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Tag Archives: Army Corps of Engineers

Dead Whale Found Floating in New York Harbor’s Upper Bay

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Rick SpilmanMay 6, 2014

Update: The dead whale is now identified as a sei whale. One report says that it was hit by a cruise liner, possibly the Norwegian Breakaway. Last month, a 60 ton dead fin whale arrived in New York harbor, pinned … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Brooklyn Army Terminal, Riverhead Foundation

Record-breaking floods force engineers to blow up Mississippi River levee

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Rick SpilmanMay 2, 2011

Last week we posted that the Ohio River may be too high to allow the running of the Great Steamboat Race on May 4th.    The river has just kept rising.   Tonight the Army Corps of Engineers will blow up … Continue reading →

Posted in Current | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, flooding, levee, Mississippi River, Ohio River
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