, where he also died in 2016. Maiorca was a… Continue reading Enzo Maiorca

Patrick Musimu (12 October 1970 – 21 July 2011) was a Belgian freediver, sport business manager, marketing and event manager, and physiotherapist. He was born in Kinshasa, Zaire. On 30 June 2005, he beat the previous “No Limits” world record in freediving by almost 40 meters by diving to 209 meters. Following his request, this… Continue reading Patrick Musimu

Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua–Lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie Française. Cousteau described his underwater world research… Continue reading Jacques-Yves Cousteau