Saildrone Surveyor USV Discovers a 3,300-Foot-Tall Seamount Off California Coast

Two years ago,  we posted about Saildrone‘s new 72’ long Surveyor, which was described as the world’s most advanced uncrewed surface vehicle (USV), equipped for high-resolution mapping of the ocean seafloor. Now, the Saildrone Surveyor has discovered a 3,300-foot-tall sea … Continue reading

Young Sperm Whale Dies After Washing Up on Rockaway Beach in NYC

A sperm whale, estimated to be a female between three and five-years-old, died after washing up on Rockaway Beach in New York City on Tuesday. PIX11 reports that the Parks Department was told about the approximately 30-foot sperm whale near … Continue reading

Saildrone Joins the Navy!

We recently posted video footage shot by a Saildrone uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) from inside Hurricane Fiona, a Category 4 hurricane, barreling across the Atlantic Ocean.  For the second year, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Saildrone have sailed … Continue reading

Saildrone Sails Through 50′ Waves Inside Cat 4 Hurricane Fiona

Saildrone, Inc. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released video footage gathered by a Saildrone uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) from inside Hurricane Fiona, a Category 4 hurricane, barreling across the Atlantic Ocean. For the second year, NOAA … Continue reading

UK to Phase Out Admiralty Paper Charts by 2026

In 2019, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ) announced that it was phasing out the production of traditional paper nautical charts over a five-year period. NOAA intends to focus on improving the fully electronic navigational charts (ENCs) … Continue reading

Saildrone Captures Video from Inside Category 4 Hurricane Sam

Saildrone Inc. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released the first video footage gathered by an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) from inside a major hurricane barreling across the Atlantic Ocean. From the Saidrone announcement: The Saildrone Explorer … Continue reading

Hundreds of Seals Dying Along the New England Coast

While many have been focused on the massive die-offs of fish and sea life off the South Florida coastline triggered by a combined outbreak of red tide and blue-green algae, all is not well along the New England coast either. … Continue reading

NOAA Finds “Ghostlike” Octopod Off Hawaii

Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have spotted a translucent white octopod at a depth of 4,300 meters while collecting geological samples with a remote-operated vehicle on Necker Ridge in the Hawaiian Archipelago.  Described as a “remarkable … Continue reading

Breaking News: NOAA Claims that Mermaids Aren’t Real!

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has taken the bold step of announcing that “no evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found.”  In other words, mermaids aren’t real!  Something is fishy here. On the other hand, the government has also denied the existence of space aliens, yet how else … Continue reading