“The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead”: RIP Edmund Fitzgerald
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By , on November 10th, 2011 2 comments   Music, Social Sciences   , , ,  

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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Crash Series by Jonathan Wateridge
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By , on July 16th, 2011 Leave a comment   Art, Uncategorized   ,  

London based artist Jonathan Wateridge’s “Crash Series” consist of seven huge (up to 2m x 3m) oil paintings depicting scenes of crashed air planes and ships. Extremely realistic paintings show dramatic contrast of live nature and dead mechanisms. via Crash Series by Jonathan Wateridge | Best Bookmarks. . . . → Read More: Crash Series by Jonathan Wateridge

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This Jellyfish Doesn’t Have Chance
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By , on August 17th, 2010 4 comments   Fish, Organisms   , , , ,  

Just received this great photo from a friend of friend. Gary Bernier took this while diving at the ship wrecks off North Carolina. A cookie goes to the person who can name both the jellyfish and fish. Have dive photographs? Send them along and we will post them at DSN! . . . → Read More: This Jellyfish Doesn’t Have Chance

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12 New Shipwrecks Uncovered In Baltic
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By , on March 14th, 2010 One comment   Industry & Government, Social Sciences   , , ,  

The Bitter End Blog and gCaptain are reporting news of several new shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea between the Scandinavian Peninsula and Russia. The Baltic is a very important shipping route, historically as well as in modern times. Some of the new shipwrecks are reported to be up to 1000 years old, while many will . . . → Read More: 12 New Shipwrecks Uncovered In Baltic

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Sunken French battleship discovered
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By , on February 21st, 2009 2 comments   Social Sciences   , ,  

BBC News reports: A French battleship sunk in 1917 by a German submarine has been discovered in remarkable condition on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. The Danton, with many of its gun turrets still intact, is sitting upright in over 1,000m of water. . . . → Read More: Sunken French battleship discovered

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Shipwrecked flagship HMS Victory discovered
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By , on February 8th, 2009 5 comments   Social Sciences, Vessels and Equipment   , ,  

Reuters reports that artifacts from the 250 year old shipwreck of the British flagship HMS Victory have been recovered. The wreck was discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration in the Channel Islands, between southern Great Britain and Northern France. Odyssey Marine is the same team that uncovered 17 tons of gold and silver off the coast . . . → Read More: Shipwrecked flagship HMS Victory discovered

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Pimp your Google Ocean
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By , on February 5th, 2009 6 comments   Expeditions, Giant Isopod   , , , , ,  

Now that you’ve toyed with the new Ocean layer in Google Earth 5.0, and learned to dive below sea level, you’re asking yourself, … what’s next? Where can I go? What can I do? You’ve got the fever, and the only prescription is …. more cowbell ! – REPOST FROM OCTOBER 8, 2008 There’s been . . . → Read More: Pimp your Google Ocean

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