The Big Picture: Record dive

A group of 2,486 scuba divers take to the waters off Manado in North Sulawesi 17 August 2009, in the hope of setting a new Guinness World Record.

The attempt to set a new world record for the largest ever simultaneous scuba dive was held in conjunction with the country's 64th Independence Day.

Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty Images

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