Living Sea star to be inducted into Scuba Diving Hall of Fame

Francis Toribiong, star of 1995′s The Living Sea, will will be inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame in January 2010. SF World Travel Examiner reports:

To date, there are only 54 individuals in the world that have been so honored, including such obvious inductees as Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his son Jean-Michel Cousteau as well actor Lloyd Bridges and Geri Murphy, one of the most published female underwater photojournalist in the world.

Francis was a true pioneer in the industry, developing Palau into the coveted diving destination it is today.

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When IMAX came to Palau in 1993 to document the underwater wonders of Palau into one of their feature films, the crew soon discovered that Francis was as interesting a story as was the destination’s natural attributes. Francis and his family became the stars of IMAX’s “The living sea.”

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