Last year saw the passing of a legend, Jacques Piccard. Along with Don Walsh, these two trailblazers forged an era of deep-sea exploration that no…
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TGIF: Dry Land Submarine
This week’s TGIF comes from a post I read on Penguin Wanderings. Craig and I are looking into these as our new base of operations…
View More TGIF: Dry Land SubmarineROPOS – A Halibut Playground
A new upload to Neptune Canada’s Youtube channel shows the deliciously fun-loving Halibut! OK, everyone all at once: Awwwwwwww!! So cute! “During installation testing of…
View More ROPOS – A Halibut PlaygroundTGIF: New DSN Research Platform
Of course Kevin and I will still need to work out some logistics
View More TGIF: New DSN Research PlatformDispatches from Antarctica – LARISSA Begins
David Honig is a graduate student in marine science at Duke University in the lab of Dr. Cindy Van Dover. He is participating in LARISSA,…
View More Dispatches from Antarctica – LARISSA BeginsFirst Fuel Cell Ship
Scientific American discusses why cargo ships need to be cleaner In fact, emissions of nitrogen oxides from one ship burning diesel in a year are…
View More First Fuel Cell ShipFirst Atlantic Cross by a Submersible Robot
She was at sea for 221 days. She was alone, often in dangerous places, and usually out of touch. Her predecessor had disappeared on a…
View More First Atlantic Cross by a Submersible RobotKnot Wednesday: The Monkey’s Fist
Every ocean scientist should know how to tie a half dozen or so knots. One of those should be a monkey’s fist, name because it…
View More Knot Wednesday: The Monkey’s FistTGIF: Ship Launch FAIL Edition
Just to be fair to Sea Shepherd, ship launch FAIL’s can happen to anyone. Even megatonne cargo ships! Isn’t she just so chipper! Bonus mega…
View More TGIF: Ship Launch FAIL EditionFilming 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Life Magazine’s website has pictures up from a 1954 photo shoot of the Disney movie adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It…
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