Ryan Atwood 
Dr. Craig Vogel, a cardiologist with Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, was one of the dozens of medical professionals who sailed on the Bahamas Paradise cruise ship last Thursday to Freeport, Grand Bahama. Many of the storm victims were in dire need of medical attention. He said many patients were also very dehydrated due to … Read more
The Grand Celebration was the first cruise ship to make it into Grand Bahama since Hurricane Dorian. The mission was to bring much needed supplies and volunteers to the island as well as bring those affected by the hurricane back to safety.
The Florida-based cruise line, Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, took supplies, first responders and volunteers to Grand Bahama Island on Thursday to support Bahamas relief efforts. The cruise line told CNN that the Grand Celebration ship is also offering the opportunity for Bahamians to evacuate to Florida free of charge, given they have the proper documentation. Bahamas Paradise is … Read more
Hurricane Dorian, one of the strongest hurricanes on record, devastated communities in the Bahamas with storm surge as high as 23 feet. More than 13,000 houses in the Grand Bahamas and Abaco Islands destroyed. Mission Resolve is coordinating a unified relief effort to provide hurricane victims with maximum long-term support to rebuild their lives and … Read more
Ocean Voyages Institute, a nonprofit organization, announced on 18 June 2019 that it has successfully removed more than 40 tons of fishing nets and consumer plastics from the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone, more commonly known as the Pacific Gyre. The sailing cargo ship, S/V KWAI, completed a 25-day clean up mission in the Pacific, between California and Hawaii, … Read more
Resolve Marine Group along with the U.S. Coast Guard and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently completed their effort to mitigate pollution risk from the sunken WWII-era tanker Coimbra. About 450,000 gallons of petroleum was recovered from the wreck since May, which is about 99 percent of the oil that was remaining on … Read more
During a major storm inside the Durban Harbor on 10 October 2017 – a container ship lost two containers over the side. The containers were recovered but all cargo was lost. The cargo was a consignment of polyethylene beads (also known as nurdles). These beads are the raw product for just about every plastic product … Read more
The USS Oriskany (CV-34) was one of the final Essex Class aircraft carriers completed after the conclusion of WWII. She operated primarily in the Pacific into the 1970s, earning two battle stars for service in the Korean War, and five for service in the Vietnam War. After being decommissioned in 1976 it was decided to … Read more