PHOTOGRAPHY: WARREN KEELANTONS
CAPACITY OF MOBILE HOIST PLANNED
FOR DERECKTOR’S NEW REFIT YARD IN
FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA1,500
TYPE D WHALE
Research is under way into
a rare species of orca after a
team of scientists encountered
the animal off Cape Horn.
From the research vessel
Australis, scientists collected
skin samples using crossbow
darts that will now allow them
to investigate the killer whale’s
genetic secrets.SHORE THING
Photographer Oliver
Pilcher has captured
more than 600 miles
of the sparkling
Aegean and
Mediterranean
coastlines and its
people. Lively
anecdotes from
those who love the
region, including
Tommy Hilfiger
and fashion
photographer Mert
Alas, accompany
345 of Pilcher’s
photographs in
this beautiful
coffee table book.
Turquoise Coast,
$85, assouline.comDEEP SECRETS
This gelatinous creature (below)
left scientists “speechless” when
they spotted it 23,596ft down in
the Java Trench. Thought to be a
stalked ascidean, or sea squirt, it
was caught on camera during the
Five Deeps Expedition, which
allowed explorer Victor Vescovo
to become the first human to
reach the Indian Ocean’s deepest
point. fivedeeps.comInfinity and beyond
The “entry level” of a new line designed by Fulvio De
Simoni for Rossinavi, the all-aluminum 138ft Infinity,
is a fast displacement yacht with a top speed of
21 knots, designed with the shallows of the Bahamas
in mind. Big boat features include a large garage,
master stateroom with fixed balcony and up to six
further cabins. Camper & Nicholsons is the exclusive
representative in the US. camperandnicholsons.comBOOKGOING DOWN
The Five Deeps
Expedition’s Triton
sub Limiting Factor
is launched above
the Java TrenchNEW LIFE
The sea squirt,
spotted 23,596ft
down, is thought to
be a previously
unknown speciesSEA
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