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7 Japanese Divers in Bali....

Jenazah yang diduga tubuh Shoko Takahashi, 35 tahun, tiba di Instalasi Kedokteran Forensik RSUD dr Saiful Anwar (16/4). Shoko Takahashi merupakan instruktur selam berkebangsaan Jepang yang hilang di perairan Nusa Lembongan, Bali, pada pertengahan Februari lalu. TEMPO/Abdi Purnomo Closure of the other missing diver, RIP Shoko Takahashi !! 16 March 2014 TEMPO.CO ,  Malang  - Mayat perempuan berpakaian selam terdampar di pantai Pulau Sempu, Desa Tambakrejo, Kecamatan Sumbermanjing Wetan, Kabupaten Malang, Sabtu sore, 15 Maret 2014. Kepala Satuan Polisi Air Kepolisian Resor Malang Ajun Komisaris Slamet Prayitno menaksir mayat perempuan itu berusia 30-an tahun. "Dugaan sementara, mayat itu adalah warga negara Jepang yang hanyut di perairan Bali," kata Slamet di kamar Instalasi Forensik Kedokteran RSUD dr Sjaiful Anwar, Kota Malang, Ahad dinihari, 16 Maret 2014. Jenazah perempuan itu tiba di kamar mayat sekitar pukul 01.50 WIB. Kondisi tubuhnya tak lagi lengkap, tan

Flor do Mar ShipWreck and Lost Treasures

Historical background The Flor do Mar (Flower of the Sea) was a Portuguese ship of 400 tons, built in Lisbon in 1502. Her maiden voyage was under the command of Estavao de Gama (brother of Vasco de Gama). She was part of the second voyage to India by the Portuguese in 1505. On her return voyage, she was beached rounding the Cape and put into Mozambique for repairs.  Then, she was taken out of the Lisbon - Goa route and participated in the conquest of Ormuz in 1507. She was also part of the battle of Diu in 1509, the conquest of Goa in 1510 and the conquest of Malacca in 1511. She was finally lost in a violent storm off the northern tip of the coast of Sumatra on her return trip to Lisbon with Alfonso de Albuquerque on board and the spoils of Malacca.  One of the reports of her loss:  «…After the spoils, the Portuguese fleet set sail for Goa under the command of Alfonso de Albuquerque with 4 other ships and a junk. The weather was fine with a calm sea when suddenly; sailing