SS UNITED STATES BEING TURNED INTO ARTIFICIAL REEF

GOOD NEWS NETWORK : OCEAN LINER SHIP BEING TURNED INTO ARTIFICIAL REEF 

Excerpt: Now, the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners has approved a contingent contract to see the United States off on her final voyage to Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, where she would be sunk to join a collection of 500 other artificial reefs that provide a true spectacle for divers.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM 

The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) is one of eleven regions that contributes to the national U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).  The regional observing systems work to collect, integrate, and deliver coastal and ocean observations in order to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect the environment.  The principal goal of SCCOOS is to provide observations and product to a diverse stakeholder....

**** radars, gliders, sensor platforms, buoys, ship based sampling.   HOW DO THEY DO ALL THAT?  Check it out!  Go to the porthole and look at your region!

NOAA SPOTLIGHTS THE RIGHT WHALE - BALEEN FEEDING WHALES NOSHING ON MICROORGANISMS IN THE SEA

There may only be 400 of these whales left alive...

GARDEN ANCHOR

 

LOS ANGELES MARITIME MUSEUM HAS REOPENED!

 LA MARITIME MUSEUM

THE FIRST FLOOR IS OPEN, after renovation, and events are started to be scheduled.  This is an affordable and easy spot to visit if you're in the Los Angeles Harbor Area.

THE NAVY HAS AN INDOOR OCEAN TO TEST SHIPS : AUTOMATED WAVES

DUMPS AT SEA CAUSE DEATH OF CORAL, MARINE LIFE and HUMAN CANCERS

DAILY MAIL SCIENCE TECH : SHIPPING DODGE UN EMISSIONS REGULATIONS DUMP AT SEA  an extensive article with pictures = a must SEE!

Excerpts:  Untreated, airborne sulphur fumes can turn into aerosols - which can cause lung and heart conditions - and also can form damaging acid rain.   .... These discharges can contain heavy metals - which are known to damage the central nervous system - and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are believed to be agents of bladder, liver, lung, skin and stomach cancers.

TALL SAIL SHIP SAILING - YOUTH PROGRAMS - LA MARITIME INSTITUTE

LOS ANGELES MARITIME INSTITUTE - TALL SAIL SHIPS - VOLUNTEER!

Excerpt: In the 23 years since the Los Angeles Maritime Institute was founded, more than 60,000 young people from throughout Southern California have had the opportunity to directly benefit from participation in hands-on learning experiences through the TopSail Youth Program.  LAMI continues to give "real life" context to subjects like science, mathematics, engineering, history, and literature, and to raise awareness about environmental impacts to our oceans and local waters.

HMS BOUNTY HISTORICAL SHIP SUNK BY SUPERSTORM SANDY

HMS BOUNTY SUNK : FORBES REPORTS

You saw this ship if you saw the movies PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN!

DORE - WHAT AN AMAZING ILLUSTRATION OF WAVES

Dore's art is made available to this blog from Dover Publishers.

SAIL SHIP

I think this is VIKING.

ELVIS COSTELLO SHIP BUILDING