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Posts tagged as “Capt. Bob Cerullo”

New Deep-Sea Species

Ironically, scientists were exploring a section of the Pacific Ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) because it is believed to be rich in precious mineral depots. The Clarin-Cliperton Zone is a mineral-rich area of the ocean floor that measures approximately 2.3 million square miles…

The Incredible Jellyfish

There wasn’t much happening on this earth 700 million years ago. There were no dinosaurs, fungi or even trees, but there were jellyfish. Amazingly, jellyfish generally don’t live very long, some have a life span of few days, some a year, yet species have been…

The M80 Stiletto

The U.S. Navy has a new lethal weapon in the form of a state-of-the-art attack vessel reminiscent of the patrol torpedo boats in concept only. In reality, M80 Stiletto is a prototype of a seaborne surface fighting machine like no other. It is a test…

The Sinking of the VASA

In 1626 an army of loggers was ordered by the King of Sweden, King Gustav II Adolf, to various estate forests in Sweden where they cut down a thousand of the finest giant oak trees and piled them onto barges. The logs were barged down…

Crusty Foulers

If you are not sure just what kind of barnacle is growing on the bottom of your boat or sticking like glue to your pilings, don’t feel inadequate, there are over 1,400 different kinds of barnacles growing in the waters around the world. Chances are…

Plimsoll

The steam ship London departed the East India docks on Thursday, December 28, 1865, and headed downriver to Gravesend where passengers were taken onboard. She was bound for Melbourne, Australia. The trip started on an ominous note when the ship put into Plymouth to take…

Nuestra Senora De Las Maravillas

Loaded with treasure in the form of gold and silver coins, five foot six inch, a gold chain, jewels and a silver sword hilt belonging to the soldier Don Martin de Aranda end y Gusman. There was pottery, iron rings, pins, exotic Chinese plates, Mexican…

The Blue Bloods of the Sea

They are not very pretty, they have nothing to do with horses and in fact, they are not even crabs, but rather they are relatives of the scorpions, spiders and mites that first evolved some 480 million years ago. During the time known as the…

Beautiful Swimmers In Short Supply

The Chesapeake Bay is unique and not easily compared with any other body of water. It is the largest estuary on the continent. North to south, it stretches from the calm and shallow waters of the Susquehanna Flats to the mighty rolling waves of the…

Man Eating Giant Clams

Giant clams are the largest mollusks on Earth. Unlike other mollusks, once they fasten themselves to a spot on a reef, there it stays for the remainder of its life. Giant clams generally live in the warm waters of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans.Colloquially…