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…
View More TGIF: 2 Fails For the Price of 1Category: Gadgets & Gear
MATE 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 CompetitionToys 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.…
View More Toys for YachtsFinding Coral sails into the sunset
PhD student Michael Reuscher has been guest posting from the RV Cape Flattery aboard the Finding Coral Expedition, sponsored by the Living Ocean Society in…
View More Finding Coral sails into the sunsetDeep-Sea Transformer Sets Record
At the beginning of May we discussed Nereus, the new $5 million hybrid-transformer-multipurpose-all knowing-swiss army knife of deep-sea research from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. The…
View More Deep-Sea Transformer Sets RecordFish Don’t Kill People, Air-To-Air Missiles Do
A commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico last month ensnared a 8ft long missile in his longline. The missile contained a hole leading the…
View More Fish Don’t Kill People, Air-To-Air Missiles DoFinding Coral Expedition Underway
Canada’s Living Oceans Society (LOS) is helping to usher in a new era in “pro-active ocean exploration”, wherein a marine non-governmental organization (MaNGO) can mount…
View More Finding Coral Expedition UnderwaySea-Link Petition is Front Page News
The plight of the RV Seward-Johnson and Sea-Link submersibles made the front page at the Palm Beach Post yesterday. The article features interviews with Harbor…
View More Sea-Link Petition is Front Page NewsAir France 447
[googlemap lat=”2.5479878714713706″ lng=”-32.87109375″ width=”500px” height=”500px” zoom=”4″ type=”G_SATELLITE_MAP”]2.547988,-32.871094[/googlemap]Normally, I wouldn’t discuss an airline disaster here and before I go on let me say my heart goes…
View More Air France 447S.O.S – Save Our Subs website goes live
The petition to save the Johnson Sea Link submersibles has reached nearly 1700 signatures to date, and the commotion seems to be working. Florida State…
View More S.O.S – Save Our Subs website goes live