New Research Lowers Past Estimates of Sea-Level Rise
The seas are creeping higher as the planet warms. But how high could they go?…
Hot Meets Cold at New Deep-Sea Ecosystem: Hydrothermal Seep
Habitats overlap at Jaco Scar in depths off Costa Rica…
Coast Guard Monitors Tug after Grounding
VALDEZ, Alaska — Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Valdez personnel continues to monitor the 136-foot Crowley tug Bulwark after it…
On Nome Escort, Cutter Healy Conducted Polar Region SatCom Experiment
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter HEALY (WAGB 20) successfully experimented with NRL's TacSat-4 communications satellite, Jan. 24, by communicating from…
NRL Designs Robot for Shipboard Firefighting
In both war and peacetime scenarios, fire in the shipboard environment is serious and frequently results in excessive damage and…
Seal Captured Near Yakutat Found to Have Hair Loss and Skin Sore Disease
Juneau, AK — Marine mammal scientists last Wednesday received a curious report: fishermen near Yakutat had observed what appeared to…
Counting Sharks with Cameras: Chum Cam Underwater Video Survey Shows That Reef Sharks Thrive in Marine Reserves
STONY BROOK, NY, March 8, 2012 – A team of scientists, led by the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at…
Running Hot and Cold in the Deep Sea: Scientists Explore Rare Environment
Among the many intriguing aspects of the deep sea, Earth’s largest ecosystem, exist environments known as hydrothermal vent systems where…
Crewmember Injured When Cable Snaps and Strikes Him in the Head
For the second time in five days, a crew-member has been hit by a cable when it snapped during operations.…
Man Killed in Accident Aboard the Alaska Juris Identified
Alaska State troopers identified the crew-member who was killed aboard the "Alaska Juris" yesterday.…