The three Pillars of diving...the Aim of the Project

Hi GUE Divers, let's go through the title of this post to explore the Aim of the Lost Island project and what are its innovations. For first we have to underline the GUE mission which is the base of everything, without that we couldn't imagine our work. from GUE website: About GUE Mission...

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Morning Inspiration

A Great talk by the extreme explorer Ben Saunders. After watchin' this video I hope you will open your door! Join Us and start livin' the adventure. Enjo...

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Bio Team

Our Bio Scientific Director Prof. Caludio Cerrano and our Marine Biologist Dott. Nicola Savi in Ancona University talkin' how to use the Horse Syringes...I wasn't their guinea pig!!!! Long scientific meeting in Ancona University to fix all the procedures of collecting biological samples. Dott. Nicola...

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Scientific Equipment

 Hi All, We have worked hard during the week to prepare all the scientific equipment. We are going to storage everything and ship it to Sicily. The equipment is mooving and the divers are coming...simply perfect! [These Horse Syringes are for stroke divers!!!] Enjoy!...

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Thank you! this is only the beginning

Thank you for your support! In only two weeks we have reached more then 1000 views on direxplorers forum and more then 600 views on the Blog. We are very happy and proud about this. This is only the beginning...stay tuned! Enj...

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On exploring the oceans

A great Talk made by Robert Ballard....one day we will be like him, not so f...

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Explore!

What we want...What we need...What we are looking for...   ...

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Today?...Take the risk, explore the unknown

If you look up at the sky during a clear night, away from the hustle of the city and between sloping plains or deep valleys, you’ll see something truly incredible. You’ll see more void and unexplored vastness than humans will ever be able to explore. It would do no good to put a number on the amount...

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Point of View

The journey of man through his ego and the environment that surrounds it has stimulated the thinking of millions of travelers. To explore and to explore ourselves are human actions that belong to the same nature of man. The stimulus to life, to find food, to know what surrounds us and to understand...

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Greenpeace project documentation

Download the Greenpeace project documentation file: GREENPEACE You will find a complete report of the Graham Bank with lots of beautiful images of our next destination...WOW! Enj...

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PIC of the day

Picture taken from Greenpeace in the Sicily Strait Banks. Enj...

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Greenpeace on the Graham Bank

In 2012 Greenpeace did an exploration of the Avventura and the Graham banks. Draw attention to the great ecological value of these areas was their goal. Here we have some nice images of the banks taken by R...

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Red Sails

This is the Crew Lopez spot for summer 2013 Rowena is the Old Lady who will bring us to the Lost Island Red Sails...heart of passion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3tCI4f0Anw Enj...

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Scientific Themes: Geo

The bathymetric surveys conducted in 1883 found, where before we had the island, a vast and low bottom 16, which rose up, up to -2.7 and -3.3 m, two pinnacles of hard rock (basalt), probably the remains of the fire power of the volcano, which were destroyed with explosives because of the danger...

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Scientific Themes: Bio

  One of the most intriguing aspects of the project is that we know the benthic assemblages now present on the submerged cliffs of the Ferdinandea Island are about 200 years old. In the Sicilian Channel five volcanic seamounts have been described: Tetide, Anfitrite, Galatea, Cimotoe...

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Scientific Themes

Hi Divers, I'd like to open this Monday' post with some informations about what we will find diving in the Ferdinandea Island...We are preparing also a big sourprise for you, you can't imagine what you will find in the middle of the Sicily Strait...something really unbeliveable!!! Enjoy! Today ...

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Cool Stuff in the Researcher's BOX

Today we will work on these tubes. We need 150 tubes!!! Enjoy the weeke...

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Lost island History: Ferdinandea into the Legend

The case of Ferdinand is an amazing example of the island as it contains in its short history all the features related to this category. In his five months of life, Ferdinand was first and foremost a privileged laboratory terrestrial geophysics. The expectations of its many suitors it complicated...

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Lost Island History: the end of the island

As we are not sure of the birthday of the Ferdinandea Island, the same way we do not know the exact day of its sinking. What’s true is that everyone was just waiting for the island to sink. It had been clear from the start, because it was composed of unstable material, mostly ash. The continuous break of the waves changed the inlands contours. Already after the first observations were made at a safe distance in July the island seemed mostly composed of volcanic ash and mud. The...

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Lost Island History: Witnesses from the sea

Witnesses to the stage of emergence of Ferdinandea were basically two: the captains Trefiletti and Corrao. The first, Francesco Trefiletti was in command of the brig Sicilian "Gustavo", en route from Malta to Palermo. Party July 5, he declare that I have seen on 8 July hearty column of smoke rising from the sea, a fish kill and he got to the 'scene of the crime', Captain Trefiletti declare that "with God regularity raises a column of water high reeds twelve and fourteen palms,...

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Lost Island History: the Birth

The birth of the Island Ferdinandea was announced, between 22 and 26 June 1831, earthquakes alerted to Marsala, Trapani, Palermo and Sciacca with injury caused to homes from falling debris. "On 18 June 1945, the English fleet Victory at 36 ° 40'56'' E and lat 13 ° 44'36'' long. N, near the bank...

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Scientific diver in a research project

The project is meant to represent a possible model for interdisciplinary action between the Scientific and diving communities. The diver in the project will not be 'just a diver', but, thanks to the support of the scientific institution, will take on the task of a Scientific Diving Operator...

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Project Wallpaper

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Here We Are!

Here We Are! It is with great pleasure and pride that we present the official underwater scientific research project "the Lost Island: Graham bank the LabVolcano". The tireless effort of several people over the past 2 years now finally ready to see the light of day. We started with a clear concept:...

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