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Monthly Archives: August 2010
SUP Around Manhattan & Tension between Sea Sweepers and Stickless Surfers
A week ago we posted about the increasing popularity of Stand-Up-Paddling (SUP) also known as paddle-boarding. The sport was new to us, but obviously we have been behind the times, at least when it comes to stand-up paddling. Last … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea
Tagged paddle-boarding, SEAPADDLE NYC, stand-up paddling, SUP
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US firm awarded $110m for salvaging Titanic artifacts
In 1994, US Courts gave salvage rights to the RMS Titanic, 2.5 miles beneath the surface of the North Atlantic, to RMS Titanic Inc, a subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions Inc, but explicitly did not grant ownership of the wreck or the … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Premier Exhibitions Inc, RMS Titanic, salvage rights, US federal judge
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The Schooner Atlantic Reborn
In 1905, the three masted schooner yacht Atlantic sailed 3006 miles in twelve days, four hours, one minute and nine seconds; winning the Kaiser’s Cup from New York to the Lizard and setting the record for the fastest transatlantic passage … Continue reading
Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Ed Kastelein, schooner yacht Atlantic, three masted schooner, William Gardner
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Removal of the Murmansk Shipwreck on Webcam and Documentary
After a service life of almost 40 years, the Soviet light cruiser Murmansk was decommissioned and sold for scrap. On Christmas Eve in 1994, the ship was under tow to India when the tug lost control of the ship in a storm. … Continue reading
Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Murmansk, Norway, shipwreck, Soviet light cruiser, Sørvær
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The Sinking of the Kursk – Ten Years Later
The Russian Oscar-II class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Kursk sank ten years ago yesterday with a loss of all aboard. One hundred and sixteen crew members and two weapons experts died in what is believed to have been the explosion of a faulty torpedo. At 154m … Continue reading
Petermann Ice Island Drifting Toward Canada could Threaten Ships, Oil Platforms
Last Saturday we posted about a one hundred square mile ice island that broke off from the Petermann glacier in Greenland. Experts from the Canadian government, with the aid of NASA , the European Space agency and numerous other academic institutions, are … Continue reading
The Sinking of the MSC Chitra: Port Re-opens while the Finger-pointing Intensifies
The containership MSC Chitra and the bulk carrier Khalijia 3 collided near Mumbai, India on Saturday, resulting in the sinking of the MSC Chitra, a significant oil spill and the loss of at least 200 containers in the ship channel which … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged bulk carrier, collision, containership, India, Khalijia 3, MSC Chitra, Mumbai, Oil spill, sinking
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The Saga of the Schooner Hindu – Sold at Auction but New Investors Hopefull
For years the schooner Hindu has been a favorite in Provincetown, MA. The classic schooner is credited in helping to establish the summer whale watching trade in the port. Sadly, after several years of battles between her investors over the … Continue reading
A Battle Won by S. Thomas Russell – A Review
The just released, A Battle Won by S. Thomas Russell, is classic nautical fiction – vivid, fast paced and full of drama, both on sea and land. Master and Commander Charles Hayden is a gifted naval commander with extremely bad … Continue reading
Posted in Newbooks, Reviews, Seastories
Tagged A Battle Won, S. Thomas Russell, Under Enemy Colors
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Build your Own City of Adelaide
The fate of the oldest composite clipper ship in the world, the City of Adelaide, has yet to b determined. In the mean time, former TV host and science educator, Dr. Rob Morrison, has designed a simple paper pattern that … Continue reading
PFDs are still Life Savers
A recent Coast Guard report on boating safety noted: “Nearly 75 percent of the 736 people who died in boating accidents in 2009 drowned, and 84 percent of those victims reportedly were not wearing a life jacket,” said Rear Adm. Kevin … Continue reading
Maritime Festivals This Week – Michigan, Lake Champlain and the Connecticut River
This is a busy week for maritime festivals in the US. In Grand Haven, Michigan, the Michigan Pirate Festival 2010 kicked off yesterday with a very Hollywood version of pirates and piracy. So aargh and shivery m’ timbers. If only … Continue reading
India’s Own Atlantis – Searching for 2000 year old Undersea City
In 2004, at least 170 people died when a tsunami hit the fishing village of Poompuhar, in India on the Bay of Bengal. According to legend, this was not the first time. As described in ancient Tamil texts and by Ptolemy and … Continue reading
Joan Baez, Smokey Robinson, Beach Boys Start Queen Mary’s First Outdoor Concert Series – Aug. 13
Folk music legend Joan Baez and special guest Roger McGuinn will kick off the first of the “Summer Concert Series at the Queen Mary” this Friday, August 13th, as part of the summer-long 2010 Long Beach Sea Festival. This will … Continue reading
