Way back in the day with deep sea drilling they used to just let it all flow out if you know what I mean. Now…
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The Submersible Synopses: The Turtle
At Kevin’s request this week I focus on the Turtle, the first American submarine. Its 1776, with the American Revolution in full swing and on…
View More The Submersible Synopses: The TurtlePilot Your Own Multi-million Dollar Submersible Right Now
As part of the MNHN’s current Abysses exhibitions, based largely on Clare Nouvian’s elegant book, you can choose and pilot your own submersible over at…
View More Pilot Your Own Multi-million Dollar Submersible Right NowDealers Smuggle Drugs Using Semi-Subs
CNN reports: “Although the vessels were once viewed as a quirky sideshow in the drug war, they are becoming faster, more seaworthy, and capable of…
View More Dealers Smuggle Drugs Using Semi-SubsThe Submersible Synopses: The Halibut
This begins a new series here at DSN. With the addition of Kevin, we are filled to the gills with all deep and biology. This…
View More The Submersible Synopses: The HalibutAnd We Will Harness Our Power For Evil…Evil!!!
On how to use cool technology and a neat ROV to create a unbelievably large path of destruction…
View More And We Will Harness Our Power For Evil…Evil!!!Survival guide to rising sea level: a floating home
Perhaps you thought houseboats were going out of style? Au contraire, sea levels are rising and coastal populations are increasing, so the land is disappearing…
View More Survival guide to rising sea level: a floating homeChina builds new manned submersible
How do you say “sea dragon” in Mandarin? China is planning an ocean exploration program on par with their space endeavours, including plans to build a sub-sea base station and a manned submersible capable of diving to 7000m by 2010.
View More China builds new manned submersibleSaving Really Big Ships
At Wired you can read about the saving of the 14-deck, 55,000 ton Cougar Ace carrying 4,700 new Mazdas. As water was being replaced in…
View More Saving Really Big ShipsAnother broken satellite
Satellites used to fly instruments designed to do just one thing, like measure ocean color for instance, but nowadays instruments are multi-tasking like the rest of us.
View More Another broken satellite