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Towing Icebergs – An Older Idea Than You Might Think

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Rick SpilmanJuly 3, 2012

About a year ago, we posted Towing Icebergs – an Idea Whose Time is Still Coming?, where we pointed out that the latest proposal to tow icebergs from the Arctic or Antarctic to supply fresh water, was similar to plans that dated … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Alexis Madrigal, Icebergs, towing

Towing Icebergs – an Idea Whose Time is Still Coming?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Rick SpilmanJune 1, 2011

Victor Hugo wrote, “Nothing is stronger than an idea whose time has come.”  There are some ideas whose time always appears to be coming but somehow never quite arrive.  As a young naval architect in the 1970s, I recall predictions that … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged fresh water, Icebergs, towing
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