WHALE SHARK – EXMOUTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Both pictures show the same shark – a medium sized giant. 1995.
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ZERO UNDERWATER, NUKUORO ATOLL
A carrier based aircraft that ran out of fuel while being chased and made a water landing at Nukuoro Atoll. The fate of the pilot is now known. He lived on the island and had two children born to him, both have since died.
Aircraft was intact apart from a missing tail section. Dangerous stone fish lived inside the aircraft.
Featured in the John Harding documentary films “Aquarius – People and Wildlife of the Sea” (1970) “Australian Seafari” (1986)
Footnote: Who was the pilot and did he survive the crash landing on water? His name was Captain Tosiuki Hiachi and we have made contact with his grand daughter in USA (as of June 3, 2010). To be continued, hopefully. Below is a view of the island – picture taken above the aircraft wreckage.
