aquarium

Singapore aquarium diver killed in stingray attack

AFP Oct 5, 2016

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean diver has died after being struck on the chest by stingray in a closed underwater attraction in the city-state, the aquarium's owners said on Wednesday. Veteran diver Philip Chan, 62, was stung on Tuesday at Underwater World Singapore in a "tragic accident", while readying stingrays for transfer to another aquarium, the attraction's owners Haw Par Corporation said in a statement. He later died of his injuries in hospital. The incident brought back memories of Australian celebrity conservationist…

10,000 fish die in delayed Brazil aquarium project

Web Desk Jul 12, 2015

International

RIO DE JANEIRO: More than 10,000 fish died in temporary holding tanks in Brazil during construction of what is being touted as the world's largest freshwater aquarium, local media reported.