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A group of very excited scuba divers with Great Adventures Cruises at Green Island were treated to a rare encounter with a young adult dugong. Estimated to be around 2 metres in length, this was the first dugong sighting recorded by Great Adventures divers at Green Island in several years. It was also the first ever sighting for videographer Dan Liu and two very lucky introductory divers on holiday from Ballarat Victoria. “It was so exciting to see! He was very curious swimming near us as the group were diving on a nearby coral bommie. He came close within about 4 metres, swimming away and then coming back for another look before swimming off over the seagrass beds,” said Dan Liu. Dugongs, often called sea cows, as they graze shallow seagrass meadows (eating up to 40kg a day!) are found across the tropical belt in Australia. They reach a length of 3 metres, live up to 70 years of age and can weigh as much as 400kg. Dugongs are fascinating mammals, sharing a common ancestor with elephants, and early sailors are believed to have confused them for mythical mermaids. They are most closely related to the manatee, their northern hemisphere relative. They resemble a large dolphin but lack a dorsal fin and have an upper lip covered in thick bristles. They are well designed for aquatic life, with nostrils situated on top of their heads so they can breathe, and have a large, strong tail that propels them through the water. Their eyes and ears are on the side of their heads. Although their eyesight is poor, they have an acute sense of hearing.” Dugong are threatened on a worldwide scale and in Australia, are a protected species under various legislation including the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975. This important sighting will be reported to GBRMPA’s Eye on the Reef monitoring program contributing valuable information about these endangered creatures as well as the long-term protection and management of the reef. Video credit Dan Liu, Island Photography Australia

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Nesse vídeo utilizo uma tática milenar para transporte de cargas pelo Rio. Pena as coisas não saírem sempre como o planejado rs

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While sailing though Vanuatu, we came across this massive 50m superyacht high and dry up on the reef. She had been shipwrecked during Cyclone Pam in 2015, and ever since then, it has been a struggle between owners, the government, and the local village as to who owns her, and what to do about it. The story was so intriguing that we filmed a documentary style video on the mystery surrounding the Blue Gold, and find out that in a week they were actually going to try drag her off the reef. This would be their 4th attempt. Head over to my YouTube channel Sailing Parlay Revival to see the full video of this once multimillion dollar now stranded on a remote island! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing around the world. We found bulkhead damage on their catamaran in Panama, so have fixed her up, and are now sailing across the Pacific Ocean!! To join us on Patreon and get exclusive content and a chance to come sailing with us click here! https://www.patreon.com/parlayrevival To buy Parlay Revival merchandise click here!! https://parlayrevival.com/collections Check out a new product we have developed to get salt off your boat, car or house! www.salt-shark.com All music is from Epidemic sound! Sign up here and get a free months trial to see if you like it! https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ym5nvt Follow me on instagram for daily updates! https://www.instagram.com/parlayrevival_colin/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/parlayrevival Camera we use: https://amzn.to/3vAtCfR Lens we use: https://amzn.to/3RPTxaI Microphone we use: https://amzn.to/3RYenoH Drone we use: https://amzn.to/41XXuPq Gopro we use: https://amzn.to/47CIrff Edited by @BrittanyAmodeo

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