Category Diving News

Marseille: Experimental Artificial Reefs Installed in the Calanque de Cortiou

In December, 36 artificial reefs will be installed at several sites in the Calanque de Cortiou in Marseille. This operation, called REXCOR (Experimental Ecological Restoration of the shallow coastal waters of the Calanque de Cortiou), aims to be experimental. The modules, specially created for the occasion, are intended to bring back marine life to this now deserted calanque.

Guadeloupe: a 19th-century schooner reveals its secrets

Identifying a shipwreck can sometimes take years, and the older it is, the more challenging it is to know its history and uncover its secrets. Jean-Sébastien Guibert, a lecturer in history and archaeology at the University of the Antilles, decided to take on this challenge two years ago with the Anémone, a royal navy schooner sunk in the 19th century during a cyclone in the harbor of Terre de Haut, in the Saintes, Guadeloupe.

From October 5 to 8: Dijon in the Rhythm of Adventure Screens

Adventurers, extreme explorers, great traveling athletes, pioneers… The Adventure Screens festival – of which Plongez! is a partner – pays tribute to these men and women who push their limits to experience extraordinary epics. From October 5 to 8, 19 documentary films retracing the journeys of these modern adventurers will be screened to the festival audience and jury.