• Piracy Remains a Persistent Threat, With Real Victims

    Updated: 2012-10-31 20:51:56
    By Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) The Indian Ocean, and Gulfs of Aden and Oman have long been an ample hunting ground for the pirates who wish to ply their illegitimate trade [...]

  • US Navy Sends Three Ships to Assist Sandy Recovery – REPORT

    Updated: 2012-10-31 15:09:08
    The US Navy on Wednesday was sending three ships to help with rescue and recovery operations in New York and New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy, NBC News has reported citing [...]

  • Ceremonial pot unearthed at Machu Picchu

    Updated: 2012-10-31 14:36:12
    A ceremonial pot and stones have been unearthed at Machu Picchu in Peru. The pieces, which were discovered by experts of Cusco’s Regional Directorate of Culture, were found 70 centimeters underground. According to archeologist Carlos Werner Delgado, the artifacts were left as an offering to the gods of Machu Picchu and Salkantay snowcapped mountain due [...]

  • Cargo Ship Saigon Queen Sinks Off Sri Lanka, 4 Crew Missing

    Updated: 2012-10-31 13:41:20
    Tragic news today out of the Bay of Bengal when a Vietnamese cargo ship, Saigon Queen, sank off Sri Lanka.  The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Center (MRCC) reported eighteen [...]

  • Russian ship carrying 700 tons of gold ore missing

    Updated: 2012-10-31 13:29:11
    From uffington Post A vessel with a nine-person crew and 700 tons of gold ore onboard has gone missing in stormy seas off Russia's Pacific ...

  • Ancient bison kill site “destroyed”

    Updated: 2012-10-30 14:37:18
    A 2,000-year-old bison kill site in Montana has been damaged during a coal mine expansion project. “All of these remains are highly butchered bison remains that are beautifully preserved and extremely rare,” said Finley, who will be among the team headed to the site today to examine the extent of damage. “This site was full [...]

  • Scuba Diving Log Book Entry: San Pedro, Ambergris, Belize

    Updated: 2012-10-28 17:45:50
    : , , Diver : Name LIndsay Carswell Dive : Date September 2009 Dive : Location San Pedro , Ambergris , Belize Max : Depth 80ft Total Bottom : Time 50min Notes : Comments Saw a huge goliath grouper move faster than light to eat a snapper that was spinning around on the end of fishing line that we were trying to remove . WHUUMMP Nothing left but a burp and hundreds of scales . I had no idea they could move that fast : Votes 2 Vote for this entry View All Entries

  • Scuba Diving Log Book Entry: Looe Key

    Updated: 2012-10-24 20:38:14
    : Diver : Name Lance Logaglio Dive : Date 08-03-2012 Dive : Location Looe Key Max : Depth 35ft Total Bottom : Time 40 min Notes : Comments immediately after mooring up , a huge Goliath Grouper shot up from the bottom to hang under our boat . When we got in the water it came right up to us like a puppy . This gentle beast was at least a 500 pounder . We had a great dive with limitless . vis : Votes 1 Vote for this entry View All Entries

  • The golden age of nautical charts, on display at the BNF

    Updated: 2012-10-23 06:00:03
    L’âge d’or des cartes marines: quand l’Europe découvrait le monde is on display at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris through January 27. See the English language press release for more details!

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    Updated: 2012-10-23 03:25:07
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  • New exhibit at the Walters explores the “hidden presence of Africans in Renaissance society”

    Updated: 2012-10-14 08:00:30
    Face to Face: The African Presence in Renaissance Europe will be on display at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, through January 21.

  • 16th century Flemish landscapes on display at Lille

    Updated: 2012-10-06 06:00:10
    Du fantastique au merveilleux: Bosch, Bles, Bruegel, Bril is on display at the Palais des Beaux Artes de Lille in France through January 14.

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