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Search for Bonhomme Richard intensifies

Editor — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:13:20 +0000

Undersea Search Is On for Famous Revolutionary War Ship

The Ocean Technology Foundation will launch its fifth expedition later this summer to search for the wreck of John Paul Jones' Revolutionary War ship the Bonhomme Richard in the North Sea.

Animals point to ancient seaway in Antarctica

Editor — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:50:51 +0000

The locations of tiny Bryozoans provide clues to Antarctica's past

Scientists have found evidence for an ancient sea passage linking currently isolated areas of Antarctica.

Fuxian Lake —The Chinese Atlantis?

Editor — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:44:07 +0000

The Fuxian Lake lies about 60 kilometers to Kunming City and covers an area of 212 square kilometers. With a depth of up to 155 metres, it is also the second deepest freshwater lake in China after the Tianchi Lake, a volcanic-vent lake lying in Changbai Mountain in Northeast China

A tale persists that an ancient city is buried deep in a lake in Yunnan, a border province in Southwest China. But unlike the mythical tale of Atlantis, the submerged secret in Fuxian Lake near the city of Kunming, may be a reality.

First Video from Expedition Titanic

Editor — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:32:54 +0000

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Some absolutely amazing video of the bow taken by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory team with cameras mounted on Phoenix's expertly piloted ROV.

RMS Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world when she set off on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City on 10 April 1912.

Underwater 'River' of Oil Confirmed in Gulf

Editor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:24:15 +0000

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientistsMap and Confirm Origin of Large, Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf. The plume of mixed oil and water was 1.2 miles wide, 650 feet high and 22 miles long, 1.2 miles wide, and 650 feet high.

Three First world war British warships sunk 90 years ago found off Estonian coast

Editor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:00:49 +0000

The final resting places of sunk ships HMS Cassandra, above, HMS Myrtle and HMS Gentian have been discovered after 90 years

The wrecks of three British warships sunk after World War I off the coast of a Baltic Sea island have been found, Estonia's military announced Monday.

First new images of Titanic debris field emerge

Editor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:26:27 +0000

The bow of the RMS Titanic lies on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada

A high-tech expedition that aims to create a detailed map of the wreckage of the Titanic has begun exploring the ocean floor where the ship sank nearly one hundred years ago,

International visa restrictions

Editor — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:14:37 +0000

he Henley Visa Restrictions Index is a global ranking of countries according to travel freedom their citizens enjoy. Henley & Partners has analyzed the visa regulations of all the countries and territories in the world