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Dryad Global: Underreported incidents mask the scale of piracy
credit : Dryad GlobalFrom Safety4SeaThis week’s maritime security landscape by Dryad Global highlights intensifying piracy risks in the Gulf of Mexico, escalating naval tensions between India and...
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Image of the week : Elephant Foot Glacier, Greenland
Elephant Foot Glacier, located on the Kronprins Christian Land peninsula in northeastern Greenland, is a striking piedmont glacier which flows into Romer Lake.With a terminal lobe measuring 5.4...
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The evolution of the Great Wave off Kanagawa: see four versions that Hokusai...
From OpenCulture Has any Japanese woodblock print — or for that matter, any piece of Japanese art — endured as well across place and time as The Great Wave off Kanagawa?Even those of us who have never...
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Scientists fear impact of deep-sea mining on search for new medicines
Microbes from deep-sea sponges could be a breakthrough in the fight against superbugs.Photograph: Office of Ocean Exploration and ResearchFrom The Guardian by Karen McVeigh When Prof Mat Upton...
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A new AI-based weather tool surpasses current forecasts
Typhoon Doksuri struck the Philippines in July 2023 and didn’t follow the predicted storm path.A new AI model called Aurora figured out the correct route from data captured four days in advance of the...
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Maps from when the World thought California was an island
This 1666 map by Dutch cartographer Peter Goos is one of McLaughlin's favorites."It's a beautiful map," he said. From Wired by Greg Miller Glen McLaughlin wandered into a London map shop in 1971 and...
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China creates powerful spy satellite capable of seeing facial details from...
Scientists in Beijing have created 'the world's most powerful spy camera' which can pick out facial details from distances exceeding 63 miles (100km). New laser-based imaging technology is reportedly...
View ArticleSodern announces the commercial launch of their Astradia star tracker
Specially designed to meet the needs of aeronautical platforms, Astradia is a daytime star tracker capable of aiding navigation systems, making them independent of GNSS radio-navigation...
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Image of the week : tribute to Sebastião Salgado
Sebastião Salgado, the humanist Franco-Brazilian photographer, is one of the most important artists in his field.For Génesis, his eight-year odyssey recounting the genesis of our planet, he boarded the...
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Image of the week : busiest yacht gatherings
This year’s Monaco GP was one of the busiest yacht gatherings. On Race Day, there were 98 yachts over 24m anchored off Monaco, 42 more in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, and 122 docked in Port Hercules. 70 yachts...
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Debunking geodetics in specifications : horizontal and vertical coordinate...
Figure 4: World-wide sea-level rise between 1992 and 2019.(Image courtesy: NASA)From Hydro by Huibert-Jan Lekkerkerk The basis of any construction or charting project is the definition of an...
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Seawise Giant: history and legacy of the world’s largest ship
The Largest Ship In The World Has A GIANT Problem.The Seawise Giant, known as an Ultra Large Crude Carrier, was the longest and heaviest ship to ever set sail in the world.However, despite its massive...
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Marine Corps could be among first users of electric wing-in-ground craft
REGENT Seagliders: A Perfect Fit for Coastal Defense MissionsAs a true dual-use company, we are proud to announce that REGENT has signed an agreement with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) to...
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The hidden underwater eden of ‘California’s Galapagos’, where seals and...
A harbor seal swims through the kelp forest at Anacapa Island in Channel Islands national park in California in 2019.Photograph: Douglas Klug/Getty Images From The Guardian by Gabrielle CanonOn the...
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Humans still haven't seen 99.999% of the deep seafloor
An unidentified cnidarian that resembles a Venus flytrap from the family Hormathiidae, sits at 1874 meters water depth.A new study finds that the vast majority of the deep sea floor remains...
View ArticleWhat is Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)?
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), a crucial concept for security, trade, and risk management at sea. Discover how MDA works, why traditional methods struggle with modern threats, and how AI-powered...
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Smallest area to lay claim to nation status : Sealand principality
sealandgov.org From Guinness World recordsSEALAND1,300 SQUARE METRE(S)UNITED KINGDOM (SEALAND)1966During the Second World War, the British government built a fort (Roughs Tower) on the High Seas 11 km...
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Going with the flow: visualizing ocean currents with ECCO
This data visualization showing ocean currents around the world uses data from NASA’s ECCO model, or Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean.The model pulls data from spacecraft, buoys, and...
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The plastic legacy at the bottom of the planet
From Pulse by British Antarctic SurveyAt the bottom of the world, where few humans have ever set foot, an unwelcome visitor has arrived.Antarctica – the vast, frozen wilderness of ice and snow – is no...
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Geography matters, time collides: mapping China’s maritime strategic space...
Andrew S.Erickson, Geography Matters, Time Collides: Mapping China’s Maritime Strategic Space under Xi (Seattle, WA: National Bureau of Asian Research, 1 August 2024).Banner illustration by Nate...
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Shipping lines go cool on Arctic Ocean route
Venta Maersk was the first container ship to take the Northern Sea Route back in 2018 © Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty ImagesFrom FT by Robert Wright Melting ice could make shorter transits between Asia...
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VDES authentication: safeguarding maritime E-navigation’s future
From MaritimaTechnologyReview by Theo Clark In the ever-evolving world of maritime communications, a new system is making waves, and it’s not just about sending messages faster.The very-high-frequency...
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Image of the week : biggest wave ever ridden at Jaws
Benjamin Sanchis (Hossegor, France) tows into one of the biggest waves ever challenged by a human but fades a bit too deep at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on December 22, 2024. Links :Surfer : The Story Behind...
View ArticleWhat’s hiding deep under the ocean?
Explore underwater crime scenes, wine aging, memorial reefs, and mystical caves in this thrilling compilation of ocean exploration stories.Dive into the depths of the Mediterranean, Yucatan, and...
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Would Iran close the Strait of Hormuz in a conflict?
Strait of Hormuz closure risk rises amid escalating tensionsKpler data shows that 34% of all seaborne-traded oil has transited the Strait of Hormuz so far this year. The strait last effectively...
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