PINGTUNG, Taiwan -- "I want a cold, cold drink." An experienced scuba diver told himself again, again and again. Ting Po-ling, 32, needed it -- very badly. He was thirsty, really thirsty, after more than 30 hours adrift on waters off southeast Taiwan.
Together with seven of his friends, Ting went out to sea from Kenting near the southernmost tip of Taiwan for a couple of hours of scuba diving near Chihsingyen (Seven Stars Rock) Sunday morning.
When their time came to go home, the skipper of the yacht that had carried the eight to the reef in the Bashee Channel, separating Taiwan from Luzon of the Philippines, could not find them. Without them, the boat returned to port at 11:30 a.m., and the divers were reported missing. Read more...
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