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Doing author business in Italy
Authorial Currents Where can an author and speaker enjoy family, friends,fun, beauty, and delectable dining— and a little work? In Italy, of course! I was asked to do a presentation in the “Canavese”, the area where I was born, and … Continue reading
Posted in Andrea Doria, Serving our Seas Tagged Giulia Vola, La Stampa, Museo del Mare, Piedmont, piemontesi Leave a comment
Three July Shipwrecks
The Tragedies of Three Ships By Douglas Kitchener, Gaithersburg MD What follows is a brief essay that I’ve written concerning the losses of three ships, all of which occurred during the month of July. My interest in the July … Continue reading
Statistics on the Andrea Doria and Stockholm Collision
The Andrea Doria (above) listing before the sinking On June 16th, 1951, the Andrea Doria was launched at the Ansaldo shipyard in Italy. She cost 29 million dollars, and had very advanced safety features. She had watertight compartments, a double … Continue reading
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Postal Service salutes US Merchant Marine on four stamps
Marine Log June, 2011 The U.S. Postal Service will salute the U.S. Merchant Marine on four forever stamps being introduced July 28 in a dedication ceremony at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. Admission is … Continue reading
Posted in Serving our Seas Tagged Dennis Lyall, for new stamps, forever stamps, U.S. Postal Service, US merchant marine Leave a comment
The Sinking of the SS Arandora Star – July 2 1940
On the morning of July 2 1940, the Blue Star Line’s SS Arandora Star was transporting some 1200 German and Italian internees and prisoners of war from Britain to internment camps in St. John’s, Newfoundland, having left Liverpool the day … Continue reading
Amelia Earhart disappears during flight
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A charming home with sea motifs
Sherry Lefevre, a writing professor in Philadelphia, bought a 19th-century house in Nantucket once owned by Samuel Robbins, a first mate on a whaling ship who died at sea in the 1820s nitrates.if youelder and Is reduced clinically as carriers … Continue reading
Posted in Serving our Seas Tagged heirloom homes, natucket home, samuel robbins, sherry lefevre Leave a comment
Quote: A greeting and a homage to the Sea
~ I find myself at the extremity of a long beach. How gladly does the spirit leap forth, and suddenly enlarge its sense of being to the full extent of the broad, blue, sunny deep! A greeting and a homage … Continue reading
Press Release: 2012 International Marine Forensics Symposium
James Cameron, Oscar Award-winning Director of Titanic, to be Featured Speaker The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) and the Marine Technology Society (MTS) jointly updated information regarding the 2012 International … Continue reading
Posted in Andrea Doria, Serving our Seas Tagged ASNE, James Cameron, Marine forensics symposium, MTS, SNAME, Titanic Leave a comment