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Has the secret of the Bermuda Triangle finally been discovered?

4/5/2016

The Bermuda Triangle is a well documented section of sea that has mysteriously claimed many planes and ships. These disappearances are often unexplained, and have led many to believe something supernatural must be going on in the area. Scientists now think the cause of these anomalies might be large craters in the sea floor. These craters release tons of methane gas which poses a threat to ships in the area.

While the Bermuda Triangle is the biggest hotspot for this activity, the craters actually stretch to the north of the British Isles. Monitoring a greater area might provide scientists more insight on how these craters change sea temperatures. The rapidly increasing heat combined with the gas could be the cause of many sunken ships.
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San Diego bay cruise boat crashes into pier

3/31/2016

SAN DIEGO --Several people were hurt when a bay cruise boat crashed into a dock in downtown San Diego on Thursday afternoon,

San Diego Fire-Rescue officials said there were a number of injuries when the 150-foot Adventure Hornblower ship hit the G Street Pier shortly before 1 p.m.

Several potentially serious injuries were reported, Fire Capt. Joe Amador said. Some of the patients were carried off the vessel on stretchers, according to KFMB reporter Shannon Handy.

Watch this Turbine powered Speedboat do 244-MPH

3/15/2016

In an astonishing feat at the 2014 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout in Sunrise Beach, Mo., the Spirit of Qatar team ran its 50-foot Mystic Powerboats catamaran Al Adaa'am 96 posted a remarkable 244-mph top speed to establish a new Shootout record, besting last year's mark set by the My Way Mystic at 224 mph. The Spirit of Qatar team celebrates an impressive 244-mph speed at today's Lake of the Ozarks Shootut. Photo by Jason JohnsonSpeedonthewater.com caught up with the boat's owner and driver Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al-Thani and throttleman Steve Curtis at the docks at Captain Ron's minutes after the jaw-dropping speed that had everyone on the property and out on the water hooting and hollering. Earlier in the morning, the catamaran posted a 210-mph top speed after its emergency parachutes deployed at the start of the one-mile course.

"We had so many things in the back of our heads that could go wrong, especially after seeing what happened this morning with Mike (Fiore, the Outerlimits owner who was involved in a tragic accident with Joel Begin, read the story)," said Sheikh Hassan. "I really hope Mike is all right. That whole thing turned me off a little bit and I told the guys let's postpone it until tomorrow.

"I know they wanted to get it out of the way, and I wanted to get it out of the way, too" he continued. "So when we got out there—I still had Mike's accident in my mind, I could see it cause we were right there—I said 'OK, let's just play it safe.' Halfway though the run, the boat started to porpoise a little bit. Steve got back on the throttles and nailed it. It hooked back up again and he hammered it all the way down."

Hassan, who said the team won't be making any more runs this week but will have the boat on display at Captain Ron's tomorrow, added that he kept reading the speedometer to make sure what he saw was what was recorded.

"We were approaching the finish and running about 230 mph and it felt like Steve backed off a little bit cause that's what he wanted to do," Sheikh Hassan continued. "Then he started back on and I saw 240—I'm pretty sure we reached 250 after the gate. That's one milestone we got out of the way with this boat. Now it's time to go out and relax and look ahead to what's next."

Curtis, who was smiling as he gave his driver a big hug, said he was still shaking at the docks.

"That was incredible," he said. "I'm still shaking—there's still a lot of adrenaline pumping through my bones. It's a great feeling yet I can't help but think of my really good friend Mike and hope he can pull through.

100-Year-Old Negatives Discovered in Block of Ice in Antarctica

1/13/2016

For the past 100 years, a box of never-before-seen negatives has been preserved in a block of ice in Antarctica. Recently, Conservators of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust came across the 22 exposed, but unprocessed, cellulose nitrate negatives during an attempt to restore an old exploration hut.

The negatives are believed to be from Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1917 Ross Sea Party, a group that was stranded in the hut during a blizzard when their ship blew out to sea. They were eventually rescued, but the box remained buried until now.

A Wellington photography conservator carefully processed the negatives in order to reveal the historic mysteries on each frame. Though slightly damaged, the incredible images give us a rare glimpse of adventurers from the past. AHT Executive Director Nigel Watson says, “It’s the first example that I’m aware of, of undeveloped negatives from a century ago from the Antarctic heroic era. There’s a paucity of images from that expedition.”

Watch these off shore racing boats get airborne

1/11/2016

These guys have brass balls, they are doing triple digit speeds and getting airborne, a mix that doesn't usually end well with boats. Pure awesome

When your sailboat won't clear the bridge...

1/4/2016

Pretty awesome how you get it under!

Surreal Video Shows Freediver Riding an Underwater Ocean Current

2/4/2015

“Ocean Gravity” is the second collaboration between free diver Guillaume Nery and filmmaker Julie Gautier. The short film was shot underwater at the Tiputa Pass in Rangiroa at the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. Nery seems to float effortlessly through the water (like he’s floating in space) as he rides an underwater ocean current.

“Ocean Gravity is a short film that turns underwater codes upside down and plunges us this time into a weightless world. Just like in space, there is no more up or down, no more right side up or upside down. The ocean becomes the cosmos, man becomes a satellite, and the bottom of the sea turns into an unknown planet. Welcome in the unsettling universe of Ocean Gravity.”

Gautier adds:

“I decided to film without considering the elementary framing rules. I was no longer limited by the idea of top and bottom, like in space. In those conditions, I was able to create the natural illusion of a curved planet. The big challenge was to avoid filming the abundant sea life (sharks, dolphins and numerous fish) to maintain a spatial and non-marine atmosphere.”