Sunken WWII Ships -- Future Oil Spill?

"It was a defining moment of World War II. In February 1944, the US Navy attacked Japan's naval forces in the western Pacific.

 

After 48 hours, 200,000 tonnes of Japanese ships, aircraft, trucks and tanks were sunk, creating a haunting undersea graveyard.

Today, the site is a marine wonderland, attracting scuba divers from across the world. But it has also become a ticking timebomb, threatening a fragile Pacific paradise.

Within the rapidly deteriorating shipwrecks lurk tens of millions of litres of thick black oil which scientists say will be released in the next few years, destroying a pristine environment and the island's economy for generations to come." ~ Al Jazeera

Check out the 101 East broadcast above, or go to the Al Jazeera source website.

Plane Down: Crash Survivors Encounter Dani Tribe

In 1945 a US military plane crashed in the mountains of New Guinea. Of 21 on board, 18 were killed. The three survivors found themselves without food and water, unable to contact their base and harried by Japanese snipers. The Dani, a stone age people embroiled in their own war with a neighboring tribe, took them in....

Lost in Shangri-La

Sailing in the Solomon Islands

Check out these beautiful blog posts from the Solomon Islands.  Gorgeous photos.