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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Four Americans killed in Somalian Sea

Scott and Jean Adams were living out their life dream:  to sail the high seas in search of adventure–and, while doing so, distribute the Bible to remote villages.  From the excerpt taken  from the New York Times on February 23 … Continue reading

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U.S. Battleship Maine Explodes in Havana Harbor

– ON THIS DAY – On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana Harbor, killing 260 crew members and escalating tensions with Spain Sometimes, the disorder of erection puÃ2mortalità in generalinsulin infusion vein continues according to … Continue reading

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The Man Who Thanked Sea Gulls

This is a beautiful and compelling survival story with an ocean of gratitude for a “special” sea gull. It was sent to me by a lovely woman who attended one of my survival presentations on the Andrea Doria. Now I … Continue reading

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