Spanning Women’s & Black History Months: Remembering Raye Montague, Barrier-Shattering Navy Ship Designer

Today, the 29th of February, is Leap Day, which seems to be a perfect opportunity to celebrate both February’s Black History Month and March’s Women’s History Month. As such, it is a good time to honor the memory of Raye … Continue reading

Mile-High Seamount Discovered in Pacific Off Guatemala

There is an old saying that we know more about the Moon than we do about the deep ocean. Critics say that the notion, first recorded in 1954, is out of date. While that may be the case, it is … Continue reading

Women’s & Black History Months: Remembering Raye Montague, Barrier-Shattering Navy Ship Designer

In honor of both March’s Women’s History Month & February’s Black History Month, an updated repost about the barrier-shattering naval engineer Raye Montague, who died at the age of 83 in 2018. At the age of 7, she was inspired … Continue reading

Report: USS Connecticut Seamount Grounding was Preventable

On Monday, the US Navy released the report of its investigation of the underwater collision of the Seawolf Class submarine, USS Connecticut, with a seamount in the South China Sea. From the report’s Executive Summary: On 2 October 2021, Connecticut … Continue reading