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How Much Oil and Gas is Off the East Coast? U.S. paves way for Atlantic seismic surveys

By On November 16, 2011

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The Obama administration is paving the way for seismic surveys of the Atlantic Ocean that will reveal the amount of oil and natural gas that exist off the [...]

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HMS Edinburgh encounters heavy seas in the South Atlantic

By On July 19, 2011

image (c) LT John Jackson, Royal Navy This is the South Atlantic (almost) at its most unforgiving as the “Fortress of the Sea” ploughed west for the Falklands from South [...]

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Failed Trans-Atlantic Rowing Attempt Costs U.S. Tax Payers

By On June 2, 2009

From The Boston Globe: French oarsman Charlie Girard failed for a third time yesterday in his quixotic quest to row to France from Cape Cod. And US taxpayers are $80,000 [...]

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Reducing Speed to Protect Right Whales

By On October 9, 2008

NOAA has announced today the issuance of a regulation that aims to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whales from collisions with large ships.  The regulation will require large vessels [...]

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NOAA Increases Expectancy for Above-Normal 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season

By On August 7, 2008

NOAA has increased its confidence for an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season in an updated outlook for the 2008 season released today.  NOAA is now projecting an 85% probability of an [...]

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10 Lessons Learned For Sailing in Severe Weather

By On July 27, 2007

In a gCaptain exclusive we were able to discuss the May 2007 abandonment of the s/v Sean Seamour II with her captain Jean Pierre de Lutz. This story was first [...]

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