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Did a crew of French sailors bump heads with a deep-sea legend?

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On the Waves

The Whale Hunters
With a harpoon and their wits, they ply the waters of the Caribbean. Sebastian Junger chronicles their plight.

The Sweetest Beaches
Sanibel Island, Cape Hatteras, Coronado Beach—we take a look at the best beaches the world has to offer.

Lost at Sea: Mind Over Matter
Tami Oldham Ashcraft accepted a job delivering a yacht from Tahiti to San Diego when a Category 4 hurricane hit.

Beneath the Surface

Seafloor Observatories
Unmanned seafloor observatories? We take a look at the future of studying the ocean.

Hotel Oceana
An innovative dive outfitter lays plans to build a futuristic platform resort-right next to the reef.

Get Your Snorkel On
Break out your fins and mask, we've got the hotspots for aquatic intrigue.

Oceans Index

Salty Dogs
• Mike Horn Circles the Arctic

• Ellen MacArthur

• Emma Richards

• Tami Oldham

• Tim Severin

• The Whale Hunters by Sebastian Junger

Sailing
• At Sea

• Monsters of the Deep

• A Round the World Race

• Sail the 10,000 Islands

• Into the Screaming 50s

• Sailing the North Sea

• The Worrell 1000

Photo Galleries
• Tropical Screensaver

• American Coasts

• Scuba Diving

• Caribbean

• America's Cup

• Reef Madness

• The South Pacific

• Surfers & Beach Celebs

Surf's Up
• The Billabong Odyssey

• Laird Hamilton

• Blue Crush

• Surf-Slang Glossary

• Family Surf Schools

• Surfing New Zealand

• Welcome to Swellsville

Paradise Now
• The 10 Sweetest Beaches

• Nine U.S. Islands

• 12 Caribbean Resorts

• 14 Ideal Beaches Escapes

• 44 Island Edens

• 43 Tropical Sweet Spots

• The Azores

• Hawaii: Family Guide

• Hawaii: Captain Cook Never Sailed Here

• The Lazy, Crazy Sand Guide

• The Philippines

• Water Sports Vacations

Aquatic Gadgetry
• Deep Sea Submersibles

• Hummer of the Seas

• Kiteboarding Gear

• Sea Kayaks

Scuba & Snorkeling
• Best Islands for Scuba Diving

• Death on the Andrea Doria

• Dive the Great Barrier Reef

• Dive Belize

• Dive Puerto Rico

• Dive Florida

• Bonaire and the Caymans

• Dive and Snorkel the Yucatán

• An Underwater Hotel

• Top Shark Diving Spots

• Live-aboard Scuba Diving in Fiji

• Platform Treasure Diving

• Snorkeling Guide

Encounters & Adventures
• Best Islands for Fishing

• Best Islands for Sea Kayaking

• The Billion Dollar Boat

• Five Lost Shipwrecks

• Meet a Giant Squid

• Seafloor Observatories

• A Luxe Cruise Ship

• The Blackburn Challenge

• Paddling Paradises

• Top Sea Kayaking Spots

• Sea Kayaking in Belize

• Sea Kayaking Travel Guide

• South Africa's Shark Alley

• Windsurfing Travel Guide

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