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http://www.contracostatimes.com/contra-costa-times/ci_23005913/donations-needed-complete-restoration-joe-dimaggios-boat-joltin http://www.cityofmartinez.org/our_city/events/joltin_joe_restoration_project.asp slideshow http://www.cityofmartinez.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=7634

Noteworthy crowd-funding approach to saving an historic ship: http://www.ibtimes.com/ss-united-states-largest-american-built-ship-could-be-scrap-metal-2-months-1150705

Celebrity of the day is the striped beakfish that washed up on the Washington shoreline in a 20 foot Japanese fishing boat. It came 4500 miles and two years. How did it survive crossing the ocean in a small 30-gallon hold? The stern was submerged and the hold became an open topped mini-ecosystem...

Why are sunken logs so valuable? I can't figure out how it is possible for guys to make a living pulling up one sunken log at a time with all the labor and risk and gear involved.

"Monster Squid: the Giant is Real" airs Sunday Jan. 27 on Discovery as the season finale of "Curiosity." http://www.kxlh.com/news/watch-giant-squid-caught-on-video-for-first-time/#!prettyPhoto/0/

I considered posting this in the random picture thread, but I think it merits its own thread. Here's one to start - a real time wind map of the US. http://hint.fm/wind/ A group of previous wind maps http://hint.fm/wind/gallery/

If so, how good a respirator is good enough?

The Kulluk, one of Shell Oil’s two Arctic drilling rigs, broke free from a tow ship in stormy seas and ran aground Monday night, "reviving fears about Arctic drilling" http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/business/energy-environment/breakaway-oil-rig-runs-aground-in-gulf-of-alaska.html?_r=0

There is a thread on the boats from JAWS. I don't see one for the boats used in the James Bond Movies. Anyone know where some of the 007 movie boats are today?

A robotic jellyfish made from memory metal alloy: U2OSJQhHQp8 http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/robots/robojelly-the-hydrogen-powered-robot-jellyfish-7516836 http://iopscience.iop.org/0964-1726/21/4/045013/article

Saw an ad for an inflatable 10' Boston Whaler Sport "inflatable core of Vinylin protected by Hypalon" It's a 1986, "new in box" with a "new in box" 9.9 outboard for $1500 Two questions: 1.) Can anyone tell me about these Boston Whaler inflatables? How long did Boston Whaler make...

What's different between a stand on top paddleboard and a large surfboard?

to be constructed 33 feet (10 m) beneath the surface of the sea in Dubai! http://justimagine-ddoc.com/Just-Imagine/Places/Underwater-Hotel

What is a "star propeller"? Was reading this Korean Shipbuilder Delivers 'Eco-design' Suezmax to AET http://www.marinelink.com/news/shipbuilder-ecodesign344327.aspx

The Titanic II's maiden voyage from England to North America scheduled for late 2016. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/clive-palmer-plans-to-build-titanic-ii-20120430-1xtrc.html#ixzz1tZ0ZXrku

Do Crizal lenses help with spray and water droplets on your glasses?

We knew this was coming. The CUSV would be built in New Orleans. "The boat is 39 feet long and can reach a top speed of 28 knots. Using a modified version of the unmanned Shadow surveillance aircraft technology that logged 700,000 hours of duty in the Middle East, the boat can be controlled...

"Iridium Communications Inc. announces the launch of its second-generation maritime broadband platform, Iridium Pilot™. Iridium Pilot will utilize the Iridium OpenPort® service -- the world’s first when it comes to fully global maritime broadband. ... three independent phone lines, all of which...

"For the second time in four years, British luxury boat builder Oyster Marine, probably the most respected name in boat building in Britain, has been sold. This is the first time the famed UK company has been out of British hands."...

I did not know you could survive this long without food. "Besides eating snow, the man probably survived by going into a dormant-like state, physician Stefan Branth told Vasterbottens-Kuriren" Swedish man survives two months in snowbound car...