Showing posts with label marine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marine. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Two yachts become first ever vessels to enter Central Arctic Ocean without icebreaker support

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The crew of the Arctic Mission have sailed their two yachts, Bagheera and the Snow Dragon II, to within 600 miles of the North Pole ...
Monday, October 2, 2017

The last voyage of the SS El Faro

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On a routine passage from Florida to Puerto Rico, a cargo ship sails into the heart of a hurricane. No one aboard survives. With the ...
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Sunday, October 1, 2017

Sailing on NOAA nautical maps

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Acrylic painting from renowned Seascape Impressionist Kerry Hallam : sailing on the Great Lakes in San Diego   in San Fran...
Saturday, September 30, 2017

Ouessant, au souffle du vent

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 from Arte The last stopover before America, Ouessant is nicknamed "the end of the world". A documentary with a poetic brea...
Friday, September 29, 2017

The Coast Guard is detecting a new trend among high-seas narco smugglers

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Suspected trafficking routes detected during 2016. Adam Isacson/US Southern Command From Business Insider by Christopher Woody Since...
Thursday, September 28, 2017

Mapping the menacing sea monsters in medieval and renaissance cartography

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Orcas attacking a whale, from Carta Marina (1539) From Ancient Origins by April Holloway Until a few years ago, no serious considerat...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

New scans reveal what lies beneath Venice's canals

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Bathymetry of the famous Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square) with the Campanile. Source and Credit: Ismar-Cnr/Google Earth. From ...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

David Attenborough on the scourge of the oceans: 'I remember being told plastic doesn't decay, it's wonderful'

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Sir David Attenborough: ‘People say, How did you first become interested in animals?, and I say: Was there a time when you were not ...
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