The oil freighter Esso Languedoc outside the coast of Durban (1980). The man who took it, Philippe Lijour, estimated the mean wave height when this…
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$78 Million Is All I Need
Exterior view of Phoenix 1000. Photo from U.S. Submarines Regular readers of DSN know that Peter and I try to provide all the latest information…
View More $78 Million Is All I NeedThe Twilight Zone, The Gate, and The Abyss
The twilight zone is a section of water extending from the euphotic zone down to 1000m. A new study demonstrates that this region acts like…
View More The Twilight Zone, The Gate, and The AbyssFriday Deep-Sea Picture (4/27/07)
This crystal was recovered from the preserved tissue of a bamboo coral collected from Alaska’s Aleutian Islands in the 1850’s. Bamboo corals are deep-sea gorgonians…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (4/27/07)PETM, Volcanoes, and #18 in 25 Things You Should Know
Approximately 55 million years ago it was very bad to be a deep-sea animal. First the ocean temperature was rising. At the surface, temperatures rose…
View More PETM, Volcanoes, and #18 in 25 Things You Should KnowFrom The Desk of Zelnio: Lucernaria janetae
Lucernaria janetae (Cnidaria: Staurozoa: Lucernariidae) Stauromedusae are not entirely uncommon, but not entirely common either. In fact “stalked jellyfish”, as they are sometimes known, are…
View More From The Desk of Zelnio: Lucernaria janetaeThe Perils of the Sea
It appears that the vessel rolled in heavy seas while the chef was slicing food causing a knife to lacerate his abdomen. From iafrica.com
View More The Perils of the SeaSea-turtle marathon winner
Mr. Leatherback reports that we have a winner in the Great Turtle Race. A sea-turtle named Billie made the trek from Coast Rica to the…
View More Sea-turtle marathon winnerThe Fast Get Faster…the slow get slower
In the past, I have made the statement on DSN that there can be no such thing as a sustainable deep-sea fishery. My reasons for…
View More The Fast Get Faster…the slow get slowerRon Jon Should Fund Geologists
Image from surfersvillage.com. Surfer catching wave at Mavericks If you want to know where the good surf spots are sure you could ask your local…
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