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Monthly Archives: January 2011
The Kelly Brothers – Starship Sailors
U.S. Navy Captain Mark Kelly, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords’ husband, has been by her side since she was tragically shot in Tucson earlier this month. We posted previously about how Captain Kelly, who is a NASA astronaut, went to the United States Merchant … Continue reading
The Pineapple has landed – 5 missing Americans arrive in Philippines
Five sailors aboard the catamaran Pineapple, which had been reported missing last Tuesday have arrived in the port of Maasin on Leyte Island, in the Philippines after being escorted in by the Philippines Coast Guard. The 38 foot catamaran suffered rudder damage in … Continue reading
LEGO Love Boat – LEGO Mania at its Finest
A quarter of a million LEGO blocks! That is what it took to build the model of the Pacific Princess “Love Boat” in LEGOs. The model took six months to construct, is 10.5 feet long and 5 feet high. … Continue reading
Carnival Splendor Arrives in San Francisco for Drydocking and to Complete Repairs
After attempting to sail on Wednesday and Thursday, the cruise ship Carnival Splendor finally departed San Diego under its own power on Friday, accompanied by two tugs. As of Sunday morning, around 05:00 local time, the ship was approaching San Francisco under its … Continue reading
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Tagged Carnival Splendor, drydocking, San Francisco
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Trimaran Banque Populaire Attempts to Win Jules Verne Trophy
At just before 0800 GMT this morning, Pascal Bidegorry and the crew of the 40 meter trimaran Banque Populaire set off from Brest in an attempt to win the Jules Verne Trophy. The Jules Verne Trophy is a prize for the … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea
Tagged Banque Populaire, Groupma 3, Jules Verne trophy, Pascal Bidegorry
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Commander of Gorch Fock Dismissed, Ship Ordered Home
An update on yesterday’s post. German defense minister fires ship’s captain amid mutiny rumors The German defense minister has dismissed the commander of the naval training ship Gorch Fock after cadets complained of harsh treatment from superiors following a fatal … Continue reading
Glimpse at the New Mary Rose Museum – Carpenter’s Cabin Display
In this latest video blog from Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Chris Dobbs, Head of Interpretation at the Mary Rose Trust, talks us through the designing of the new carpenters cabin display, which is due to go into the new museum in … Continue reading
Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Carpenter's Cabin, Chris Dobbs, Mary Rose Museum
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Are the Chinese Still Haunted by HEIC Nemesis – the Devil Ship?
In 1840, when she arrived off their coast, the Chinese called the Honourable East India Company ship Nemesis, the devil ship. She was the first British ocean-going iron warship. In addition to two masts, she was powered by two two sixty … Continue reading
Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Honourable East India Company ship Nemesis, Opium Wars
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Mutiny on the Gorch Fock ?
Last November, Sarah Schmidt, a 25 year old cadet fell to her death from the rigging of the German sailing training ship, Gorch Fock. It is now being reported that shortly after Schmidt’s death the cadets aboard the ship mutinied and … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 year old cadet, death, German sailing training ship, Gorch Fock, mutiny, Sarah Schmidt, Ushuaia
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Group Campaigning to Move the USS Olympia to San Francisco
A group of former workers at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in the San Francisco Bay Area has launched a campaign to bring the USS Olympia to San Pablo Bay. The Olympia, Commodore George Dewey’s flagship at the Battle of … Continue reading
Speed Dating – Nelson Style !?!
Nelson style speed dating? I hope this doesn’t involve boarding with cutlasses. Unlucky in love? Try speed dating Nelson-style! His romance with mistress Lady Hamilton is the stuff of legend – and singletons will hope to harness some of Lord Nelson’s pulling … Continue reading
San Diego Big Bay Whale Days & Whale Festival
As one who is shivering in the snow, I am highly envious of the good folks in San Diego who will be celebrating their 3rd annual Big Bay Whale Days & Whale Festival this Saturday, January 22nd, in observance of the annual gray … Continue reading
Joan Druett’s Tupaia – Captain Cook’s Polynesian Navigator : A Review
Joan Druett’s new book, Tupaia – Captain Cook’s Polynesian Navigator, fills an important blank space in the history, as well as the legend, of Captain Cook. On his first voyage to the Pacific in HMS Endeavour, during a stop in … Continue reading
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Tagged HMS Endeavour, Joan Druett, Maoris, New Zealand, Tahiti, Tupaia – Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator
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