Czech scuba divers given fine, expedition leader expelled

A court in Dubrovnik, Croatia, has fined a team of Czech divers a reported 31,000 kuna (the equivalent of around 6,000 US dollars) for breaking scuba diving laws in the country, by exceeding a set descent limit. The divers were taking part in an expedition monitoring the Garibaldi, a World War I armoured cruiser, which sank off of the country’s coast in 1915 and was first re-discovered by the Czech researchers in April. According to sources, the head of the expedition Zdeněk Partyngl, was expelled from the country and the crew banned from further exploration. The court latest proceedings follow tragedy which struck the crew earlier in the week, when one of its members – a cameraman - died in ascent.