Donald Lawson’s Trimaran Found Capsized in the Pacific, Lawson Still Missing

Donald Lawson and his Dark Seas Project was nothing if not ambitious. Lawson, 41, was preparing to set out to break at least 35 sailing records on his ORMA 60 trimaran, Defiant.  Lawson is a professional sailor from Baltimore who … Continue reading

Endangered Vaquita Porpoises Hanging on, Conservation Efforts May be Working

Great News. The vaquita porpoise, the world’s rarest marine mammal, swimming right on the edge of extinction, appears to be hanging on. Conservation measures in Mexico to save the endangered porpoise may be working.     The New York Times reports … Continue reading