An update to a previous post. An Inuit family says a box that was hidden for over 80 years in the Arctic contains documents linked to the doomed Franklin expedition and has just turned the box over to the the Canadian Conservation Institute. In the mean while, the search for Franklin’s ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, has resumed as the Canadian government has sent a Parks Canada icebreaker into a three-week expedition into the waters near Gjoa Haven where the ships are believed to have sunk.
Search begins for British explorer’s lost ships
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Twenty-four U.S. Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force stormed the German-owned containership 
This sounds like a fantastic festival for anyone near Townsend, Washington. The
A twelve year old male orca whale, named Sumar by SeaWorld, died suddenly at their San Diego facility on Tuesday. Sadly its death was not untypical. Male orcas in the wild have an average life expectancy of 30 years. Many live into their 50s and 60s. Female orcas have an average life expectancy of 50 years though some have been known to live into their 90s. Despite a steady food supply and medical care, 
Two projects are underway in Maine and Oregon to produce energy from ocean waves. 
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Hurricane Earl, or rather tropical storm Earl, spun its way past New York, far enough out to sea so we had neither wind nor rain to mark his passing. Having missed this hurricane, here is an interesting article on 
An oil platform operated by Mariner Energy exploded today near Vermilion Bay in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. One worker was reported injured. No one was killed and no significant oil spill resulted. Mariner Energy has been involved at least 13 offshore accidents since 2006 in Gulf of Mexico waters — including a blowout and four fires.