You may've been following this story. Americans who were sailing around the seas and giving out Bibles were caught in the waters of Somali Pirates, and though rescue attempt was made, the four were found dead.
"Scott Underwood Adam and Jean Savage Adam of Marina del Rey, Calif., left, owners of the yacht S/V Quest; and passengers Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle, both of Seattle. The four Americans were taken hostage when the Quest was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Oman. All four were reported killed Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011." A video is at the site linked to above!
SIREN and HER MERMAIDS ARE VERY SAD TO HEAR THIS NEWS. We were hoping those Pirates would have some heart!
2/14/11
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2/8/11
TODAY IS JULES VERNE'S BIRTHDAY : LES VOYAGES EXTRAORDINAIRES
Les Voyages Extraordinaires is the work of Dennis Kytassaari and we are linking to his page, which has a full list of the work of this famous author, who we mermaids love (though we think he may have neglected to mention us) such as "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
"1870. ... Ships are disappearing all over the world and it believed to be caused by a sea monster. Prof. Pierre Aronnax, author of the book The Mysteries of the Ocean Deep, his companion Conseil and Canadian harpooner Ned Land are hired by the U.S. government to help put and end to this mystery by joining an expedition on the Abraham Lincoln. After months of searching the Abraham Lincoln finds its quarry and in the ensuing collision, Prof. Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land are thrown overboard. In their efforts to survive, the trio find themselves on the surface of the “monster” itself, which turns out to be a submarine. Captain Nemo allows them to remain alive on board his submarine, the Nautilus, as his permanent guests, meaning he will never allow them to leave and reveal his secrets. The Captain uses this meeting with Prof. Aronnax, whose book he has read, to begin a new cruise through the oceans and seas of the world, so that he can show Prof. Aronnax where his book was lacking in details; meanwhile, Ned Land’s primary interest is in escape."
Jules Gabriel Verne
8 Feb 1828 to 24 Mar 1905
"1870. ... Ships are disappearing all over the world and it believed to be caused by a sea monster. Prof. Pierre Aronnax, author of the book The Mysteries of the Ocean Deep, his companion Conseil and Canadian harpooner Ned Land are hired by the U.S. government to help put and end to this mystery by joining an expedition on the Abraham Lincoln. After months of searching the Abraham Lincoln finds its quarry and in the ensuing collision, Prof. Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land are thrown overboard. In their efforts to survive, the trio find themselves on the surface of the “monster” itself, which turns out to be a submarine. Captain Nemo allows them to remain alive on board his submarine, the Nautilus, as his permanent guests, meaning he will never allow them to leave and reveal his secrets. The Captain uses this meeting with Prof. Aronnax, whose book he has read, to begin a new cruise through the oceans and seas of the world, so that he can show Prof. Aronnax where his book was lacking in details; meanwhile, Ned Land’s primary interest is in escape."
Jules Gabriel Verne
8 Feb 1828 to 24 Mar 1905
2/7/11
PROJECT KAISEI CAPTURING THE PLASTIC VORTEX
PLASTIC IS OUR ENEMY and the ENEMY OF TURTLES, BIRDS, FISH, even WHALES...
Concerned about the Great Pacific GARBAGE PATCH of floating, killing, plastic?
Link now to PROJECT KAISEI and watch the video that explains just how far reaching plastic is in our seas...
It's not just visable plastic...
It's particles too...
Concerned about the Great Pacific GARBAGE PATCH of floating, killing, plastic?
Link now to PROJECT KAISEI and watch the video that explains just how far reaching plastic is in our seas...
It's not just visable plastic...
It's particles too...
2/5/11
OPERATION SPLASH IF YOU LOVE THE SEA!
STOP POLLUTING LITTERING and SAVE HARBORS (SPLASH) is a volunteer non-profit organization started in 1990 that works on the issue of waterfront pollution. At least once a day splash volunteers go out in a boat and collect trash on the sea.
OPERATION SPLASH VOLUNTEERS HAVE RESCUED MORE THAN 325 TONS OF GARBAGE FROM OUR SHORES: plastic bags, bottles, caps, juice boxes, Styrofoam, food containers, (things we expect to be floating out there) but also things like hit water heaters and flat screen TVs. engine blocks and more!
Link to their site here to learn more!
OPERATION SPLASH VOLUNTEERS HAVE RESCUED MORE THAN 325 TONS OF GARBAGE FROM OUR SHORES: plastic bags, bottles, caps, juice boxes, Styrofoam, food containers, (things we expect to be floating out there) but also things like hit water heaters and flat screen TVs. engine blocks and more!
Link to their site here to learn more!
The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water from Surfrider Foundation on Vimeo.
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