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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Whose Missile was it? Was it a Missile?
Update: One blogger has plotted the trajectories and determined that the contrail was that of US Airways flight 808. At least no one is claiming that it was a weather balloon. The Daily Show has its own spin. On … Continue reading
Carnival Splendor Update – Tugs, Flush Toilets and Spam
Perhaps the best news for the stranded passengers on the disabled cruise ship, Carnival Splendor, is that the flush toilets aboard are back in service and that the ship is proceeding slowly under tow to the mainland. Still lacking refrigeration on … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged aircraft carrier, Carnival Splendor, disabled cruise ship, USS Ronald Reagan
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Edmund Fitzgerald – 35 Years Later, the Mystery, the Song and the Survivors
Thirty five years ago today the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald, loaded with more 26,000 tons of taconite pellets, sank in a November gale in Lake Superior. All 29 of her officers and crew were lost. The sinking was the greatest … Continue reading
Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Edmund Fitzgerald, Gordon Light foot, Lake Carriers Association, Lake Superior, ore carrier
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3D Imagery of the A.J. Goddard in Lake Laberge
Klondike shipwreck brought to life with 3D scans A Gold Rush-era shipwreck at the bottom of a Yukon lake is coming to life with the help of cutting-edge digital 3D scan images. The images were produced in June by researchers … Continue reading
Carnival Splendor Catches Fire Off Mexico, Ship Dead in the Water
Update: Tugs have been dispatched from Long Beach to tow the stricken cruise ship to Ensenada, Mexico to disembark passengers. An early morning fire on Monday in the engine room on the Carnival Splendor has left the ship dead in the water in … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
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New Novel by William C. Hammond – For Love of Country
William Hammond’s new novel, For Love of Country, was released in October. Set in the early 1780s in the years following the American Revolution, the novel follows the adventures of the seafaring Cutler family of Hingham, Massachusetts, and the supporting … Continue reading
Whales found dead on Donegal beach
Sad news from over the weekend. A post-mortem on the 35 dead pilot whales was cancelled Sunday due to bad weather. Whales found dead on Donegal beach
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea
Tagged Burtonport, Donegal, pilot whales, Rutland Island
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Last Day to Reserve Tickets for OysterFest 2010!
Bayshore Discovery Project, the good folks who keep the historic schooner A.J. Meerwald sailing, are having their yearly Oyster Fest! this Friday, November 12th at the Centerton Country Club in Pittsgrove, NJ. Today, Monday November 8th, is the last day to reserve tickets. From … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea
Tagged A.J. Meerwald, Bayshore Discovery Project, OysterFest 2010
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Concordia: Tall Ship Down on CBC’s Land & Sea
The CBC’s program “Land and Sea” broadcast their documentary “Concordia: Tall Ship Down” today, focusing on the knockdown and sinking of the SV Concordia. It can be watched on-line at the link below. The documentary doesn’t answer the outstanding questions about … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged "Land and Sea", CBC, documentary, sinking, SV Concordia
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Update: Gipsy Moth IV to stay in Britain
In September, we posted that the Gipsy Moth IV, the famous yacht sailed by Sir Francis Chichester singlehanded around the world was for sale. Last week, it was reported that two anonymous donors donated more than £250,000 to the United … Continue reading
Virtual Port Holes on the Disney Dream
The 150 windowless inside staterooms on the new 4,000 passenger cruise ship, Disney Dream, will have something unusual – virtual portholes. High def cameras pointing port, starboard, fore and aft will transmit the appropriate view to the cabin “port holes” … Continue reading
Record Ransoms paid to Somali Pirates for MV Samho Dream & MV Golden Blessing
The MV Samho Dream, a Korean VLCC, and its crew of five South Koreans and 19 Filipinos, was ransomed for $9.5 million dollars. It had by hijacked by Somali pirates last April. The MV Golden Blessing, a Singaporean chemical tanker, … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged chemical tanker, Korean VLCC, MV Golden Blessing, MV Samho Dream, ransom, Somali pirates
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Noorderlicht – Summer Nordic Cruiser & Winter Ice Hotel
The 36 meter steel schooner Noorderlicht celebrates her one hundredth birthday this year. With ten double cabins for passengers, she cruises along the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the summer and coastal Norway in the Autumn. Her winter employment is what … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Base Camp Explorer, ice hotel, Noorderlicht, Spitzberg, steel schooner, Tempelfjorden
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Artists Submissions for the “Art of the Boat”
The Penobscot Marine Museum is seeking submissions from artists in all visual media for a juried art exhibit entitled “The Art of the Boat.” The show will examine the artistic aspects of boat design and construction, and will run from May through … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea
Tagged art exhibit, Penobscot Marine Museum, The Art of the Boat
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Singlehanded Ocean Racing for Web-Potatoes
Modern technology has revolutionized single handled ocean racing in so many ways for both sailors and spectators. The five sailors in the Velux Five Oceans race not only face all the hazards of the sea as they sail singlehanded around … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea
Tagged Brad Van Liew, Gutek, Le Pingouin, Operon Racing, Velux Five Oceans race, Zbigniew Gutkowski
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