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Cleaning Boston Harbor

Thirty years ago, during the 1988 presidential campaign, then-Vice President George H.W. Bush took a boat ride across Boston Harbor and derided the environmental record of his rival, ...
On January 18, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Wild Eyes Found Floating Off Australia’s Coast

In 2010, Abby Sunderland vied to become the youngest sailor to attempt to circumnavigate the globe. She sailed Wild Eyes, a 40 foot sloop, leaving from California, making ...
On January 10, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Missing Containers at Sea, Some with Toxic Ingredients

(ABC-Australia) – Up to 270 shipping containers have fallen from one of the world’s largest cargo ships into the North Sea, attracting treasure hunters and clean-up volunteers alike ...
On January 10, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Finding Endurance

Ernest Shackleton, the British Polar explorer set off in 1914 to cross Antarctica by sled dog. Along with his men Shackleton was trapped onboard the Endurance when it ...
On January 10, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Do You Know Waves?

(Marine Insight) – Sea waves are one of the beautiful natural marvels that excite us. However, there are different types of waves that are formed according to different ...
On January 10, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Live on an Island in a Lighthouse, Earn Your Keep

According to the Guardian there is a job opening for a bed and breakfast lighthouse. You would be living on your own island in sight of San Francisco. ...
On January 10, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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If You Have to Be Rescued

After being stranded at sea for 20 days two sailors were fortunate enough to be rescued from their vessel by the crew of the Royal Caribbean. What makes ...
On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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Crossing the Atlantic in a Barrel

Jean-Jacques Savin, a 71-year old Frenchman left from El Hierro in Spain’s Canary Islands. He is headed to the Caribbean, hoping to make landfall in three months, crossing ...
On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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Helping a Blind Sailor to Sail Independently

Four MIT students in the Principles and Practices of Assistive Technology program have designed an audio device to help Pauline Dowell sail more independently. Legally blind, Pauline wanted ...
On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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Ghost Fleet Shipwrecks in the Potomac River on the Move

Researchers from NOAA along with school children from an elementary school in Maryland have tracked over 185 shipwrecked vessels, moving, some as far as 20 miles. These shipwrecks ...
On January 4, 2019 / By George Day

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