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Monthly Archives: June 2011
A Meandering Maiden Voyage for the World’s Largest Bulk Carrier, Vale Brasil
The Vale Brasil is the world’s largest dry bulk carrier with a deadweight of over 400,000 tons. The Singapore flag ship is currently on her maiden voyage with a cargo of 391,000 tons of iron ore. This is enough iron ore … Continue reading
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Tagged Maiden Voyage, Vale Brasil, world's largest dry bulk carrier
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Detroit Riverdays featuring the Appledore Schooners
The Detroit Riversdays Festival starts this evening and runs through Sunday. In addition to lots of music, food and riverside activities, the sister schooners, 85′ Appledore IV, and the 65′ Appledore V will be available for tours. Sounds like fun.
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea
Tagged Appledore IV, Appledore V, Detroit Riverdays, schooners
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The Folly of the MV Wisdom
The MV Wisdom is a small 26-year-old container ship. She has had 14 name changes in her life and no one knows how many owners. The current owner may be unknown as well. She was being towed from Colombo to the scrap-yard in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alang, Bandra, Bandra-Worli Sea Link, India, Minerva, Mumbai, MV Wisdom
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Timelapse of New York Harbor
I love sitting and just watching the harbor; watching the boats go by and the turn of the tide. But who has the time these days? For those too busy and/or not geographically convenient, here is about four hours of New York … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Galleries, Lore of the Sea
Tagged John Huntington, new york harbor, Timelapse
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Channel Island Tall Ships Festival June 24-26, 2011
An impressive fleet of schooners and brigantines will be featured in the the Channel Islands Harbor Tall Ships Festival, this Friday through Sunday at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, California. The visiting vessels include the topsail schooner Californian, topsail schooner Amazing Grace, … Continue reading
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Tagged brigantines, Channel Islands Harbor Tall Ships Festival, schooners
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The Maritime Museum of San Diego
The first you notice about the Maritime Museum of San Diego are the ships. When I visited last week, the 1863 windjammer Star of India was hove to with two staysails and her spanker set and drawing, and with her … Continue reading
USC Container Ship Al Rawdah Aground on the Reefs off Batam
Just in case you think you had a bad Monday, yesterday the USC container ship Al Rawdah ran aground on a reef in the waters of Pulau Sambu Stone Chain, Rear Padang, Batam, not long after leaving Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Al Rawdah, Batam, Malaysia, Port Klang, Pulau Sambu Stone Chain, Rear Padang, Selangor, USC container ship
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A New Sport? Sunken Ship Scuba Racing?
Apparently something called “wreck racing” is a new sport. The website Formula H2O - Underwater Scooter Racing explains it as follows: The Wreck Racing League or WRL is the sanctioning body for scuba divers racing using underwater scooters or diver propulsion vehicles on … Continue reading
University of Hawaii Research Vessel, Ka’imikai-o-Kanaloa, Studies Japanese Radiation Leaks
The University of Hawaii research vessel, Ka’imikai-o-Kanaloa, set sail earlier this month to studying the impact of radiation releases in the waters off Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Scientists on UH research ship study impact of radiation releases
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Tagged Japanese Radiation, Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa, Research Vessel, University of Hawaii
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Herb Kawainui Kāne – Artist, Historian, Founder of the Polynesian Voyaging Society
Yesterday we posted about the arrival of seven vaka, Polynesian voyaging canoes, in Hilo, Hawaii. This seems an appropriate time to remember Herb Kawainui Kāne, an Hawaiian artist, historian and one of the founders of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, who died last March … Continue reading
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Tagged Herb Kawainui Kāne, Hōkūleʻa, Polynesian Voyaging Society
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Collision between New York City Fireboats Firefighter II and 343
In a lawsuit a whistleblower is charging that New York City’s new $27 million Fireboat 343, named after the number of New York firefighters killed on 9/11, was damaged in a storm last winter when sideswiped by another fireboat, the Firefighter II, … Continue reading
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Tagged collision, fireboat, Fireboat 343, Firefighter II, Frederick Domini, New York City
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Polynesian Voyaging Canoes Arrive in Hilo
Seven vaka, Polynesian voyaging canoes, arrived in Hilo, Hawaii on Thursday. The project is called “Te Mana o Te Moana” meaning ”The Spirit of the Sea.” Starting in New Zealand, the seven vaka have sailed north across the Pacific, by way … Continue reading
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Tagged Hawaii, Hilo, Polynesian voyaging canoes, Te Mana o Te Moana, vaka
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Busy Weekend in New York Harbor – Mermaids, Sloops & Song
This will be busy weekend around the Hudson River and New York harbor. At Croton Point Park, on the east bank of the Hudson River, just north of New York City, the Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival – … Continue reading
The Name Should Have been a Hint – Titanic II Sinks on Maiden Voyage
Who in their right mind would name a boat Titanic II in the first place? Fortunately there was no loss of life. Prophetically enough, there is already a movie, Titanic II. It sank at the box office over a year … Continue reading
Van Liew Sweeps the Velux 5 Ocean Single-Handed Around the World Race
Our slightly belated congratulations to Brad Van Liew, the American sailor who won the Velux 5 Oceans single-handed around the world race in his Le Pingouin ECO 60. Van Liew dominated the Velux 5 Oceans race, winning all five legs. Van Liew is the first … Continue reading
