Author George Day

Fishermen have been catching what they thought were small hammerhead sharks in the waters off Belize in Central America for years. They have shared many of these fish with scientists who are working to protect shark populations that are dwindling worldwide. But something was amiss. The hammerheads had many of the characteristics of that eponymous species but these sharks were longer and leaner. And their hammerheads were in fact more the shape of a shovel than a hammer. Research on these Belizean sharks, often funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, started to uncover evidence that these local sharks were in…

On August 5, Rob Tyler was at his home in Ontario, Canada, when he checked the boat monitoring system and onboard cameras on his Aqila 70 Steady AF which was moored in Longboat Key, Florida.  To his horror, he saw smoke coming from the starboard hull. Tyler made several phone calls and finally a marina dockhand inspected the boat and confirmed that smoke was indeed coming from the transom of the starboard hull. He also called 911. By next morning Steady AF lay wrecked with her starboard hull burnt and underwater. The previous evening firefighters arrived at the marina at…

Fifteen months after the deep submersible submarine Titan imploded while visiting the wreck of the Titanic killing all five adventurers aboard, the U.S. Coast launched hearings this week to delve into the disaster. Experts and members of OceanGate’s staff, the parent company, testified that the submarine had been plagued with equipment and system problems in the years before the disaster and that an engineer who oversaw the Titan project had been fired because he would not certify the submarine for deep dives. In the months before the fatal dive, the Titan had been stored ashore in Newfoundland in subfreezing weather…

This week, Jeff Druek, CEO of Outer Reef Yachts, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, announced that his company was merging with the Dutch builder of luxury long-range motors yachts and high end outboard yachts Lynx Yachts. Long in the works, the merger brings together two brands that will expand the reach of both, Outer Reef into the European market and Lynx into the American and Australian markets. Druek stated, “Expanding our presence in the Netherlands and integrating the highly regarded Lynx Yachts management team into our operations marks a significant milestone for Outer Reef Yachts. This partnership aligns perfectly with…