Hunt The Kaiser's Cruisers Aug 14, 2008
A booming musical score brings to life the grainy archival footage and stylish re-enactments of the tussle between Britain and Germany to control the oceans during World War I. Some of the old film is fascinating, particularly the light cruiser HMAS Sydney taking on the German light cruiser Emden off the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean. After that initial flurry, however, it settles into a doco that will no doubt excite naval enthusiasts but may see others' attention wander. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Cruiser tames the big blue Jun 21, 2008
At last report, Venture had 15,000 sea miles under her full-length keel, 4200 of which were accrued on a recent voyage from La Paz, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, down the coast via various ports of call to the Cocos Islands off Costa Rica, across the Equator and down to the Galapagos Islands. Fleming later took on 5867 litres of diesel in Baltra Island in the Galapagos before arriving at Panama City, at the entrance to the canal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Nat Geo: Hammerhead Shark Superhighway Apr 5, 2008
But one female shark took a 600 mile journey to the Cocos Islands near Costa Rica, then returned to the Galapagos. The islands are connected by an undersea ridge, a feature that Klimley thinks the sharks might be using to navigate. (ABC News)
Soldier assaulted with vibrator: court Jan 21, 2008
Clunies-Ross' family was granted the Cocos Islands, in the Indian Ocean, about 2,700km northwest of Perth, by Queen Victoria in 1886 after Captain John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish trader, landed on the islands in 1825. The Australian government bought the islands from the family in 1978. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
More Top Stories Asia Pacific Headlines Jan 21, 2008
SYDNEY (AFP) - A young woman descended from a Scottish dynasty granted the Cocos Islands by Britain's Queen Victoria went on trial in Australia Monday charged with sexually assaulting her soldier lover ... Clunies-Ross' family was granted the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean, about 2,700 kilometres (1,680 miles) northwest of Perth, by Queen Victoria in 1886 after Captain John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish trader, landed there in 1825. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Bang for your buck| Dec 7, 2007
Plus the people are friendly (it's the only Latin American country with no army), the coffee's outstanding, and, off Cocos Islands, there's some of the world's best diving. Dominican Republic The DR packs a huge punch. (iAfrica.com)
Best scuba spots in the Caribbean Nov 12, 2007
$7 online stock buys. The Caribbean's prime dive spots. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Secret's out, so ship in for a barrel of Navy scuttlebutt Sep 29, 2007
The collection includes a binnacle (compass) souvenired from the German cruiser Emden, which was sunk off the Cocos Islands during World War I, a 700-year-old samurai sword that Japanese Admiral Sato Ijn presented to Australian forces when his troops surrendered at Wewak, New Guinea, in 1945, and a silver trophy bowl presented by "Mrs Douglas Macarthur" to the crew of HMAS Bataan for helping she and her husband, general Douglas MacArthur, escape the Philippines to Australia during World War II..... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Quakes Test Tsunami Alert Sep 14, 2007
The first warning went out in five or six minutes," said Michael Rottmann, the U.N. special coordinator for the early warning system in Indonesia. Fresh quakes and aftershocks hit the ocean off Indonesia on Thursday. They produced no tsunami, although an 8.4 quake the day before spawned a 10-foot-high tsunami that caused damage but no deaths. At least 10 people were killed and scores injured by the quakes. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster left 230,000 dead and was marked by failures to... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Aftershock triggers new tsunami alert Sep 13, 2007
" Graphic: The Age Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for Indonesia, Australia, India and Sri Lanka today after another powerful earthquake rocked the south of Sumatra island. "There is a possibility of a destructive regional tsunami in the Indian Ocean," the agency said in a statement, adding that the Indian Ocean coasts of Sumatra and Java and Australia's Cocos Islands could be affected within an hour. It said all coasts of India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands and all coasts... (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Road rippled as earthquake triggers tsunami fears Sep 13, 2007
Small wave surges of between 10 and 20 centimetres were recorded on the Australian territories of Cocos Islands and Christmas Islands last night, but Geoscience Australia warned that there could be unpredictable currents and some flooding of bays. Warnings were still in place along parts of the West Australian coast, and emergency services were standing by. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Big quake hits Sumatra, warning issued Sep 12, 2007
A preliminary tsunami warning has been issued to residents of Christmas and Cocos islands ... 44pm (AEST) on Wednesday saying that a tsunami could start affecting Christmas and Cocos islands from 7pm local time (2230 AEST). (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
RAF confronts Russian bombers Sep 7, 2007
China has built an intelligence listening post on the Cocos Islands in the Bay of Bengal and is helping Pakistan and Bangladesh to build deep-water ports its navy could use. Special reports. (Guardian Unlimited)
World's 10 best scuba spots Aug 9, 2007
We also had the PADI network (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) weigh inranking Cocos Islands at No. 6 in their top 10 best dive sites. Miguel Angelo SilvaRanked #7 by the PADI network, the island of Provo (Providenciales, Turks and Caicos) is the perfect destination for those tag-alongs more concerned about eating fish than watching them. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Teen glad Cocos shark got him, not brother Jul 22, 2007
A 15-year-old Perth school boy says he is glad he was attacked by a shark while at the Cocos Islands, off Western Australia's north-west coast, and not his six-year-old brother. Angus Chapman had just finished snorkelling when he was bitten on the leg three times by what he says was a bronze whaler shark. (ABC Online)
Shark attack victim 'glad it was him' Jul 22, 2007
A Perth teenager bitten by a shark while holidaying on the Cocos Islands says he's glad it was him who was attacked, and not his little brother. Fifteen-year-old Angus Chapman managed to punch what he says was a bronze whaler shark on the snout after it bit him on the leg three times, the ABC said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Shark attacks teenager off Coco Islands Jul 20, 2007
A 15-year-old boy was attacked by a shark while snorkelling off the Cocos Islands, about 2750 kilometres north-west of Perth. The boy, who was lucky to escape critical injuries, was swimming at a popular snorkelling spot at Direction Island when he felt the shark tugging at his leg, the ABC reported. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Woman denies sodomising soldier lover May 14, 2007
Clunies-Ross' family was granted the Cocos Islands, in the Indian Ocean, about 2,700 km north-west of Perth, by Queen Victoria in 1886 after Captain John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish trader, landed on the islands in 1825. The Australian government bought the islands from the family in 1978. (The Age)
McAfee Ranks the Countries with the Riskiest Web Sites Mar 15, 2007
edu" is also apparently quite safe, with just 0.3% of sites rated risky. It makes sense in both cases since there are strict registration requirements which obviously limit who can operate sites with these domains. Which Domains are the Riskiest? Seven TLDs (.com, .info, .net, .biz, Tuvalu (.tv), Cocos Islands (.cc), and China (.cn)) earn the dubious distinction of ranking in the top 20 riskiest for each of the four risky facets we examined. Of these seven domains, .biz and .info are the overall... (Zeropaid)
McAfee maps the mal Web Mar 14, 2007
Look up a site report. Research Analyst, McAfee. (USA Today -- Tech)
The Internet name game Jan 25, 2007
cc domain is from the Cocos Islands near Australia. md is Moldavia (between Ukraine and Romania in Eastern Europe), and. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
European Space Agency Launches New Project To Protect Biodiversity Jan 11, 2007
MarViva, a non-governmental organisation working to promote a more sustainable use of coastal and marine resources in oceanic and coastal areas in Latin America and the Caribbean, will use various DIVERSITY products and services to study the Galapagos and Cocos Islands in the Tropical Eastern Pacific Marine Corridor. "We have the responsibility to use these products correctly and to offer this valuable information to key organisations and decision makers for their goal of improving the quality... (Science Daily)
