He was the first Black person to sail alone by way of the arduous southern route, rounding the perilous Cape Horn and withstanding storms and loneliness.
Category: Oceans and Seas
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Seafood Is Safe After Fukushima Discharge, But Some Won’t Eat It
Sushi is among several shunned foods as Japan dumps treated radioactive water into the Pacific. Experts say the fear is irrational but understandable.
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Icon of the Seas: Royal Caribbean Bets on Huge Candy-Colored Cruise Ship
The ship, by some measures the world’s largest, will depart from Miami in January on its maiden voyage. Some can’t wait to board. Others call it a “monstrosity” that is bad for the environment.
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U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Stranded Rower in the Pacific Ocean
An American man’s rowboat had capsized in the Pacific. Low on battery, he put out a call for help.
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Hamish Harding, Explorer Who Knew No Bounds Until Titanic Dive, Dies at 58
An aviation tycoon who pushed the limits, he went to the depths of the ocean and the blackness of space before his fateful dive to the Titanic on Sunday.
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Roger Payne, Biologist Who Heard Whales Singing, Dies at 88
His underwater microphones recorded “Songs of the Humpback Whale,” inspiring a movement that led to national and international bans on commercial whaling.
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In Search of Iceberg Alley’s Spectacular Show
Each spring, opalescent icebergs from the Greenland ice sheet pass through Iceberg Alley, off the eastern edge of Canada, on a slow-motion journey southward.
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A Case of the Disappearing Waves
Surfers are bearing witness to how climate change and human interventions are altering coastlines. One community in North Florida watched its revered waves disappear seemingly overnight.
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Sailboat Crew Rescued After Hitting Whale in Pacific Ocean
The New York Times – Travel:After the collision in the Pacific Ocean this month, Rick Rodriguez and three other sailors were rescued by a fellow boater, with an assist from a satellite internet signal.