Friday, February 25, 2011

The "Semi Sub"

the Bentley of glass-bottom boats?: "Made by South Korea's Raonhaje, the Ego Compact is more of a glass-bottom boat than a sub, but it's still pret

Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Silent Evolution

400 sculptures underwater: "Located in the National Marine Park of Isla Mujeres, Cancun and Punta Nizuc, the environmentally friendly reef -- each of the sculptures is made from specialized materials used to promote coral life -- was constructed with the cooperation of marine park officials and the Cancun Nautical Assn. in an effort to promote the recovery of nearby natural reefs. The hope is to give visitors an alternative to the Cancun Marine Park, one of the most visited stretches of water in the world, with more than 750,000 visitors each year."

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Sea Shepherd Victory As Japan Loses Whale Wars

Inspiration to Action: "It’s official: The Japanese have halted their whaling season a month early, crediting—or blaming—harassment from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s rigorous anti-whaling campaign."

Monday, February 14, 2011

Sunken whaling ship of 'Moby Dick' captain found


Captain Pollard's "Two Brothers": "Remains of a whaling ship discovered on a remote coral reef nearly 600 miles northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii are believed to be those of the second ship that inspired Herman Melville's classic 'Moby Dick.'"

The shipwreck was that of the Two Brothers, the second ship captained by George Pollard which went down after it struck a coral reef during a storm in 1823

Sunday, February 13, 2011

DEVO, not the band...de-evolution

DEVO! OK this has nothing to do with boating but it DOES sort of apply if you like marine biology and think about the 80's when you're cruising: "Two groups of lowly marine worms are related to complex species including vertebrates (such as humans) and starfish, according to new research. Previously thought to be an evolutionary link between simple animals such as jellyfish and the rest of animal life -- the worms' surprising promotion implies that they have not always been as simple as they now appear."

Saturday, February 12, 2011

America's Cup Cineflex on Vimeo

America's Cup Cineflex from Marko Perendija on Vimeo.

"Red Line Films and Read Earth Studio where making a feature documentary for Larry Ellison following his Oracle team as they competed and eventually won the America's Cup in Valencia Spain."javascript:void(0)

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Facebook friends! - Employer link in profile fix.

Facebook friends! - Employer link in profile fix.: "I finally figured this out. By default, facebook doesn't search for the employer, even if there is an existing facebook presence, so it adds a generic blank page for the employer with a 'like' button. I want that hyperlink to take my friends to my actual fb business page obviously, using a firefox webtools plugin I can access the employer_id field in the form and edit that by pasting in the correct number...voila! Please click 'like' at marinegraphics.com if you can appreciate this!"