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America’s worst harbor explosion
On April 16, 1947, America’s worst harbor explosion occurred in Texas City, Texas, when the French ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer, caught fire and blew up, devastating the town. Another ship, the Highflyer, exploded the following day. The explosions … Continue reading
Titanic anniversary: the talk is all about the rivets
It is as clear as the waters of the North Atlantic were the Titanic sank 400 miles southeast of Newfoundland: what sank the “unsinkable” Titanic is rivet failure. Recovered rivets from the 12,000 foot deep wreck show that the ones … Continue reading
1830s Sloop Discovered off Saugatuck
April 5, 2011 Stern of Mystery Ship, photo by Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates Through Absolute Michigan we found out about a cool discovery off South Haven by Holland-based Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates in collaboration with nationally acclaimed author Clive Cussler and his … Continue reading
The status of the Gulf post BP oil spill
It is clear that the Gulf will survive but it is very unclear what long-term damage has been done to the ecosystem. As scientists from both BP and the government are collecting data,they are also preparing for their day in … Continue reading
Alcatel ship to retrieve Air France crash wreckage
PARIS The French air accident investigation agency says a ship belonging to telecoms company Alcatel-Lucent will help retrieve wreckage of an Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean two years ago. They will use a robotic underwater vehicle … Continue reading
Wreckage of Air France crash of 2009 is found
French investigators say they’ve found wreckage from an Air France jet that crashed off Brazil’s coast almost two years ago with 228 people onboard. An undetermined amount of bodies have been found. Whether they are recovered are not is the … Continue reading
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