I am reminded today on gCaptain that today is the anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The above excellent song is a story about the event by folk legend Gordon Lightfoot, who recollected that he felt this was his greatest contribution to music. Indeed, the public agreed with him and, despite the . . . → Read More: “The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead”: RIP Edmund Fitzgerald
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By Kevin Zelnio, on  November 10th, 2011  2 comments  Archaeology, History, and Art, Deep Sea Music  Edmund Fitzgerald, Gordon Lightfoot, Great Lakes, shipwreck By Miriam Goldstein, on November 10th, 2011 7 comments Art, Biodiversity, Invertebrate Wars 99 percent, diversity, Invertebrate, Invertebrate Wars, Occupy, OWS This lovely piece of art, by graduate students Laurel Hiebert and Kira Treibergs with artwork by Marley Jarvis, made the rounds last week. We are thrilled to have been given permission to post it on Deep Sea News! This design is now available as t-shirts and totebags, with proceeds to benefit the Oregon Institute . . . → Read More: Octopi Wall Street!
Found out about this interesting new project from a reader (thanks Mark!) who left the link at our Facebook page. The Underwater Realm appears to be a set of 5 movies, each highlighting a specific point in history where humans made contact with an underwater civilization. This seems really interesting cause they beyond the OMG . . . → Read More: The Underwater Realm
By para_sight, on October 10th, 2011 One comment Archaeology, History, and Art, Megavertebrate, Vessels and Equipment, Weird great white sharks, Mir, salvage, sharks, submarine, submersible, treasure On Friday I had cause to meet with a gent called Marco Flagg and it turned into one of the more interesting chats I’ve had in a long time. Marco is the chief engineer of a company called Desert Star that makes a range of navigation and tracking products, one of which we’ve been using . . . → Read More: Of great whites and great depths
By Kevin Zelnio, on October 8th, 2011 5 comments Art, Biodiversity, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls, TGIF: Pictures & Movies animation, Sharon Shattuck, video, Whale Fall A great film about a whale fall by Sharon Shattuck. Whale Fall (after life of a whale) from Sharon Shattuck on Vimeo. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}A great film about a whale fall by Sharon Shattuck. Whale Fall (after life of a whale) from Sharon Shattuck on Vimeo. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on September 16th, 2011 One comment Archaeology, History, and Art, Life At Sea, Vessels and Equipment Ray: A Life Underwater from Danny Cooke. “A rogue with an eye for salvage – and the ladies – Ray: A Life Underwater is an affectionate portrait of one man’s deep sea diving career, told through his extraordinary collection of marine artefacts. Like a modern-day pirate, 75-year-old Ray Ives has been scouring the seabed for . . . → Read More: TGIF: Ray, A Life Underwater
By Kevin Zelnio, on September 9th, 2011 2 comments Art, Cephalopods! Burning Man, Octopus, steampunk This steampunk octopus justifies the entire existence of Burning Man. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}This steampunk octopus justifies the entire existence of Burning Man. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Kevin Zelnio, on September 2nd, 2011 Leave a comment Archaeology, History, and Art Archaeology, Blackbeard, David Moore, Pirate From youtube: The pirate Blackbeard made a legendary name for himself by terrorizing those he encountered. Although he is the world’s most notorious pirate, he had a fairly short career. Blackbeard expert and Nautical Archaeologist David Moore recaps the carreer of Blackbeard, the world’s most notorious pirate. My lifelong fascination with Blackbeard is not . . . → Read More: Blackbeard: More Legend Than Fact
German-based artist David Zink Yi creates ceramic dead giant squids through a 1200 degree firing process. Each of these, the largest at 16 feet and 660 pounds, is coated in a lead and copper glaze and all but one occur in a pool of blue ink. The art gallery’s commentary on the exhibit . . . → Read More: Giant Squid Ceramic Art Sculptures by David Zink Yi
By Dr. M, on August 30th, 2011 One comment Archaeology, History, and Art Blackbeard, Pirate, Queen Anne's Revenge After 15 years of uncertainty, a shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina has been confirmed as that of the infamous 18th-century pirate Blackbeard…There were two main reasons for the team’s certainty: the sheer size of the wreck and the many weapons that were found in the rubble. No other ship as big as the Queen . . . → Read More: Blackbeards Ship Confirmed off North Carolina
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