Some photos from the deep, off Miri. New camera, last one drowned. Any donations to ‘fund Wata’s dive camera’?
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Diving Photos – Miri
December 16, 2015
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Vacation in Rome? Or on That Oil Rig?
September 17, 2015Nope, I am not paid to advertise. Though , if you want to slip me some dollars, I would not say, la’.
Dateline 2015-08-15, New York Times:
IN the next several years, thousands of offshore oil and gas drilling rigs, many of them built during a global construction boom in the 1970s and ’80s, will reach retirement age and require decommissioning. Countries will have to decide whether to sink, remove or repurpose them.
While few proposals have been put in practice, there is no shortage of ideas for alternative uses of the platforms: supermax prisons, private homes, scuba schools, fish farms, windmill stations.
Unlike earlier generations of offshore rigs, which tended to be fewer, smaller and closer to shore, the ones being retired now are bigger, more numerous and spread much more broadly across the globe. Most of these retirement-ready platforms are too old for heavy industrial use, like drilling, but not necessarily old enough to demand full removal.
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Diving Photos – Tenggol
July 1, 2015
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Diving Photos – Tenggol
June 24, 2015Currents are as strong as ever.
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Malaysian oil rig transformed into a hotel
May 2, 2015Old news, but… I feel the need for (sea)weed.
Dateline 2015-03-25, new.com.au:
THIS is the abandoned oil rig that has been transformed into a scuba diving hotel.
Seaventures Dive Rig Resort, located next to Mabul Island, Malaysia, is the perfect getaway for those looking to enjoy the sea breeze from the comfort of their hotel room.
The incredible site, previously used for oil and gas exploration, offers a range of diving experiences to guests who can enjoy a stay in one of 25 fully-furnished rooms as the rig.
It also boasts a movie room, a karaoke lounge and bar, pool tables, table tennis, a souvenir shop and a conference room.
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Diving Photos Miri – 3oo3
October 8, 2014Did I mention I dived near Tukau complex? With co.co.dive.
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Diving Photos Miri – 2oo3
September 23, 2014Some more photos. These were taken during a night dive with co.co.dive.
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Diving Photos Miri – 1oo3
September 16, 2014Other than oil and timber, Miri does have some dive sites to behold.
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Diving Photos – Lombok 2013-11 Photosynth
December 25, 2013Some attempts at underwater photosynthing:
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Diving Photos – Lombok 5oo5
December 19, 2013
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 