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...This morning, at 11am Australian time, things finally came unglued for the 44-year-old as he was shooting a documentary segment on stingrays. Snorkeling on Batt Reef , a stretch of the Great Barrier Reef about 15km from Port Douglas in North Queensland, Irwin happened to swim over a large ray which, startled, whipped its barbed tail upwards into his chest. He died instantly. Veteran marine wildlife documentary maker Ben Cropp, who has spent hundreds of hours filming on Batt Reef, says Irwin had come too close to a bull ray. Citing a colleague who saw footage of the attack...
...races, often in Long Island Sound, Brunstad loved not only the physical challenge but also the camaraderie with competitors. When Brunstad decided to attempt the English Channel, he knew he would be swimming for the history books, trying to beat the record for the oldest swimmer, set by Clifford Batt of Australia...
...estimates that in January and February alone?peak season on Thailand's Andaman coast?the drop-off in tourist arrivals will cost the island $500 million, or almost double the property damage inflicted by the tsunami. "It's all gone to hell in a handbasket," says James R. Batt, managing director of Laguna Phuket, the island's largest resort, which never closed despite sustaining minor damage. "Phuket is a brand. The association it has in most of the world is as a tropical resort. Now, without question, people know it as an island that was hit [by the tsunami...
...many attractions that were untouched or have already reopened, in hopes of dispelling the gruesome images of paradise lost. Both campaigns attempt to reassure their audience that it's not only O.K. to return?it's necessary. "I liken it to attending a charity ball," says Laguna Phuket's Batt. "You get to go to a place and feel good about...
GEOFFREY S. BATT...