As a youngster, a neighbor on Oak Island was digging for clams with his feet (“Treading”), when he stumped his foot on what he thought was the largest chowder he ever had the pleasure to find. He bent down and dug around until he came…
Posts published in “May 2022”
The United States Navy’s Virginia-class fast-attack submarines currently in service are among the newest in the fleet. They are nuclear powered and are equipped with four torpedo tubes to launch the Mk-48 Advanced Capability (ADCAP) torpedoes. A variant of the American heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes, the…
Recreational boats are built for fun, sometimes addressing specific needs. Small, fast boats with unlimited visibility for the captain are needed to safely tow water skiers. Center consoles appeal to fishermen with space allocations that work well with several fishing at one time and a…
One of the world’s best-known Renaissance works of art is Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus. It features the beautiful Venus, the Roman Goddess of Love, carried ashore on a giant scallop shell. Art historians explain that through the ages, scallops and other hinged shells…
Long Island Sound is ordinarily host to only four species of sharks: the Sand Tiger, Sandbar (=Brown), Spiny Dogfish and Smooth Dogfish. A few other species are occasional visitors to the Sound, but one species was likely never expected to swim these waters. In May…
Captain Diver “Z” is an amazing man. Emigrating from the Czech Republic twenty years ago he started his own marine salvage business. He and his crew are the best in the business. This story is just one example of his challenging career. It’s about courage,…
A bitter April wind blows across the sandy scrub of Napatree Point sending the wind chill into the twenties as a US Fish & Wildlife Service Wildlife Biologist and a group of volunteers try to warm themselves by pounding steel posts into the sand. The…
If you are boating anywhere in the United States, you have encountered a bridge or two in your nautical career. It’s your “Approach” to them that makes all the difference when it comes to you, your vessel and your passenger’s safety. Just to clarify, each…
How about some random trivia this issue, just for the hell of it, and to impress your shipmates as you pour them some more rum!• Because the chalky shells of certain marine animals have a composition that depends upon the temperature of the water in…
Now it’s starting to get serious. The cobwebs of the offseason leading into the spring are well and gone. A solid April bass bite from Raritan to Jones inlet, while the bays and inlets further east had their typical schoolie to lower slot size bass…