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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Sagres in San Diego and San Diego in Pascagoula
Last week, one of my favorite tall ships, the Portuguese Sail Training Ship Sagres visited San Diego, California. This weekend, on the Gulf Coast in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the US Navy christened the USS San Diego, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. Not to be too critical … Continue reading
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Tagged Portuguese Navy, Portuguese Sail Training Ship, Sagres, US Navy, USS San Diego
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Searching for the USS Thresher and USS Scorpion with the Titanic as Cover
Late last month, the secret was revealed - when Bob Ballard discovered the Titanic in 1985, he was actually on a secret mission to find two sunken US submarines, the USS Thresher and USS Scorpion, both of which had sunk in the Atlantic in … Continue reading
Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Bob Ballard, passenger liner, Titanic, US submarines, USS Scorpion, USS Thresher
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Yukon Protects the wreck of A.J. Goddard on Lake Labarge
Yukon protects Klondike shipwreck site Just months after a team of archeologists revealed their discovery of a historic Klondike shipwreck in waters north of Whitehorse, the Yukon government has declared the sunken A.J. Goddard sternwheeler a historic site symbolizing the … Continue reading
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Tagged A.J. Goddard, Klondike shipwreck, Whitehorse
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STRAND CRAFT 122 – Custom Yacht & Custom Car
It is such a relief that we never really have to worry about the very wealthy among us running out of places to spend their money. Here may be but the latests example of where those with more money than sense can drop … Continue reading
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Tagged Custom Car, Custom Yacht, STRAND CRAFT 122
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Abby Sunderland Rescued by French Fishing Vessel, Ile De La Reunion
The French fishing vessel, Ile de Reunion, plucked Abby Sunderland from her damaged sailboat on Sunday, 2,000 nautical miles off western Australia. French fishing boat rescues stranded Calif. teen
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Tagged Abby Sunderland, French fishing vessel, Ile de Reunion
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SS Robin, Oldest Steam Coaster, Soon to Have New Home
The SS Robin, built in 1890, is the last remaining steam coaster in the world. She will soon be moved to a custom built pontoon barge which will support the old ship and serves as space for a floating museum. … Continue reading
Abby Sunderland Update, Photo of “Wild Eyes”
Rough weather is reported to be delaying the French fishing boat that is on its way to rescue Abby Sunderland. Her sailboat, Wild Eyes, has been dismasted but has not lost its keel as was earlier reported. A … Continue reading
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Tagged Abby Sunderland, French fishing boat, sailboat, Wild Eyes
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On Jacques Cousteau’s Centennial, the Calypso to Sail Again?
Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jacques Cousteau. It is hard to overstate Cousteau’s influence as an inventor, writer, filmmaker, explorer and ecologist. His first book, the Silent World, written with Frédéric Dumas in 1953, was a memoir which … Continue reading
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Tagged ecologist, explorer, filmmaker, inventor, Jacques Cousteau, RV Calypso, Silent World, writer
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Humpback Whale Washes Ashore on New York’s Jones Beach
A 25 foot long baby humpback whale washed ashore on Jones Beach, on Long Island, New York yesterday morning. There were no immediate signs of injury. A necropsy will be performed today to determine what killed the whale. In April, another … Continue reading
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Tagged East Hampton, humpback whale, Jones Beach, Long Island, new york
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Abby Sunderland Located Alive Aboard Disabled Sailboat
Abby Sunderland has been contacted by rescuers who report that she is alive and uninjured aboard her sailboat Wild Eyes in the Indian Ocean. The sail boat is afloat but has been variously reported as having been dis-masted and to have lost its keel. … Continue reading
Abby Sunderland Feared Lost at Sea
The story is still developing, but there are serious concerns for the 16 year old solo sailor. Abby Sunderland Feared Lost at Sea Abby Sunderland, 16, who is attempting to become the youngest sailor ever to circumnavigate the globe, was feared lost … Continue reading
BP Spills Coffee
Sometime the only choice is to laugh or cry. Laughing is more fun. On the 52nd day of the Deep Water Horizon spill, satire from UBC Comedy. BP Spills Coffee
Delaware Bay Days – June 12 & 13 Bivalve, Port Norris & Mauricetown NJ
From the Bayshore Discovery Project: Delaware Bay Days, the free two-day folklife festival celebrating the Bay and the Bayshore region, returns June 12 & 13 with events in Bivalve, Port Norris and Mauricetown, NJ, with a schedule featuring new activities … Continue reading
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Tagged A.J. Meerwald, Bivalve, Delaware Bay Days, folklife festival, Mauricetown, Port Norris, schooner
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Beachcomber stumbles upon historical shipwreck
A beachcomber found the wreck of a ship uncovered by winter gales on a beach in North Carolina. Originally though to the an 18th century Royal Navy ship, the wreck has now been identified as dating from the 1600s, making it the … Continue reading
Solar Power ‘Sets Sail’ In Shanghai
Last week at the Shanghai World Expo, the SunTech Guosheng solarsailor, an innovative 31.5 meter solar-powered passenger vessel sailed on its maiden voyage on the Huangpu River. The vessels is owned by Suntech Power Holdings, the world’s largest producer of … Continue reading
