Off the coast of Mexico, a great white shark trying to eat some tuna actually bit through the side of a shark cage, with the diver inside, and then fought its way out, while the diver swam under the cage to safety. Here’s an incredible video, shot from the dive boat. https://gcaptain.com/viral-video-great-white-shark-breaches-dive-cage-diver-inside/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Gcaptain+%28gCaptain.com%29
The Great Barrier Reef off the eastern coast of Australia has been around for 25 million years, stretching over 1,400 miles and containing some 2,900 individual reefs, not to mention 1,625 species of fish and 450 species of coral. But now with climate change and warmer water and catastrophic bleaching, according to this story 50 percent of the coral in the warmer, northern section has already died. What happens next? http://www.outsideonline.com/2112086/obituary-great-barrier-reef-25-million-bc-2016?utm_content=buffera9dd8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=facebookpost
I’m partial, but I’ve always got to hand it to the Coast Guard for being there when you need them. Latest example: When the Coast Guard near New Orleans got a call that a powerboat was sinking off Dauphin Island, Alabama, they launched a 45-foot fast response boat and two helicopters. The rescue boat got there first and plucked three men and two dogs from the water. If you look the picture, I think you’d agree that the Coast Guard got there just in time. http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-rescues-3-people-2-dogs/2016/10/12/
There’s little doubt that David Cowper is one of the most accomplished blue-water adventurers in the world today. Back in 1982, he became the fastest person to sail single-handed around the world. He’s sailed around the world both ways. He’s also sailed around the world, single-handed, through the Northwest Passage, which has almost become a second home for Cowper, since he’s actually transited it five times. Now, in his 48-foot aluminum powerboat named Polar Bound, Cowper and his son transited one of the Northwest Passage’s most dangerous areas, the Hecla and Fiury Straits. They were the first people to…
Here’s a comprehensive list of marinas and facilities from the Carolinas to the Bahamas, telling what’s open, what’s closed and what’s somewhere in between. If you’re planning a trip to any of these areas, or if you’re already there, take a look. It also has an interactive element so you can help update the situation in your own area. http://ahoy.dockwa.com/hurricane-matthew-marina-status?utm_campaign=Hurricane%20Matthew%20-%20Hurricane%20Hole%20Marinas&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
Here’s some good advice from BoatU.S. about what you should do right away if your boat was damaged during Hurricane Matthew: Remove Valuables. If your boat has washed ashore, remove as much equipment as possible and move it to a safe place to protect it from looters or vandals. It’s a good idea to put your contact information somewhere conspicuously on the boat — along with a “No Trespassing” sign. However, for your safety, never climb in or on boats that have piled up together or are dangling precariously from dock pilings or other obstructions. Minimize Further Damage. Protect your…
Nothing is more important this time of year than knowing where Matthew – or any other hurricane – is heading your way. Here’s some great advice from a professional shipping weather expert about the best sites to look at for the most reliable predictions. You’ll want to look at this, and save it. https://gcaptain.com/best-online-hurricane-tracker/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Gcaptain+%28gCaptain.com%29
If you like to think about what makes boats go fast – particularly in rough water – take a look at this video. It’s a really interesting presentation by Winn Willard, VP of C. Raymond Hunt Associates, about how Ray Hunt developed the Deep-V hull about 56 years ago, and why it is so good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-RbCLrN_Sk&feature=share
Somebody in Port Clyde, Maine, doesn’t like Tony Hooper, a lobsterman there, and they’re taking it out on his boat. In a major escalation of the area’s occasionally simmering lobster wars, someone has cut the mooring line and hoses on Hooper’s boat, Liberty, three times since Aug. 17, causing it to sink or fill with water and run aground. In the picture above, Hooper watches as Liberty is hauled out in nearby Rockland to have the engine and electronics repaired – again. Read all about it: http://bangordailynews.com/2016/10/03/news/midcoast/port-clyde-lobster-boat-sunk-for-the-third-time-since-august/
With Hurricane Matthew heading north, salvage crews are racing to pull Time Out, the 72-foot yacht that ran ashore in Palm Beach, up to the beach where they will cut it up and cart it away. You may remember that Time Out hit the beach about a month ago after the owner said he had downed a few Long Island Iced Teas; he subsequently was charged with boating under the influence. The owner and the town were fighting about who was going to pay the $200,000 to get the boat out of the water. See the story below: http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local/grounded-yacht-slowly-moving-off-palm-beach/nsj6Z/