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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Plastiki arrives in Sydney after Pacific Crossing
We have previously posted about the experimental sailboat Plastiki, built using 12,500 recycled soda bottles. The craft sailed last March from San Francisco and has now arrived in Sydney, Australia after a voyage of 9,000 miles (15,000 km.) Boat made from plastic bottles completes Pacific voyage
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Plastiki, recycled soda bottles
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First Lady Michelle Obama Christens National Security Cutter Stratton
Last Friday, Michelle Obama was the first First Lady ever to christen a US Coast Guard Cutter, the National Security Cutter Stratton. The cutter is named after the first woman to serve as a commissioned officer in the U. S. … Continue reading
Royal Navy’s Summer Extravaganza Returns to Portsmouth in 2010
Navy’s Summer Extravaganza Returns to Portsmouth in 2010 Navy Days at Portsmouth Naval Base, Friday 30th July – Sunday 1st August, will feature serving warships of the Royal Navy, ships of foreign navies, thrilling naval displays, historical re-enactments and the … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged HMS Cumberland, HMS Victory, Navy Days, Portsmouth Naval Base
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Shipbuilding: China Overtakes Korea; Avondale to Shutdown
For the first time since 2003, Korean shipyards have lost their position as the world’s number one shipbuilder to China. China overtakes Korea in shipbuilding deliveries According to Clarkson Research Services Ltd., a London-based market research firm, Korean shipbuilding companies … Continue reading
Video of Breaching Whale Crushing Sailboat off South Africa.
There has been considerable discussion whether the photo of a Southern Right whale breaching and landing on a sailboat off South Africa is real or Photoshopped. (See the comments on our previous post.) A video has now emerged which … Continue reading
BP Kept Drilling Despite Leaks in Blowout Preventer Control Pod & Bypassed Alarms
There is reported stonewalling by witnesses who have cancelled their scheduled testimonies at the ongoing investigation of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Nevertheless, startling testimony was presented this Tuesday: A BP official, Ronald Sepulvado, a well-site leader, testified that BP continued drilling for oil … Continue reading
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Tagged Blowout Preventer Control Pod, Deepwater Horizon, leak on a safety device
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Spiders on a Ship – Infested Ship, MV Altavia, Turned Away from Guam
This news story sounds like a bad sequel to the movie Snakes on Plane. Ship turned away after spiders started ‘pouring’ from cargo hold A South Korean cargo ship had to be turned away last week after an infestation of spiders was discovered … Continue reading
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Tagged Guam, South Korean cargo ship, spiders
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Charlotte Maersk Update: Fire Finally Out After Eleven Days
As an update to our previous post, the fire on the Charlotte Maersk, which started July 7th, was finally extinguished last Sunday after 11 days of firefighting. Charlotte Maersk blaze is extinguished after 11 days
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Charlotte Maersk, fire, Malaysia, Tanjung Palepas
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North Carolina’s Oldest Shipwreck Moved to the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
As a follow-up to a post from early June, the remains of what is believed to be the wreck of a merchant ship from the mid-1600s are being moved to the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum for preservation. The wreck was uncovered … Continue reading
Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Cor0lla beach, Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, North Carolina, oldest Shipwreck, Outer Banks
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City of Water Day 2010 – Celebrating the New York City Waterfront
New York City is metropolis of eight million organized into five boroughs, four of which are islands or are on islands. This Saturday, the 3rd Annual City of Water Day Festival will be hosted by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance to help remind … Continue reading
Volunteer Dies during Safety Training on the Star of India
Greg Gushaw 68, an experienced volunteer, docent and a member of the board of trustees of the Maritime Museum of San Diego fell to his death last Sunday from aloft on the Star of India. Ironically, he fell during a safety training exercise. … Continue reading
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Tagged Greg Gushaw, Maritime Museum of San Diego, Star of India
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At Least it wasn’t Scurvy – Crew of Brig Niagara Struck Down by Salmonella
Last week, twenty six of forty two crew members on the Brig Niagara were sickened by salmonella, forcing the ship to cut short a visit to a tall ships festival in Cleveland. Fortunately, the crew is reported to have … Continue reading
Breaching Southern Right Whale Crushes Sailboat
Update: South African authorities are investigating whether the whale was harassed before breaching. A breaching Southern Right Whale landed on top of a ten meter long sail boat off the coast of South Africa on Sunday. The remarkable photos below were shot by a passenger … Continue reading
China oil spill a ‘severe threat’
Sadly the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not the only ongoing major oil spill. China oil spill doubles in size, is deemed ‘severe threat’ China’s largest reported oil spill more than doubled in size to 165 square miles … Continue reading
Sallee Rovers by M. Kei, A Review
Pirates of the Narrow Sea, Book 1 – Sallee Rovers by M. Kei is well written nautical adventure fiction with a twist or two, or perhaps three. The novel is not set during the Napoleonic wars and features, as the … Continue reading
Posted in Lore of the Sea, Newbooks, Reviews, Seastories
Tagged corsairs, M. Kei, nautical adventure fiction, Sallee Rovers
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