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