Winch Brake Fail: “This is a video taken during sea trial of a newly built merchant vessel in Germany. When testing the anchor winches it…
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Coral and Brittle Stars, Together Forever
I mean it, FOREVER! No paper out yet but the abstract has sufficiently enticed me. Mosher and Watling report that the species Phiocreas oedipus, an…
View More Coral and Brittle Stars, Together ForeverTravel picks for 12th Deep-Sea Biology Conference
Registration for the 12th Deep-Sea Biology Conference in Reykjavic, Iceland doesn’t start until January 2010, but the bags are already packed. The 12th Deep-sea Biology…
View More Travel picks for 12th Deep-Sea Biology ConferenceMATE Center’s International Student ROV Competition
The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center’s International Student ROV Competition just occurred in Buzzard’s Bay, Mass. This is the competition for those who already…
View More MATE Center’s International Student ROV CompetitionWednesday Nautical Phrase or Term: Above the Board
meaning: openly, without trickery From Brian Berlin… A trick, common to warships and pirates alike, both of which had very large crews, was to keep…
View More Wednesday Nautical Phrase or Term: Above the BoardOceanography on the Chopping Block: The Conclusion
In April, I reported that Word from Tallahassee is that oceanography may be out at FSU! Florida State administrators this afternoon released a draft of…
View More Oceanography on the Chopping Block: The ConclusionSea Pigs
Everything you ever wanted to know about sea pigs (Holothuroidea: Scotoplanes sp.) from the Echinoblog. The best part is the gastropods parasites that love them…
View More Sea PigsDissertation emancipation
When the Graduate Student Handbook says PhD candidates will be submitting a book-length manuscript, they’re not kidding. Thursday I turned over my draft dissertation –…
View More Dissertation emancipationToys for Yachts
Triton Submersibles LLC is marketing the Triton 1000, a two passenger “yacht based submersible” depth rated to 1000 feet. The first was delivered in 2007.…
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