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For divers in tropical waters feather stars are a common sight. Almost all around the world feather stars bring colour to the under water environment. Despite its nice colours divers normaly do not pay too much attention to these animals. We are more likely to pay attention to all the fish around us; search for the bog animals and leave the feather stars on its own. We think of it as less interesting animals. But this means that we will miss a number of surprising meetings.

For technical divers - amateurs and professionals

«Neptun XXI century» magazine announces the beginning for project called «ProTechno-2009». The most interesting and exciting technical project of the year. The main target is popularization of safety in diving.

You are very welcome to send to Editorial board the description of your expeditions, investigations and immersions made in 2009.

«Neptune XXI century» magazine unfailingly pursues its activity in the field of undersea archeology. Thus, in August of 2006 the research team of our magazine comprising of camera-men and assisting them divers performed series of dives on the wreck of the screw drived sailer – frigate «Oleg», sunken in 1869 nearby the Gogland island. The main task of this expedition was to make photo-shooting of the wreck, resting on the 60 meters depth of the Baltic sea.

As far as I remember myself, this island always allured me. By now, when I’ve made already several trips to this fabulous place, I’m quite certain, that from the diver’s point of view it should be the «must» of touring itineraries.

Destination № 1 – Cape Giant

In the previous issue we told you about the sensational finding made by the divers from Moscow and Kiev. Near Balaklava on the famous sailing vessel they discovered a very well preserved ship’s bell. After cleaning it from epibioses, the name of the sailing vessel became clear – Agnes Blaikie. They succeeded in finding out that the discovered vessel, a bark of about 380 tons displacement, was built in 1841. Other information about it has been lost in the dust of the time bygone.