Monthly Archives: April 2010

The narration is informative if rather annoying.  (Reminding me of Bart Simpson playing it straight.)   Nevertheless the clip has some great footage of one of the more exotic and fascinating of the arctic whales, the legendary narwal. Wild Detectives: Narwhal Tooth

Large Model of H.M.S. Leviathan to be Sold in Aid of Rotherham Sea Cadet Corps in Maritime Sale A monumental model of H.M.S. Leviathan will be offered by Charles Miller Ltd on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 in his sale of … Continue reading →

The Hodgdon Group and Boothbay Region Boatyard has announced that “Big Boat Racing” is back in Maine. The 2010 Shipyard Cup will be held 27-29 August, 2010. The Shipyard Cup 2010

The Tall Ship Soren Larsen is returning to the Pacific in 2010 2010 Summer Voyaging In May the ship will depart from New Zealand for the South Seas with a voyage route chosen to encompass some of our favourite island … Continue reading →

This isn’t a new, but I find it fascinating nevertheless.   Larger than the giant squid, the colossal squid has never been seen alive. Two years ago an autopsy was performed in New Zealand on the biggest intact colossal squid ever … Continue reading →

Norwegians to raise submarine The Norwegian Government has announced that the wreck of the WW2 German submarine U-864, which contains 65 tons of mercury, is to be raised, and that the contaminated seabed be covered with clean sand.  The submarine, … Continue reading →

We have posted extensively about the oldest just barely surviving composite clipper ship, the City of Adelaide, which is in danger of being broken up in May. We have also noted the arguments over the HMAS Adelaide, which may or may … Continue reading →

Kalmar Nyckel crew readies for spring sailing You can’t cobble up in a book all of what Captain Lauren Morgens and the 20-plus crew members who will be traveling abroad the Kalmar Nyckel for several months have learned from being … Continue reading →

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee is a small town located in the Great Smokey Mountains of Tennessee, located just north of the Great Smokey National Park.  It is one of the more unlikely locales in which to find a half scale recreation of the Titanic opening in early … Continue reading →

Chinese Freighter Slams Into Great Barrier Reef The Shen Neng 1 crashed into the reef at full speed a few hours after leaving the port of Gladstone, the Australian authorities said. The ship, which was nine miles outside its authorized … Continue reading →

Barista Uno at the Marine Café Blog shares his perspective on ” downside and upside, the agony and joy, of maritime blogging.” Confessions of a maritime blogger The Marine Café Blog was launched in late August of 2009, succeeding the … Continue reading →

We have previously posted about the sinking of the school ship Concordia in February off the coast of Brazil.  Now, after examining satellite data and weather reports, a U. S. meteorologist, Ken Pryor of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has concluded that the … Continue reading →

On April 14th Turk Film Services will be holding an online auction of up to 200 boats and floating craft ranging from the Cygnet, an iron steam launch built in 1873 to a “swan boat” which features a detachable fiberglass … Continue reading →

Transoceanic Sailboat Race Kicking Off in NYC Six sailors are looking to make history.    Two sailboats, the W Hotels and Estrella Damm, docked in New York harbor will set off for Barcelona, Spain, early next month. They are racing … Continue reading →