I for one welcome our new future. No longer will we have to choose between tanks and submarines when we need to go to…
View More Submarine with Tank TreadsCategory: Vessels and Equipment
Diving Iceland
Last summer, I had the unbelievable opportunity to dive Silfra in Iceland. That was made possible by the wonderful dive master, Alfi Ramsay, and Dive.IS for logistical support.…
View More Diving IcelandA Requiem for SeaWIFS, R.I.P.
It is with sad news that I relay to our readers the death of SeaWIFS. She was a good satellite, “the little satellite that could”.…
View More A Requiem for SeaWIFS, R.I.P.NYK Super Eco Ship 2030
Hat tip to gCaptain for bringing this to my attention. The NYK Line has released more information on their Super Eco Ship concept design. Highlights of…
View More NYK Super Eco Ship 2030Explorer Recounts Deepest-Ever Ocean Expedition
Wired has an excellent new video chronicling Piccard and Walsh’s descent to the Mariana Trench. To unpublished interview with Piccard from three years before his death…
View More Explorer Recounts Deepest-Ever Ocean ExpeditionIncident Involving the RRS James Cook and ROV Isis
This just in The National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK, can confirm that there has been an incident involving the RRS James Cook in which the…
View More Incident Involving the RRS James Cook and ROV IsisScientist In Residence: Danny Richter on Pirate Guilt
Editors Note: We are starting a new Scientist in Residence program at Deep-Sea News. The Scientist in Residence for each month at DSN would contribute substantial…
View More Scientist In Residence: Danny Richter on Pirate GuiltAlvin: From Old School to New School
Alvin this week will begin a 40 million dollar overhaul. The biggest retrofit in its 40 years of diving. Improvement include: A new personnel titanium sphere with…
View More Alvin: From Old School to New SchoolChina and the deep sea
On the one hand, you have China’s brand-spanking new Jialong submersible capable of reaching 7000 meters depth, 500 meters deeper than its nearest competitor, representing…
View More China and the deep seaCruise ship encounters heavy seas in Drake Passage
gCaptain brought my attention to cruise ship rather unfortunate encounter with the Drake Passage. For those who don’t know, the Drake Passage is the hell…
View More Cruise ship encounters heavy seas in Drake Passage