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S.O.S
20 May 2013, 10:50 pm - via I-COOL
Hey All, So just when we thought we have had enough bad news after last weeks issues with Challenger, we have now run into complications with Silbo. Yesterday afternoon, Silbo ran into an...
New NOAA Report Examines National Oil Pollution Threat from Shipwrecks
20 May 2013, 10:00 am - via NOAA National Marine Sanctuary News
NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard today a new report that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation's coastal marine...
Entering a new realm
19 May 2013, 11:19 pm - via I-COOL
Hey All, So it has now been 4 days since we last made contact with Challenger. On Friday, a team was assembled and a plan made for if we do hear from the glider. First we were all added to a...
48 Hours
17 May 2013, 10:16 am - via I-COOL
Hey All, It has now been 48 hours since last contact was made with Challenger. Later this morning the glider team will be sitting down for a conference call to discuss what our possible courses...
40 hours of Silence
16 May 2013, 8:27 pm - via I-COOL
Hey All, Since yesterday when Challenger reset underwater and entered the mission initial.mi, we have not had any contact with the glider. It has now been close to 40 hours since last contact was...
Poseidon’s Goal Line Defense
15 May 2013, 5:25 pm - via I-COOL
Hey All, As I mentioned a few days ago, Challenger was just a short ways away from crossing the Prime Meridian. However, mysteriously as we were just 6 km from crossing to the other side,...
3000 km for Challenger
10 May 2013, 5:25 pm - via I-COOL
Hey All, Challenger is stepping her way higher up along the VIG ladder as she has now flown over 3,000 km in contribution to the Challenger Mission. On the scale of the whole plan, 3,000 may not...
Update for May 6
6 May 2013, 4:53 pm - via I-COOL
Hey All I just want to leave everyone with a quick update on the status of the gliders Silbo is continuing to find his way through the desert as he fights the strong head current that has been...
Can’t Catch a Break
2 May 2013, 10:48 am - via I-COOL
Hey All So after dropping Antonio off at Newark Airport this evening, we are coming to a close on a very interesting and productive week. First off, on Wednesday Antonio graciously accepted his...
Our Famed Visitor
28 April 2013, 9:39 am - via I-COOL
Hey All! Great news everyone; Antonio has landed safely in the USA! As we have explained previously, Antonio has won the RUCOOL Technical Achievement Award for Cyber Navigation, effectively...
Update for April 25
25 April 2013, 9:39 am - via I-COOL
Hey All! As we finish the final preparations for Antonio's award ceremony and travel plans for this weekend, our Global Glider fleet continues to make progress flying the North and South Atlantic...
Enric Sala
24 April 2013, 1:13 pm - via Waitt Institute
Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic
Michael Fay
24 April 2013, 1:00 pm - via Waitt Institute
Conservationist, Wildlife Conservation Society
National Marine Sanctuary Volunteers Lauded During National Volunteer Week 2013
24 April 2013, 9:30 am - via NOAA National Marine Sanctuary News
Volunteers across the country donated more than 100,000 hours of their time last year - the equivalent of 58 fulltime employees - to help protect and conserve the country's ocean and coastal...
Gabon
23 April 2013, 7:24 pm - via Waitt Institute
Diving the waters of Gabon in hopes of extending protection from the land into the sea
