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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Adrift in the Pacific – Two Kiribati Men Missing for 33 Days Come Ashore in Marshall Islands
Two men, aged 53 and 26, from the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati, who had been missing for 33 days, came ashore over 300 miles away on the on Namorik Atoll, in the Marshall Islands. The men were reported … Continue reading
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Tagged adrift, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Namorik Atoll
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The Rosenfeld Collection
In 1984, the Mystic Seaport Museum acquired the Rosenfeld Collection, one of the largest archives of maritime photographs in the United States. A video about the remarkable collection which grew out of the Morris Rosenfeld & Sons photography studio. The Rosenfeld … Continue reading
Thunder on the Thames – HMS Belfast Gangway Collapses
The gangway to HMS Belfast, collapsed into the Thames River in London shortly after noon today. Two work men are reported to have been taken to the hospital with what are described as abrasions. More than 100 people on board the ship, including 30 school … Continue reading
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Tagged gangway, HMS Belfast, london, Thames River
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The USS HORNET Project – Building a Replica of the Historic Sloop of War
The Naval Heritage Society is attempting to to build a full-scale, fully functional replica of of the USS Hornet, a sloop of war built in 1805, which had a successful career in the War of 1812 and beyond, before being lost in a hurricane in … Continue reading
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Tagged Naval Heritage Society, sloop of war, USS Hornet, USS HORNET Project, War of 1812
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Captain Seog Hae-gyun Earns IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011
On November 21st, at IMO Headquarters in London, Captain Seog Hae-gyun was awarded the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for 2011 “for his decisive, brave and courageous actions to protect his ship and crew during a vicious pirate attack … Continue reading
RV Atlantis Rescues 93 Egyptians from Fishing Trawler in the Mediterranean
Last Friday night, only twelve hours into a 15 day Mediterranean voyage, the research vessel Atlantis received a mayday call, relayed by the Greek Coast Guard reporting a fishing boat in distress about 40 miles away, near the island of … Continue reading
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Tagged fishing boat, Kalamata, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Deep Brines, rescue, RV Atlantis
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New Frigate HMS Westminster Sent to Libya Short on Missiles & No Royal Navy Warship Left to Guard Britain
The impact of the ongoing budget crisis in Britain on the Royal Navy has been far reaching. Last week we posted about concerns that budget cuts would leave Britain with a shortage of attack submarines. Recently, it was revealed that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Benghazi, Britain, Fleet Ready Escort, HMS Westminster, Libya, Royal Navy, Seawolf missiles, Type 23 frigate
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Bulk Carrier Swanland Sinks off North Wales – Two Crew Rescued & Five Missing
Update: Prince William co-piloted the Sea King helicopter which rescued two crew from the sinking Swanland. Prince William serves with RAF Valley in north Wales. The bulk carrier Swanland is reported to have sunk this morning off north Wales in heavy … Continue reading
Bombs Along the Rhine – Drought Exposing WWII Unexploded Munitions
A near record drought has lowered the water levels on the Rhine River, Europe’s most important inland maritime waterway, by five feet below average, stopping many ships and barges from trading. In several locations, river levels have fallen to one hundred year lows. To … Continue reading
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Tagged bombs, near record drought, Rhine River, unexploded munitions, world war II
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Win for Cook Inlet Beluga Whales – Judge Rejects Removal from Endangered List
The beluga whale population in Alaska’s Cook Inlet has been declining since the 1980s. Hunting by Alaska Natives killed nearly half the remaining 650 whales in only four years between 1994 and 1998. Native hunting of the belugas has since been … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Cook Inlet Beluga Whales, State of Alaska
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The Typical Powerboat is Not Seaworthy
Last year, I went to the New York Boat Show, held yearly at the Javits Center in Manhattan. I found the visit to be frankly depressing. The endless rows of cookie cutter power boats, that often seemed as tall as they … Continue reading
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USCG Cutter Mohawk to become Reef off Sanibel Isalnd, FL
The World War II era US Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk is scheduled to be scuttled in 2012, 16 miles off the coast of Sanibel Island, FL in the Gulf of Mexico to serve as an artificial reef. Veteran’s Memorial Reef planned off … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial reef, Gulf of Mexico, Mohawk, Sanibel Island, US Coast Guard Cutter
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Brinacle – The Icy Underwater Finger of Death
A BBC camera crew has videoed a “brinicle,” a bizarre underwater “icicle of death” in Antarctica. ‘Brinicle’ ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic With timelapse cameras, specialists recorded salt water being excluded from the sea ice and sinking. The … Continue reading
Update: MV Rena – Unloading Containers & Little Blue Penguins Released
The clean-up continues on the MV Rena which ran hard aground on Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga, New Zealand on October 5, 2011. The remaining oil has been pumped off and efforts are beginning to remove the container cargo from the stricken ship. Roughly forty containers have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrolabe Reef, Little Blue Penguins, MV Rena, New Zealand, Tauranga
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