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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Run for the A.J. Meerwald
The Port Norris Rotary presents the 13th annual “Run for the Schooner” a 5K run, walkathon & 1 mile fun run/walk on Saturday, April 10, 2010, to benefit the A.J. Meerwald, the official Tall Ship of the State of New … Continue reading
Maersk B Class Ships, World’s Fastest Container Ships, in Layup
We have recently posted about the roller coaster ride that has been container ship design over the last few decades. See Containerships – from Slow to Fast to Slow to Fast to Slow Again. The smartest minds in the shipping … Continue reading
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Tagged Loch Striven, Maersk B Class ships, Maersk Line, Scotland, World’s Fastest Container Ships
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Philly Museum Sends SOS to Care for Historic Ship
Terrible news from Phildelphia. Philadelphia maritime museum says it can’t afford to care for historic USS Olympia A Philadelphia maritime museum says it can no longer afford to care for a historic ship that served in the Spanish-American War.
Posted in Current, History, Ships
Tagged Battle of Manila Bay, Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, USS Olympia
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Cutty Sark Restoration Turning into a Fiasco?
After rosy announcements about the restoration of the Cutty Sark an article in the Telegraph has a very different view of the ongoing project. Cutty Sark restoration turning into a fiasco The restoration of the Cutty Sark is turning into … Continue reading
Heinz Stahlschmidt – the German Sailor Who Saved Bordeaux
Heinz Stahlschmidt, a renegade former member of Germany’s World War Two navy, who thwarted plans to wreck the French port of Bordeaux by retreating Nazi forces, has died at the age of 91, officials said. Thanks to Andy Hall at … Continue reading
SeaWorld tragedy — a reminder of why orcas should swim free?
SeaWorld tragedy — a reminder of why orcas should swim free? For wildlife conservationists, the tragic death of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau is a sobering reminder of why creatures as large and majestic as killer whales simply should not live in … Continue reading
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Tagged Dawn Brancheau, killer whales, orcas, SeaWorld trainer, Tilikum
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Orca Tilikum Kills Trainer at Sea World
Orcas, commonly known as killer whales, have never been known to kill a human in the wild. The same is not true of orcas in captivity. Today Tilikum, a 12,300 pound bull orca, the largest whale in captivity, attacked and drowned a female … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea
Tagged female trainer, Sea World’s Shamu Stadium, Tilikum
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Update: Plastiki Almost Ready to Sail
Last March we posted Plastiki – Boat made of plastic bottles to make ocean voyage about a project in which David de Rothschild intended to build and sail a catamaran made of around 12,000 recycled soda bottles across the Pacific. Almost … Continue reading
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Tagged David de Rothschild, plastic bottles, Plastiki
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Maritime Museum Round-up – Models, Spooks, Anchors and a New Museum
USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild’s Annual Model Ship Show – Models in the Spotlight – Running through March 20th. Admission to the Museum and the exhibit are free; donations are welcome. A total of 75 different ships created by modelers … Continue reading
BBC update on the Clipper City of Adelaide and the Battle of the Ballads
BC apparently has posted an interesting videocast on the composite clipper City of Adelaide. I write apparently because it is available only in Britain and being on the other side of the pond I can only take the word of … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships, Songs
Tagged City of Adelaide, composite clipper, River Ware
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Historic riverboat, Becky Thatcher, sinks in Ohio River
The historic riverboat, Becky Thatcher, a 220-foot, 74-year-old stern-wheeler sank in the Ohio River off Neville Island near Pittburgh, apparently due to the weight of a record snowfall which also collapsed the top two decks. Historic riverboat sinks in Ohio River
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Tagged 74-year-old stern-wheeler, Becky Thatcher, historic riverboat, Neville Island, Ohio River, Pittburgh
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Poisoned Shipments: Are Strange, Illicit Sinkings Making the Mediterranean Toxic?
A very disturbing article in this months Scientific American suggesting that criminal groups have been scuttling ships containing chemical and pharmaceutical waste, effectively using the Mediterranean as a toxic dump site. Thanks to Steve Phelps for pointing it out. Poisoned Shipments: Are Strange, Illicit Sinkings Making … Continue reading
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Tagged chemical and pharmaceutical waste, Mediterranean, scuttling ships
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Fleet Grows for Green Bay’s Tall Ship Festival
There are twelve tall ships scheduled to participate in Green Bay, Wisconsin’s Tall Ship festival this August, though at this point, only six names have been announced. These are the HMS Bounty, the schooners Roseway, Amistad, the Pride of Baltimore II, the Unicorn … Continue reading
UPDATE: Captain Reports that Microburst Sank SV Concordia
Captain William Curry of the SV Concordia is reporting that the school ship was struck by a microburst, also referred to a white squall, which knocked down the 188′ three masted schooner, rolling the ship 90 degrees. She sank in … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain William Curry, Microburst, SV Concordia, White Squall
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Fear the Blobfish
An intriguing if slightly disturbing article and photo from the LA Times: Fear the blobfish As scary as the jumping Asian carp may be, there’s something even scarier - the blobfish. As you can see from the accompanying photograph, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian carp, blobfish, Psychrolutes marcidus
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Cutty Sark to be Restored by Olympics; Fate of City of Adelaide Delayed
The Cutty Sark will be restored and ready for new visitors in time for the 2012 Olympics. The ship was nearly destroyed by fire in 2007. The other, albeit just barely, surviving composite clipper ship, the City of Adelaide, which has … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Olympics, City of Adelaide, Cutty Sark
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“Class Afloat” School Ship Concordia Sinks Off Brazil
The West Island College “Class Afloat” school ship Concordia, en route between Recife, Brazil and Montevideo, Uruguay, is reported to have sunk last night off the coast of Brazil. All 64 passengers and crew were reported safe after being rescued by the Brazilian Navy and Air Force. … Continue reading
Fair-well to the Otto Hahn
Nuclear power as a propulsion system for merchant ships was the future that never arrived. The Otto Hahn was the second of only four nuclear powered commercial cargo ships ever built. The first was the NS Savannah, which operated between 1962 … Continue reading
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Tagged Kieler Howaldswerke A.G., NS Savannah, nuclear powered commercial cargo ship, Otto Hahn
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