Maritime Musings
Alexander Selkirk
Inspiration for Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 9/7/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Proposed California NDZ
Yet another attempt to foist an environmental burden on the merchant marine

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 9/3/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 1 comments


Amerigo Vespucci
Inadvertent popularizer of the New World

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 8/31/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


SOSUS-VENTS
An invaluable Cold War tool converted to unique scientific device

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 8/27/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Clipper ship
Greyhound of the seas

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 8/24/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Joseph Conrad
Possibly the greatest author of maritime literature in the English language

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 8/20/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Coast Guard executes convicted murderer
On August 17, 1929, the US Coast Guard conducted its first and only execution

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 8/17/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


William Kidd
A most notorious and most unlucky pirate

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 8/13/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Admiral Andrea Doria (1466-1560)
Illustrious naval and political leader of the Republic of Genoa

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 8/10/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


USCG Marine Board of Investigation
A formal process for identifying areas for improvement in marine safety

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 8/6/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 3 comments


I caused the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Confession is good for the soul

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 8/3/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 1 comments


Buoys
A brief overview of US Coast Guard navigation buoys

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 7/30/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 3 comments


Q-ships
A wolf in sheep’s clothing, but largely ineffectual

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 7/27/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 1 comments


Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594)
Inventor of the modern navigational chart

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 7/23/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


The Whaleship Essex
A common-place ship whose unusual demise resulted in a classic American novel

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 7/20/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 1 comments


Juan Sebastian Elcano (1486-1526)
The first person to circumnavigate the Earth

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 7/16/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Coriolis effect
 Curving movement to right in the northern hemisphere

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 7/13/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 2 comments


North American ECA
An international approach to improve air quality in most North American waters

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 7/9/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Limitation of Liability Act of 1851
Not so fast on that repeal bill

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 7/6/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 2 comments


Boatswain
An important member of the crew, with a long tradition

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 7/2/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Politics of response
Why has scoring partisan political points become more important than fixing the problem?

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 6/29/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 1 comments


Live oak
The tree that saved a nation

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 6/25/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Clipperton Island
An isolated French atoll in the Pacific with a colorful history

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 6/22/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Water bridges
Artificial constructs allowing one waterway to flow above another

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 6/18/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Sidney Smith (1764-1840)
The most intrepid naval officer that you probably have never heard of

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 6/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | with 1 comments


Dutch West India Company
The short-lived maritime trading company with a lasting influence

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 6/11/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 2 comments


Thames Barrier
Protecting central London from devastating floods

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 6/8/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Navassa Island
A unique island in a vital waterway

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 6/4/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Phoenicia
An ancient maritime trading civilization

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 6/1/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 0 comments


Rogue waves
Non-linear waves of extreme height capable of sinking large vessels

Posted to Maritime Musings by Dennis Bryant on 5/28/2010 7:00:00 AM | with 4 comments


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9/6/2010

Calin Antonescu
I have to disagree regarding some points: 1. The number of...

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Calin Antonescu
While I understand the desire to have clean waters (all ove...

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Calin Antonescu
This is another way of making money out of dry stone. For p...

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Ron Oyer
Good points Mark. It would be nice to see the state schools...

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I like you style Joe! I really enjoyed this article.

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Great post, Mr. Keefe -- brought back lots of memories. I ...

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RCCL has always been a bit ahead of the curve through in ho...

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