Most of the media is referring to the massive slab of ice that has broken off the Western Antarctic Pine Island glacier as an “iceberg.” At 277 square miles of solid ice, I think an ice island is a more accurate designation. British scientists from Sheffield and Southampton universities have been awarded a £50,000 grant for a six-month study to track the iceberg as it drifts northward. They will track it and try to predict its path using satellite data. There is real concern that the the ice island could be hazardous to shipping in the Southern Ocean.
Huge iceberg adrift in Southern Ocean after calving from Pine Island Glacier
I recently came across a video of the Viking longship replica 
Great news. The captain and chief engineer of the 222′ supply boat C-Retriever, who were kidnapped off the coast of Nigeria on October 23th, have been released following the payment of ransom. The two Americans are reported to be in good health and en-route to the United States. The supply boat is owned Edison Chouest Offshore, based in Louisiana.
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Robots are being increasingly being used to gather data at sea. Here is a fascinating undersea glider design in use by the 
On Friday morning, local time, Super Typhoon Haiyan came shore in the central Philippines. With an estimated maximum sustained winds of 195 mph and gusts to 235 mph, 
On November 14th, 1863, on the Isle of Man in Great Britain, the shipyard of Gibson, McDonald & Arnold, Ramsey launched the 1,200 tonne full rigged iron ship, 
The U.S. Navy’s new supercarrier,