Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Maritime News
Carr: Feet First
By CW4 Michael Carr “Find the feet first,” I kept saying to myself. “Feet first, not the head.” I did not want to find the head. I had to find...
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Maritime News
Carr: Foam Lance Under the Ice
By Michael Carr – I worked at bracing myself under the ship, trying to steady my body against the hull while inserting the foam lance’s fabric-covered tip into the icebreaker’s...
Monday, November 18, 2019
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Maritime News
Carr: Pride of Baltimore
By Michael Carr – We all respected Jan Miles, captain of the schooner Pride of Baltimore. His vessel was faster, sleeker, bigger, and better funded than the rest of us...
Friday, October 25, 2019
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Friday, September 13, 2019
Maritime News
Carr: Dive! Dive! Dive!
By Michael Carr – “Come more to the left, now straighten out,” Steve directed. “On this wreck, the current comes in from the east, so you need to compensate for...
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Monday, August 19, 2019
Maritime News
Carr: LORAN Overboard
By CW4 Michael Carr – I had heard enough. This constant debate on the need for electronics. Someone would say, “Well, celestial is great, but you really need electronics, I mean...
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Maritime News
Carr: Lifeboat Training
By CW4 Michael Carr – We huddled behind the ship’s superstructure, momentarily escaping wind, rain and snow flurries. Soon, though, we would need to leave this protection, and move to...
Monday, July 29, 2019
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Monday, July 15, 2019
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Monday, June 17, 2019
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Monday, June 3, 2019
Blog
Carr: “Chief, We Have a Problem”
By Michael Carr – “Chief, we have a problem” came the message from the Bos’n. We always had problems before getting underway, the “Pre-Sail Checklist” was extensive, taking days to...