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A Titanic task: Motor specialists Haynes produce a manual for the ‘unsinkable ship’
By Ray Massey 26th March 2011 Every bolt and rivet: Motor specialists Haynes have produced a manual for the Titanic If only they’d had this book when the Titanic hit the ice-berg… who knows how it might have all turned … Continue reading
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Recalling an environmental disaster: The Exxon Valdez
– ON THIS DAY – On March 24, 1989, the nation’s worst oil spill occurred as the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and began leaking 11 million gallons of crude The data … Continue reading
Songs about the Andrea Doria and Edmund Fitzgerald
Andrea Doria “All is clear on the Andrea Doria” Song by Udo Lindenberg in 1974 “Alles klar auf der Andrea Doria?” Apparently, his song and drawings became so popular in Germany that German Mail (Deutsche Post) issued a stamp in … Continue reading
Vessels and Marine Events That Changed History
Notes on Vessels and Marine Events that changed History: · The Sinking of Titanic rocked the shipping world to its core. The reaction came in the form of the International Convention For Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) and subsequent … Continue reading
A Japanese survivor’s account of outrunning the tsunami
(Excerpt from the New York Times, March 16, 2011) When he stepped back outside his shop, he heard those on the hill above him yelling: “Run!” A wave was barreling at him, about a half-mile away, in the bay, … Continue reading
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Japan struggles to survive ocean attack
As if the earthquake didn’t create enough damage, the ocean leashed its fury with a historic tsunami on the island of Japan. When I first saw the swells of 23-30 foot waves assaulting the coastline, I thought that being on … Continue reading
I have been promoted…
…to being a member of the steering committee for planning the first International Marine Forensics Symposium in DC next spring. I feel honored to be working with some of the nation’s top naval architects, and marine engineers, and researchers. Additionally, … Continue reading
From the first woman diver of the Andrea Doria
I received this message from Evelyn Bartram Dudas on my Facebook page on March 7: Morning Pierette, Just a heads up, The AD compass and main binnacle cover recovered 1967 and the 1st artifact from sport divers a round port window recovered 1966 by John … Continue reading
Student Paper Proposed for the International Marine Forensic Symposium of 2012
USS Monitor The USS Monitor, was designed and built by Swedish Immigrant John Erickson, specifically to counter the threat of a Confederate Ironclad that was under construction on the hulk of the sunk but salvaged USS Merrimack. When the Confederate … Continue reading
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Purpose of the International Marine Forensics Symposium: April 2012
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