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Monthly Archives: December 2010
300th anniversary of the Nottingham Galley wreck on Boon Island
On December 11, 1710, the English ship Nottingham Galley came ashore on Boon Island, off Cape Neddick, Maine, stranding its 14 man crew, of whom four would subsequently die. It became one of the best known shipwrecks in New England … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Cape Neddick, Maine, Maine State Museum, Nottingham Galley
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Armed Japanese Coast Guard to Face off against Sea Shepherd “Godzilla”
It sounds like like a joke, and indeed it has many elements of farce, but nevertheless when the TV reality-show pirates of Animal Planet’s Whale Wars, the Sea Shepherds, meet the Japanese whalers this season in the Southern Ocean, matters could … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Animal Planet's Whale Wars, Godzilla, Gojira, Japanese whalers, Sea Shepherds
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From the Onion : Abby Sunderland – Concocted History’s Most Extreme Plan To Get Out Of A Summer Job
The Onion is a satire magazine. In their “The People Who Mattered – 2010” they included their own take on 16 year old sailor Abby Sunderland’s attempted circumnavigation. Moderately amusing. To read our non-satirical posts about Abby click here. Abby Sunderland … Continue reading
Inger Klein Olsen, First Female Cunard Captain
Our belated congratulations to Inger Klein Olsen, who took command of Cunard Line’s Queen Victoria at the beginning of December. She is the first woman to take command of a Cunard Line ship in the line’s 170 year history. History is Made … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Cunard Line, Inger Klein Olsen, Queen Victoria
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Deepwater Pathfinder runs aground, ironically enough
The tweet from gCaptain was “Deepwater Pathfinder runs aground” which was linked to a post on the gCaptain blog describing how the drill ship ran aground while pulling into Freeport, TX, shearing off a thruster. Perhaps I am just easily amused, but I … Continue reading
Russell Crowe calls for Master and Commander sequel
Master and Commander – Far Side of the World, loosely based on one or another novel by Patrick O’Brian, was a movie that I needed to see twice to enjoy. The first time I saw it, I was so annoyed by the … Continue reading
Five dead, 17 missing after Korean fishing vessel, No.1 In Sung, sinks in Southern Ocean
Another ship down. Speculation is that the Korean fishing vessel No.1 In Sung either struck an iceberg or was hit by a large wave off Antarctica. Twenty surviving crew members were rescued and taken aboard the fishing vessel No. 707 … Continue reading
Violent weather in the Eastern Mediterranean – bulk carrier Adriatic sinks and Brilliance of the Seas battered
Heavy rains, strong winds and high seas hit the eastern Mediterranean over the weekend with winds of 100 kilometres per hour and waves reaching heights of 10 metres, sinking the Moldavian bulk carrier, Adriatic, off the coast of Israel and battering the RCCL cruise ship, Brilliance of … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Adriatic, Alexandria, Brilliance of the Seas, cruise ship, eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, iron ore, Israel, Moldavian bulk carrier, Royal Caribbean, sinks
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Cakewalk – Largest Yacht Built in US Since J.P. Morgan’s Corsair IV
While we may prefer prefer vessels with more sticks, cloth and string, we are overdue in acknowledging the construction of Cakewalk, a new $82 million 85 meter yacht, which was delivered from Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, CT yard in August. Cakewalk … Continue reading
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Tagged Bath Iron Works, Bridgeport, Cakewalk, Corsair IV, CT, Derecktor Shipyards, J.P. Morgan
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2000 year-old Antikythera Mechanism made out of Legos?
In 1901, the Antiythera mechanism was pulled from a Roman shipwreck. It is believed to date from approximately 150 BC. For years no one knew what to make of the strange clock-like device until advanced digital radiographs revealed that it … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Carol, Antiythera mechanism, Legos, Roman shipwreck
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Clipper City of Adelaide being made ready for trip home
The clipper ship City of Adelaide (later HMS Carrick), the oldest surviving composite clipper ship in the world, is being made ready for her long trip home to her namesake city in Australia, from her current berth in Irvine, Scotland. Carrick … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, City of Adelaide, clipper ship, HMS Carrick
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Navy Electromagnetic Railgun Annihilates Targets 100 Miles Away In Six Minutes
This is fascinating and terrifying at the same time. The US Navy is testing an electromagnetic railgun capable of hitting a target 100 miles away. Navy Electromagnetic Railgun Annihilates Targets 100 Miles Away In Six Minutes In the near future, US Navy ships … Continue reading
Wikileaks, Russian Tanks and the Ro/Ro Faina – the Pirates were Right
Slightly over two years ago we posted about the hijacking of the Ukranian ro/ro Faina by Somali pirates. The pirates were surprised to discover that the ship was loaded with arms, including 33 Russian T-72 battle tanks. The pirates claimed … Continue reading
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Tagged Faina, Kenya, Russian T-72 battle tanks, Somali pirates, Ukraine
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