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AI RETELLING OF MY TRUE STORY   OF AN UNDERWATER ALIEN Generated By ChatGPS : Stephen Weir had always been fascinated by the mysteries of the ocean. As a scuba diver, he had explored some of the most beautiful underwater locations around the world. But his dive near the island of Grenada would be one he'd never forget. Stephen and his dive group were swimming near a coral wall when they decided to take a group picture. Stephen positioned himself at the back of the group and took out his camera. As he was about to take the picture, he noticed something strange in the background. There was a figure in the distance, hovering near the coral wall. It looked humanoid, but its skin was an otherworldly shade of blue. Stephen couldn't believe his eyes. Was he seeing things? He looked again and realized that the figure was definitely there. Stephen quickly took the picture and swam closer to investigate. As he got closer, the figure turned to face him. Stephen gasped as he realized that ...

  Bride and Groom all washed up, but that’s what made them so bubbly at this unique St Lucian wedding By Stephen Weir There wasn’t a dry eye at a very special St Lucia wedding held last Thursday.    A well-known scuba diving Canadian travel agent Julie Gilchrist and her beau Sean Gillen decided to get hitched underwater and in doing so set a record for the Caribbean! This past weekend the third annual Saint Lucia Dive Festival ended with a wrap-up celebration to honour the Southern Ontario couple who literally deep-sixed their wedding vows two days before.  It all happened some 30 feet down on the sandy bottom of a Caribbean bay near the ever-so-posh Royalton Resort. St Lucia is no stranger to out-of-country couples getting married on the island.  In fact they hold over 700 such weddings every year. But never ever in the history of the island have they ever seen such a wedding – it all took place underwater where the fish out-numbered the g...

. Diver Magazine Article  May 2016 By Stephen Weir The Triton - from an on-line sales brochure   It is December 2016.  You are about to jump into 5 metres of water with a new untested Triton underwater gill in your mouth. What is going to happen after you take that leap of faith? If Triton performs the way its inventor says it will, the scuba-free dive era is here! Triton claims you will be able to swim at a depth of 5m for 45-minutes without needing scuba gear. Your air is processed by the device from the water you are swimming in! Not likely, says the New York City based Tech Insider magazine. They ask is the technology Triton touts more science fiction than fact? Triton is South Korean designer Jeabyun Yeon’s brainchild. He describe it as   “a state-of-the-art oxygen respirator, that allows you to breath underwater at a maximum depth of 15ft by utilizing our ‘artificial gills’ technology and liquid oxygen technology.“ It looks ...