Another week’s flown by! Here’s to more interesting maritime news from Monkey Fist. I really liked reading about the Irish this week…
ORP Piorun (G65) was an N-class destroyer used by the Polish Navy during the …
I imagine there must’ve been some very interesting conversations on that ship. And what a shame for the people of the USSR. They threw out so many beautiful minds. 🙁
Here’s this weeks Maritime Monday from Monkey Fist via gCaptain…
The Ships That Helped Silence the Early USSR’s Intellectuals Russia exiled hundreds of academics …
Source: Maritime Monday for February 20th, 2017: Philosophenschiff – gCaptain
Another week of the most interesting maritime matters. Thanks to Monkey Fist and gCaptain for sending out the news…
A large whale, believed to be a humpback, was spotted in the East River in …
Source: Maritime Monday for January 2nd, 2017: Let the whale be the whale – gCaptain
Here’s another Maritime Monday thanks to Monkey Fist and gCaptain. Enjoy the weekly shot of maritime news and history…
Berenice Abbott (July 17, 1898 – December 9, 1991) was an American photographer best known for …
This weeks Maritime Monday is a good one. I do love art of all kinds, and especially maritime art (of course). This week there’s a very nice showcase of artists who liked to work on maritime subjects down through history. There’s also a mention of a new group, the “Sea Sisters”. I’ll definitely be checking them out. A neat article about the elevators on the Three Gorges Dam (I was excited to be able to cruise through there before the dam was finished), what an impressive project! Thanks to Monkey Fist and gCaptain for sharing all this great stuff!
The World’s Largest Elevator Can Lift 6.7 Million Pounds of Ship sploid.gizmodo …
Source: Maritime Monday for September 26th, 2016: Encore Performance – gCaptain
I’ve always enjoyed this Maritime Monday series from Monkey Fist and so glad they’re back again. Thanks to Monkey Fist and to gCaptain for promoting them. There’s so much interesting history, science, art, music, movies, culture and just all around maritime fun. 🙂
I hope you enjoy this weeks collection of maritime stuff in Maritime Monday…
Scientists call for better plastics design to protect marine life Improved materials would encourage recycling and prevent single-use containers from entering the oceans “[It comes from] 60 years of being a throwaway society,” Thompson said. Most of the plastic litter comes from single-use items, which have been inadequately disposed of and not recycled. “They have […]
Source: Maritime Monday for July 18th, 2016 – gCaptain
PS- My first job as third officer was on a sister ship to the Okeanos Explorer. Another T-AGOS ship, the USNS Invincible.
Another post for Maritime Monday thanks to Monkey Fist and gCaptain. I always enjoy all the interesting little tidbits put together for these posts, but I really love this one today.
I’ve always loved art, pretty much all kinds (except the abstracts I sometimes see in museums where I can’t help wondering why someone would actually pay for that- white painted canvas and that sort of thing).
I always thought, “I could do better than that!”. I’m much better with photography, but I’ve actually started trying to learn how to paint. I’ve been trying to learn how to paint seascapes (of course). 😉
I am especially fond of maritime art. I can’t think of any I’ve seen that I haven’t liked. A Facebook friend “Baristo Uno” likes to post this stuff occasionally and it’s always a joy to see. It helps educate people and open our eyes to the wider world…
Past and present, worldwide locations- the sea is the same, but how we deal with it may change. It’s always the same, yet always changing. It keeps us on our toes.
I do love it out there, and these paintings remind me of how much there is to love! 🙂
John ‘Jack’ Travers Cornwell, who was just 16, remained at his post on the HMS Chester awaiting orders despite having suffered mortal shrapnel injuries. Initially, Jack was buried in a common grave but the British press took up his story and he was eventually laid to rest with full military honours and posthumously awarded […]
Source: Maritime Monday for June 5th, 2016: Spanish, Maine – gCaptain
Be sure to click the link, there’s a lot more to see!