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International Scuba Hall of Fame celebrates all-female inductees
In an evening of glamour and celebration on 20 Sept., the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame added, for the first time, an all-female cohort of inductees at its annual awards ceremony.
The 2025 international inductees are Hidy Yu of Bling Bling Ocean Foundation in Hong Kong, who received a ‘trailblazer’ award; Rosemary ‘Roz’ Lunn of the UK; Michelle Cove of Resort Lifestyle Ltd. in the Bahamas; Anne Hasson of Aggressor Adventures in the US; and the late Simone Melchior-Cousteau of France, and the Women Divers Hall of Fame, represented by Bonnie Toth and Mary Connelly, who were honoured as ‘early pioneers’.
The gala event also celebrated five local honourees, spanning all three islands in Cayman. They included Jason Belport of Reef Divers on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman; Michael Schouten and Peter Hillenbrand of Southern Cross on Little Cayman; photographer and conservationist Courtney Platt on Grand Cayman; and Ragime Powery of Divetech on Grand Cayman, who was recognised as an ’emerging honouree’.
