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Photo of the research boat Russell W. Peterson takes on water about 14 miles off the coast of Rehoboth Beach, Del., Monday, May 12, 2008. Video of this incident can be found HERE.
Via H&K Law

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(Ed. note: Thanks to colleague and regular gCaptain commenter, Capt. Jack Richards pointing me to information on Argo.)

Brief History of Argo
The name Argo was chosen to emphasize the strong complementary relationship of the global float array with the Jason satellite altimeter mission. In Greek mythology Jason sailed in a ship […]

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The most technologically advanced drillship in the world is not on lovaton in the gulf of mexico or in a Korean shipyard. Actually it’s not even built yet. Meet the Aurora Borealis, a dynamically positioned, drillship/icebreaker, arctic research vessel designed for the European Union. The official website tells us;
The Research Icebreaker AURORA BOREALIS will be […]

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I took a tour of the FLIP back in 2002 when my wife was working aboard the Robert G. Sproul at Scripps and it is one of the most interesting ships I’ve ever seen. The Scripps website tells us alittle about this amazing vessel:
FLIP stands for Floating Instrument Platform: it is actually a […]

 

 FLIP Research Vessel [0:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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At times commercial interests and biological research align with stunning results. Today we look at projects underway that utilize technology employed by the oil exploration vessels to explore earth’s last frontier; the oceans.
Serpent Project is a collaboration between offshore industry companies and deep sea science interests. They tell us;
Working closely with key players in the […]

 

 Whale Greets ROV Crew [0:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Boulder campus will celebrate and commemorate the agency’s 200-year legacy in science with a dedication ceremony, public activities, and teacher training from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9. All activities will take place at the agency’s David Skaggs Research Center at 325 Broadway. NOAA is hosting […]

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In a recent incident aboard the Russian Cruise/Research vessel Alexey Maryshev, passengers where injured when an iceberg, which the vessel was navigating close to, broke apart causing a large wave. What was the company’s response? Immediately Blame the captain. The Guardian tells us:
After hearing evidence from passengers the company said it was convinced that the […]

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