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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Maine Lobster Festival & “Lobster-Palooza” August 3-7th
The Maine Lobster Festival being held in Rockland from August 3rd to the 7th is described as ”Five Days of Feasting and Fun on the Fabulous Coast of Maine!” ”The festival promises “ the world’s greatest lobster cooker, 20,000 pounds of lobster, a sea goddess … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Parade, Maine Lobster Festival, Miane, Rockland
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Launching the Schooner Ardelle – Essex Side Launch
The pinky schooner Ardelle was launched recently from the historic Burnham Boatbuilding yard in Essex, MA. They used the traditional “Essex side-launch” technique, which, to my uninitiated eye, looks very odd. Nevertheless, it obviously is effective. The Ardelle’s debut Thanks to Tom Russell … Continue reading
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Tagged Burnham Boatbuilding yard, Essex, Essex side-launch, MA, schooner Ardelle
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San Salvador, 16th Century Replica, Under Construction by the Maritime Museum of San Diego
At a time when many maritime museums in the United States are struggling to just maintain their ships and indeed several are attempting to get rid of them, the Maritime Museum of San Diego is building a new historic replica, the San Salvador, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo‘s flagship. In the … Continue reading
Sail Power and Steam Museum, Rockland, Maine
The Sail Power and Steam Museum of Rockland, Maine looks like a great little museum. Sail Power and Steam Museum Seu browser não suporta iframes.
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Tagged Maine, Rockland, Sail Power and Steam Museum
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Nautical Writers on Writing and the Age of Sail – Linda Collison Interviews Margaret Muir
I am a big fan of both Margaret Muir and Linda Collison. Both are marvelous writers – skilled story tellers whose writing about the Age of Sail has both an immediacy and an understated authenticity that draws the reader into … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Seastories
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The American Sail Training Association is Now Tall Ships America
The American Sail Training Association is “rebranding.” They will now be known as Tall Ships America. Everything else will stay about the same. I have to admit, Tall Ships America does have a nice ring to it while ASTA sounded … Continue reading
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Tagged American Sail Training Association, Tall Ships America
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Historic Ship Festival on Pier 25, Hudson River Park
The North River Historic Ship Society is hosting a four day Historic Ship Festival on July 28-31 to celebrate the the opening of the first historic ship pier in Hudson River Park in Tribeca, New York. Festival at Pier 25 Features Free Ship Tours, … Continue reading
Disabled Veterans Compete in VA Summer Sports Clinic on San Diego Bay
Congratulations are due to the Port of San Diego on several counts. Their video “Disabled Veterans Compete in VA Summer Sports Clinic on San Diego Bay” has won a Telly Award, competing against 11,000 other applicants. A second congratulation is order for … Continue reading
Update: Plea Bargain in Delaware Duck Boat/Barge Collision
Last July, a barge pushed by the tug Caribbean Sea struck a disabled tourist “duck boat” at anchor in the Delaware River. Two tourists drowned in the collision. A report by the National Transportation Safety Board said the tug’s mate Matthew Devlin was on his … Continue reading
In Blistering Heat Wave, Sewage Plant Fire Keeps New Yorkers Away from the Water
The timing could not have been worse. In the midst of a blistering heat wave in New York City, what has been described as a “catastrophic fire” at the North River Waste Water Treatment plant yesterday allowed millions of gallons of … Continue reading
Update: Investigating the World Trade Center Ship Using Rings and Worms
Last July, workers excavating at the new World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan uncovered the remains of an 18th century wooden merchant ship 20 feet below street level. See our previous posts – here and here. Now researchers have been able to identify where … Continue reading
Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged 18th century wooden merchant ship, World Trade Center
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Island For Sale
The United Kingdom consists of over six thousand islands, and one has just come on the market. Situated just off the coast of Wales near Cardiff, Sully Island is up for sale for £95,000 (roughly $150,000 USD). Once the haunt … Continue reading
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The Biggest Little Shipbuilder in the Netherlands
AllOnScale in Rotterdam builds around 1,000 ships a year. The ships are all rather small, however, ranging from around 20 cm to several meters. AllOnScale is a leading ship model maker specializing in the production of small series in scales … Continue reading
The Jack-Up and the Wind Turbine
Some times all it takes is a photo to demonstrate how much things have changed and what has stayed the same. I recall as a boy watching jack-up rigs being put into operation off the coast of Texas in the Gulf of … Continue reading
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Tagged GMS Endeavour, jack-up rig, Sheringham Shoal windfarm, wind turbines
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Sea Chantey Festival on the Star of India
What could possibly be a better venue for a sea chantey festival than the deck of a restored 1863-built iron windjammer? The Maritime Museum of San Diego is holding its “Sea Shanty Festival 2011” on the deck of the … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships, Songs
Tagged Maritime Museum of San Diego, Sea Shanty Festival 2011, Star of India
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USNS Bejanmin Isherwood and the USNS Henry Eckford – From the Shipyard to the Scrapyard Without a Day of Service
Twenty five years ago, the US Navy contracted to build two fleet oilers, the USNS Bejanmin Isherwood and the USNS Henry Eckford. The Navy spent at least $300 million dollars on their construction. Due to shipyard defaults and various … Continue reading
Gato Class Submarine USS Cod Opens Fire Again
In July 1945, the Dutch submarine O-19 ran hard aground on Ladd Reef in the South China Sea deep in enemy waters. The Gato class submarine USS Cod was sent to rescue the Dutch sub. After two days of attempting to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland, Dutch submarine O-19, Gato class submarine, Ladd Reef, Ohio, South China Sea, USS Cod
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Celebrity Silhouette: Traveling Backwards Down the River Ems
This is an interesting and perhaps an unintentionally amusing clip of the Celebrity Silhouette leaving the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The shipyard has just enough room to build the ship but not to turn her around, so she … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrity Silhouette, Germany, Meyer Werft Shipyard, Papenburg, River Ems
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Mystery wreck found in Swedish Baltic
Recently a very interesting shipwreck was discovered in the waters between the islands of Gotland and Öland off the east coast of Sweden. The article seems to claim that it is the “world’s intact oldest wreck” though most apparently think … Continue reading
Project Shiphunt: Discovering the M.F. Merrick
Sony and Intel have partnered to sponsor “Project Shiphunt.” The project sponsored a group of Michigan high school students to discover an historic sunken ship in The Great Lakes using Sony VAIO laptops. So far they have assisted in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Intel, Project Shiphunt., schooner M.F. Merrick, Sony, steel freighter Etruria.
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