Sunken object may be Chile's long-lost submarine
Sunken object may be Chile's long-lost submarine
The Chilean navy and marine scientists say they may have found Latin America's first submarine, a steel tube topped by cannons, which sank off the coast of Chile 141 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 Yellow submarine
Yellow submarine
Far out in the Atlantic, a little yellow submarine is trying to slip from current to current, gliding across the ocean beneath the waves. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago
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 Submarine packed with 5 tons of cocaine seized
Submarine packed with 5 tons of cocaine seized
Tipped off by three plastic pipes mysteriously skimming the ocean’s surface, authorities seized a homemade submarine packed ...guess how much the dope was worth picked by Dangerman 1 year ago
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 Photo Essay - The Remains of The Kursk
Photo Essay - The Remains of The Kursk
On August 12, 2000, the giant Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the icy waters of the Barents Sea with a loss of all 118 sailors aboard. These photos show what was raised from the depths and the extent of the destruction. CNN News Special on Kursk picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago
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 Teacher finds new cosmic object
Teacher finds new cosmic object
A new class of cosmic object has been found by a Dutch schoolteacher, through a project which allows the public to take part in astronomy research online. Hanny Van Arkel, 25, came across the strange gaseous blob while using the Galaxy Zoo website to help classify galaxies in telescope images. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago
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 Shark Shaped Submarine
Shark Shaped Submarine
The Paris-born, New York-based explorer had become a virtual shark, thanks to his new shark-shaped submarine. He uses the sub to dive incognito among the oceans' top predators, great white sharks. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago
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 Known as Deepglider, the 71-inch long...That's all I can take...submarine
Known as Deepglider, the 71-inch long...That's all I can take...submarine
Scientists at the University of Washington have developed an autonomous underwater vehicle that can stay out to sea for up to a year and dive to depths of nearly 9,000 feet -- nearly three times deeper than the deepest-diving military submarines. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago
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 Bush Exempts Navy From Environmental Law
Bush Exempts Navy From Environmental Law
The law prohibits the use of sonar which is believed to be harmful to marine mammals. picked by MandolinOrange 8 months ago
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 Marine Worm's Jaws Say 'Cutting-edge New Aerospace Materials'
Marine Worm's Jaws Say 'Cutting-edge New Aerospace Materials'
Researchers in California and New Hampshire report the first detailed characterization of the protein composition of the hard, fang-like jaws of a common marine worm. Their work could lead to the design of a new class of super-strong, lightweight materials for use as construction and repair materials for spacecraft, airplanes, and other applications. picked by bjk1903 2 months ago
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 Sunken WW2 warship found in fjord
Sunken WW2 warship found in fjord
The wreck of a Royal Navy destroyer has been found in a Norwegian fjord, 68 years after she sank during battle. picked by topofall 6 months ago
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 Fiery UFO explodes off Jersey coast
Fiery UFO explodes off Jersey coast
The unidentified falling object was first seen at about 8:40 p.m. by people on Normandy Beach in Ocean County, and was also spotted as far away as Fire Island and South Carolina, officials said. picked by DrNothing 12 months ago
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 Now You, Too, Can Buy Your Very Own Yellow Submarine
Now You, Too, Can Buy Your Very Own Yellow Submarine
The world's first personal submarines have been launched with a price tag of £65,000. picked by MaskedWriter 2 years ago
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 New Evidence From Earliest Known Human Settlement In The Americas
New Evidence From Earliest Known Human Settlement In The Americas
New evidence from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile confirms its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas and provides additional support for the theory that one early migration route followed the Pacific Coast more than 14,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago
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 The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced
The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced
When the U.S. Navy deploys a battle fleet on exercises, it takes the security of its aircraft carriers very seriously indeed. At least a dozen warships provide a physical guard while the technical wizardry of the world's only military superpower offers an invisible shield to detect and deter any intruders. That is the theory. Or, rather, was the theory. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago
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 Para-whatsit quite a mouthful then, too
Para-whatsit quite a mouthful then, too
Scientists searching for fossils high in the Andes in Chile have unearthed the remains of a tank-like mammal related to armadillos that grazed 18 million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago
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 Photo tour of a soviet diesel submarine
Photo tour of a soviet diesel submarine
These Foxtrot submarines were based on WWII U-Boat technology and remained in service through the 1990's. Living conditions for the 78+ men who manned these boats were pretty harsh to say the least. More Photos picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago
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 Cocaine-smuggling sub
Cocaine-smuggling sub
BOGOTA - Colombian marines seized a makeshift submarine capable of smuggling up to 12 metric tons of cocaine through the Pacific to Central America picked by Bilb0 10 months ago
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 U.S. Submarine surfaces; collides with Japanese ship
U.S. Submarine surfaces; collides with Japanese ship
Again? Unfortunately, it appears so.... This time, the USS Newport News collided with a Japanese tanker in the Arabian Sea. picked by Fanatic 2 years ago
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 "Cheese and Onions" - The Rutles
"Cheese and Onions" - The Rutles [video]
From "Yellow Submarine Sandwich" picked by suebe 5 months ago
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 Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 32 Years ago Today
Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 32 Years ago Today [video]
Take a moment to listen to that haunting Gordon Lightfoot tune and remember the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in a ferocious Lake Superior storm 32 years ago today. On Sunday, at Mariners' Church of Detroit, a bell will toll for the ship's 29 hands -- and all sailors lost on the Great Lakes -- in an annual memorial service starting at 11 a.m. picked by DrNothing 10 months ago
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 Yellow Submarine in LEGO animation
Yellow Submarine in LEGO animation [video]
picked by suebe 1 year ago
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