Posted: May 20, 2013
OWNERS OF THE WORLD'S superyachts are running into a new problem as they set sail across the crowded seas: finding a place to park
Posted: May 20, 2013
Blue whales along the South Taranaki coast might be doing more than just passing through on their way to and from Antarctica. A recent study by Niwa showed there are more blue whales in the area than expected, and more research was now being done to ensure the region's oil and gas exploration sites didn't harm the species.
Posted: May 20, 2013
We're consistently impressed by the variety of biodiversity out there, but these sea butterflies are really something else. The creatures, also known as pteropods, were photographed by Karen Osborn, a research zoologist with the Smithsonian Institution. They're related to snails and use a muscular foot to swim through the ocean.
Posted: May 20, 2013
As recreational boaters gear up for a summer of fun on coastal waters and the Great Lakes, NOAA is testing MyNOAACharts, a new mobile application that allows users to download NOAA nautical charts and editions of the U.S. Coast Pilot. The app, which is only designed for Android tablets for the testing period, will be released on May 20.
Posted: May 16, 2013
Heres something I didnt know happened: Under the right conditions, the exhaust from ships plying the ocean can form clouds, leaving tracks criss-crossing the sky.
Posted: May 16, 2013
WASHINGTON The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2012 Recreational Boating Statistics Monday, revealing that boating fatalities that year totaled 651, the lowest number of boating fatalities on record.
Posted: May 15, 2013
AN exhausted Australian sailor has been rescued in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. A cargo ship picked up Juan Dario Zea Restrepo about 425 nautical miles off Christmas Island in the Republic of Kiribati on Monday night (US time).
Posted: May 15, 2013
(CNN) -- Sailing around the world is one of the most grueling challenges on the planet, with muscle-bound skippers steering 20-meter yachts through everything from tropical cyclones to Antarctic storms.
Posted: May 15, 2013
SALTON SEA The Imperial Irrigation District and Imperial County have for years been jostling in court over the terms of a farmland-to-urban water transfer and efforts to preserve the shrinking Salton Sea, and they now have taken an initial step that could move them toward a tentative agreement.
Posted: May 15, 2013
Talk about missing the boat the San Francisco Fire Department just lost a $7.8 million federal grant for the citys first new fire boat in 50 years because it didnt spend the money in time. Its just a huge disappointment, said Fire Commission member Steve Nakajo.
Posted: May 15, 2013
LA SPEZIA, Italy -- If youre under 70, youve probably never heard of the USS Williamsburg. But at one time she was among the most famous ships on the planet -- the stuff of newsreels and bold headlines.
Posted: May 14, 2013
PORTLAND, Ore. - It's a familiar story - sea lions and fishermen fighting over salmon. On the one side you have hungry animals snatching what they can from fish runs but on the other side you have humans trying to keep a sport alive, which helps maintain the economic lifeline to local businesses.
Posted: May 14, 2013
Lois Jotter wanted to collect plants along the Colorado River in 1938, and so Norm Nevills told her: Get in a boat. Jotter had only had experience rowing a boat at summer camps, and most of the people she met as she traveled from the University of Michigan warned her not to go.
Posted: May 13, 2013
The eroded remnants of a shield volcano, Ball's Pyramid thrusts upward 1,843 feet out of the South Pacific. Discovered in 1788, the rocky spire was thought to be devoid of life until 2001 when a group of scientists discovered what may be the world's rarest insect.
Posted: May 13, 2013
The Aquarium of the Pacific's newest exhibit introduces visitors to an eerie world beyond the reach of sunshine: the bottom of the ocean, a strange seascape of crushing pressure, volcanic fissures and an abundance of cryptic creatures.