Leekley had diving gear on his boat and figured there must be something he could do.

CNN: Boat was 10 minutes from disaster

Wilson slipped in a slide of himself in scuba-diving gear beside a 20-foot shark.

ECONOMIST: James Q. Wilson

It also comes fully equipped with the latest in diving gear to make the most of the boat's shallow waters capabilities.

CNN: A peek inside world's largest luxury catamaran

The momentum is due in part to greater taxonomy efforts, a growing number of researchers involved in describing new species, and new technologies allowing them to access previously unexplored areas (including improved diving gear and remotely operated submersible vehicles).

UNESCO: THEMES

After checking into the Treasure Cay Resort and Marina ( www.treasurecay.com), I headed to the docks for a look at the 26-foot open sport fishing powerboat I rented for the next four days, complete with diving gear and pole spears.

BBC: Lobster diving in the Abacos

Hemisphere is decked out with a host of toys for the discerning seafarer to play with -- smaller speed boats to go water skiing and wake boarding, water scooters and diving gear, as well as a jacuzzi on the fly bridge.

CNN: A peek inside world's largest luxury catamaran

As Arsenal threatened to move up a gear, Baptista beat two defenders and fired in a shot, which James beat away after diving low at his near post.

BBC: Portsmouth and Arsenal found each other hard to break down