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14/07/2006: "TWO GIANT LOBSTER ..........and Christine Danaher"

Christine Danaher appeared on the cover of an Australian dive magazine with this picture of her with a couple of big crayfish.

The correct name is Eastern rock lobster, these were in the Forster region of New South Wales and were left in the sea by the man who found them for this picture shoot, Dennis Kemp a dive shop owner (and brother of the former Australian champion spearman, Peter Kemp).

The picture created quite a controversy with letters to the editor based on weak points A. that the girl was wearing her weight belt in reverse. (Apparently this makes it tricky for a dive master to drop the belt for her in any emergency)?

B. Her lack of a BC vest. This brought endless criticism in the following three issues from mainly dive instructors who bothered to point out this serious error of promotion by a publication.

And these authors whoever they were may well wonder today why basic dive courses lost popularity amongst adventure seeking youth who now do better things for thrills.

Put another dollar in? Not likely.