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Monday, August 1, 2011
What happened to the oil in the Gulf?  WHOI answers in new study
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What happened to the oil in the Gulf? WHOI answers in new study

NOTE: Last week the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute taught us about the chemical makeup of the oil plume created after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. 

August 1, 2011
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Largest water reservoir found (but you won’t be sailing there)
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Largest water reservoir found (but you won’t be sailing there)

An artist’s illustration of a quasar similar to APM 08279+5255. Credit NASA/ESA Two teams of scientists at the California Institute of Technology

July 25, 2011
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Manned submersible “Alvin” to receive major upgrades
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Manned submersible “Alvin” to receive major upgrades

Alvin, the manned submersible perhaps most famous for such exploits as locating a lost H-bomb in the Mediterranean Sea in 1966, exploring the first known

December 16, 2010
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Friday, October 15, 2010
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Health Effects Of Working The Night Shift – A Cause Of Concern

Photo by OneEighteen We have some bad news to report for mates working the 00-04 watch. Like UV rays and diesel exhaust fumes, working the graveyard shift will

October 15, 2010
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Interesting

James Cameron to Explore Challenger Deep: Are you really THAT surprised?

It really did not surprise us when it was revealed in the most recent Maritime Monday that James Cameron is planning a nearly 7 mile voyage to the Mariana

September 21, 2010
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Friday, August 13, 2010
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Greenland’s Peterman Glacier calves large iceberg – PHOTOS

The ASTER instrument on NASA’s Terra spacecraft captured this image of a massive iceberg from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier on Aug. 12, 2010. Image

August 13, 2010
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Salvage

Raising The Titanic…. In 3-D

25 years after the discovery of the Titanic shipwreck, a team of scientists and organizations are getting ready to embark on an expedition of, well, titanic

July 28, 2010
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Weather

NASA Hurricane Forecasting – GRIP

The Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes mission, or GRIP, will use 15 cutting edge instruments, a Global Hawk UAV, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 and a

July 27, 2010
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Friday, July 16, 2010
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Ship Tracks Seen From Space

This is pretty cool.  The photo above is from National Geographics collection of “Space Photos This Week” and is titled Ship Tracks in Sky. 

July 16, 2010
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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Interesting

The World’s First Nuclear Merchant Ship – NS Savannah

The United States’ first and only nuclear-powered merchant vessel was designed in hopes of finding peaceful uses for nuclear energy as part of President

July 13, 2010
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Weather

NASA to take a birdseye view of hurricanes like never before

Forum member and unofficial gCaptain weather guru, Fredwx, points us to an interesting article detailing NASA’s Genesis and Rapid Intensification

July 13, 2010
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Weather

Waterspouts – Tornadoes At Sea

When tornado’s strike over sea they are known as Waterspouts. The Florida Keys see the largest number of waterspouts per year with as many as 400 to 500

January 14, 2010
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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Underwater Glider Scarlet Knight Opens Up New World of Ocean Technology

The first-ever 7,300-mile Atlantic Ocean crossing by an unmanned underwater glider is opening up a new world of ocean technology. A ceremony on Dec. 9 in

December 9, 2009
Total Views: 21

Friday, October 9, 2009
Lifesaving Incidents

Time To Rethink SOLAS? Why a behavioral economist may have the answer.

What does behavioral economics have to do with lifeboat safety? Lifeboat safety has been a major topic recently with davit related incidents and injuries

October 9, 2009
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Friday, September 11, 2009
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Two Beluga Vessels Successfully Transit the Arctic Passage

Beluga Group has announced that two of its multipurpose heavy lift project carriers, M/V Beluga Fraternity and M/V Beluga Foresight, have successfully

September 11, 2009
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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Freedom Ship

Freedom Ship is a concept for a floating city proposed by Norman Nixon of Freedom Ship International. Current naval engineering techniques are inadequate for

July 29, 2009
Total Views: 91

Friday, May 1, 2009
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Dead Water Effect – Sinking Of The Fram

Scientists at the Universit´e de Lyon have found new answers to a phenomenon called “Dead Water”. No this not refer to the newly released WWII

May 1, 2009
Total Views: 77

Thursday, April 23, 2009
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Kickball in The Bering Sea – Photo

Here is a shot from LTJG Tasha Thomas (HEALY’s Public Affairs Officer) in one of her regular updates to family and friends about life aboard the

April 23, 2009
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
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Tonga Volcano – Undersea Volcano Gives Rise To New Island [VIDEO]

Filmed back in 2009, this incredible footage shows an underwater volcano erupting within the Tonga Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. According to an

March 19, 2009
Total Views: 205

Saturday, March 7, 2009
Engines

Salt Water As A Fuel Source

Boing Boing, The Directory of Wonderful Things , brings us a story that’s seemingly unthinkable: John Kanzius, a retired TV station owner, believes

March 7, 2009
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