Sunday, August 25, 2019

Sailing Legends : "At the time, no one thought it was possible" Sir Robin Knox-Johnston

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What is Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's greatest fear at sea? @deecaffari interviews @SirRKJ about his thoughts on fear & how he c...
Saturday, August 24, 2019

1955 – Monitor first sailing mono-hull hydro foiler to reach 40kts

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1950's Monitor first sailing mono-hull hydro foiler Gordon Baker developed and tested 'MONITOR' in the 1950’s. A mono...
Friday, August 23, 2019

Sea Machines demonstrates autonomous spill-response vessel

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The world’s first autonomous spill response vessel From Maritime Professional As a part of its cooperative agreement with the U.S. De...
Thursday, August 22, 2019

Marines and sailors practice fighting at sea using an 80-year-old communication tactic

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A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless drops a message container known as a “bean-bag” on the flight deck of Enterprise (CV 6) while crew memb...
Wednesday, August 21, 2019

In 1845 explorers sought the Northwest Passage—then vanished

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H.M.S. Terror, one of two ships from the doomed Franklin expedition, was discovered in 2016 off King William Island in the Canadian Arcti...
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Scientists bid farewell to the first Icelandic glacier lost to climate change. If more melt, it can be disastrous

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Satellite images from September 1986 (left) and Aug. 1 show the shrinking of the Okjökull glacier in west-central Iceland. From CNN by...
Monday, August 19, 2019

Brazil (DHN) layer update in the GeoGarage platform

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186 nautical raster charts updated & 81 new charts added in the GeoGarage platform see GeoGarage news

Brexit fishing map: The vast body of UK waters at risk from EU fishing - even after Brexit

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Brexit fishing map: The future of UK waters depends on whether it would allow foreign vessels to access its EEZ (Image: Express) Fro...
Sunday, August 18, 2019

The swimmer

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This short film tells the story of Walter Strohmeyer who for almost all of his 90 years has been swimming in the waters off Long Island...
Saturday, August 17, 2019

Rolex Fastnet Race onboard Maxi Edmond de Rothschild

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Happy ending for Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier and all the crew of the Gitana team Links : GeoGarage blog : Rolex Fastnet 2019...
Friday, August 16, 2019

France & misc. (SHOM) layer update in the GeoGarage platform

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106 nautical raster charts updated see GeoGarage news

How underwater archaeology reveals hidden wonders

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This Maya skull was found by underwater archaeologists in a sacred cenote, or natural sinkhole, in Mexico. Photograph by Paul Nicklen, Na...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

How pioneering geologist Marie Tharp changed our view of Earth

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Oceanic cartographer Marie Tharp helped prove the theory of continental drift with her detailed maps of the ocean floor. This animatio...
Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Canada (CHS) layer update in the GeoGarage platform

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25 nautical raster charts have been updated & 3 new charts added see GeoGarage news Fogo Island, Newfoundland Nautical Chart (179...

Inside the search for Amelia Earhart’s airplane

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Photograph by Gabriel Scarlett, National Geographic Best known for his 1985 discovery of the Titanic, National Geographic Explorer Robe...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Navy reverting DDGs back to physical throttles, after fleet rejects touchscreen controls

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IBNS helm controls on USS Dewey (DDG-105). Touch-Screens are not always ideal in certain work environments. Designers should note. U...