Found: The Clearest Ocean Waters On Earth

New Scientist ^ | 6-29-2007 | Catherine Brahic

[Westlander]

I vote for the Rouge River in Southeast Michigan. Sometimes it catches fire.

[Travis McGee]

I’ve tossed over soda and beer cans (with punctures of course) when we’ve been becalmed, and seen the silvery top of the can reflect the sun for probably 200+ feet.

[wardaddy]

we used to throw fuel barrels over and zap em with the HK91 or the old Bushy Armpistol

needlesss to say with a rolling LaFitte 44 and swells, it’s a good thing we had plenty of ammo

[wardaddy]

I’ve only stood on the banks near Hastings and looked.

black tannic Florida freshwater is very clear too

[Ax]

The waters in the Red Sea off Jeddah were incredibly clear. One would think that with amount of super tankers transiting that waterway, the Red Sea would look like the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, but it was an incredible place to snorkel and SCUBA.

[cardinal4]

Indeed it was. I still think its the best place to dive..

[Publius6961]

As clear as the clearest lakes on the planet, salty as ocean waters, and roughly the size of the Mediterranean – this, say researchers, is the clearest and most lifeless patch of ocean in the world.

Lifeless?
Paging friends of the dirt, Greenpeace, TheSierra Club, Earth First and the other nameless fruitcakes...

Isn't that a small price to pay for perfect clarity?

< /sarc >

[Jack Hammer]

“Sometimes it catches fire.”

Sounds like the Schuykill in Philadelphia.

[ASOC]

At the risk of alerting Art Bell fans, isn’t this AO a ‘hotspot’ for UFO and USO sightings?

[wardaddy]

my best friend went all over the world diving....red sea, maldives, truk, gbr/aus, cold water dives even north of Hudson bay and off Chile

I dove a bit....just windward and leeward stuff....reefs

[Pro-Bush]

I have abundant life in my swimming pool, and it is not clear.