John Stewart interviews Captain Richard Phillips of Maersk Alabama, which was hijacked by Somali pirates last year. The ship was carrying aid to the region.…
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Oil: Not just for autos but coral reefs as well
In part two of unintended series on oil… Unless you live under an oil covered rock you probably already know that a Chinese ship carrying…
View More Oil: Not just for autos but coral reefs as wellBritain’s Unaffordable Defender of the Realm
This sub very posh and quite brill indeed. “This is the best submarine in the world. It is virtually undetectable, has reinvented the periscope and…
View More Britain’s Unaffordable Defender of the RealmThe Queen of the Grand Banks Schooners
This is where I’d like to be this Monday morning.
View More The Queen of the Grand Banks SchoonersUnfortunate News of the Week
The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) in India’s motto is “The Technology for Harnessing the Wealth of the Ocean Starts Here.” In April, NIOT…
View More Unfortunate News of the WeekA Requiem for ABE
It is with great sadness and a heavy we report on the loss of the Autonomous Benthic Explorer (affectionately known as ABE). It was lost…
View More A Requiem for ABEChilean marine science devastated by earthquake
UPDATE: The Consortium for Ocean Leadership has set up a University of Concepcion Oceanographic Relief Fund. You can donate here. Along with the lives lost…
View More Chilean marine science devastated by earthquakeSomali Pirate Mothership Sunk by NATO
From the Seattle Times: “… the HDMS Absalon – the Danish flagship of the three-vessel NATO flotilla in the region – disrupted a pirate operation…
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