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Monthly Archives: May 2011
The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Shanty Session, 5/15/11
Last week we posted about the upcoming first William Main Doerflinger Memorial Shanty Session to be held at the Noble Maritime Collection at Snug Harbor. The shanty sing was well attended and the space was beautiful as well as historic. The … Continue reading
Admiral Mickey Mouse & SEAL Team 6
Mickey Mouse now apparently owns SEAL Team 6, or at least the name. Disney has filed three trademark applications to to claim the rights to the phrase “SEAL Team 6.” SEAL Team 6 is believed to be the Navy commando squad that … Continue reading
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Tagged Mickey Mouse, Osama Bin Laden, SEAL Team 6, trademark, Walt Disney Company
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A New Plan and New Hopes for New York’s South Street Seaport Museum
Great news for supporters of New York’s South Street Seaport Museum which has been in a state of near collapse since February. The Save our Seaport grassroots organization reports the following: The NYS Attorney General has told the Seaport Museum New York … Continue reading
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The SBX-1 Comes to Seattle
The SBX-1 , the Sea Based X-Band Radar 1, looks like something out of science fiction. It recently arrived at Vigor Shipyard on Seattle’s Harbor Island for three months of maintenance and upgrading. The SBX-1 is a huge white dome … Continue reading
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Tagged Harbor Island, SBX-1, Sea Based X-Band Radar 1, Seattle, Vigor Shipyard
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Was the Japanese Tsunami Good for Fin Whales in Iceland?
Time recently posted an article “Why Fukushima Is Good for Whales (in Iceland).” The article, in fact, had almost nothing to do with the damaged nuclear power plants at Fukushima (at least as applied to whales) and quite a lot … Continue reading
Basketball on an Aircraft Carrier?
How can you tell when you have too many aircraft carriers? Possibly, when you start using this expensive hardware for sporting venues. On Nov. 11, 2011, the Veteran’s Day Carrier Classic basketball game between North Carolina and Michigan State will … Continue reading
Two Constants – Bligh Reef and Human Error
On March 24, 1989 the third mate on the Exxon Valdez lost track of the ship’s position and ran the ship into Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, resulting in a spill of roughly 40,000 tons of crude oil, the largest offshore spill in … Continue reading
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MV Double Prosperity Aground, Damaging Reef in Philippine’s Sarangani Bay Marine Sanctuary
The perhaps poorly named MV Double Prosperity, loaded with 65,000 tons of coal, grounded on Bakud Reef on Sunday in Sarangani Bay in the Philippines. Stranded ship threatens Philippine reef
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Bakud Reef, MV Double Prosperity, Philippines, Sarangani Bay
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Happy 100th Birthday to the Barque Passat !
Today through Sunday, there will be a 100th birthday party in Travemünde, Germany, for one of the last of the true windjammers, the four masted barque Passat. One of the F. Laeisz Flying P-Liners, she was in launched 1911 at the Blohm & … Continue reading
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The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Sessions at the Noble Maritime Collection at Snug Harbor
This Sunday, May 15, from 2 to 5 PM, the first monthly William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Session will be held at the Noble Maritime Collection at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center at 1000 Richmond Terrace, building D, in … Continue reading
Charleston Harbor Fest – Mix of Old and New
The Charleston Harbor Fest which begins tomorrow and runs through Sunday features a mix of old and new on the water. The four competing ECO 60 sailboats in the Velux 5 Oceans Around the World Race will be on display as will the three traditional vessels, the … Continue reading
The “Swash Channel Wreck”, 400 Hundred Years Old, Rotting Away
An unidentified wreck, believed to be 400 years old, has been described as the ”biggest discovery since the Mary Rose.” For centuries, it was covered by sand but is now rotting away so fast that it may effectively disappear within five years. Battle to save … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Bournemouth University, Britain, Dorset, Swash Channel Wreck
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Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes
For those in the US, the National Geographic Channel is featuring a a program “Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes” this evening at 10PM. Looks interesting. Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes
Posted in History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged ghost ships, Great Lakes, National Geographic
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