03 FEB 2023 The Brazilian Navy confirmed that it plans to move forward with a controlled sinking of the decommissioned aircraft carrier NAe São Paulo in Brazilian waters. While they will not disclose the exact timing or location it is expected that they will move forward expeditiously after warning that …
Read More »“TOXIC” AIRCRAFT CARRIER REVERTS TO BRAZILIAN NAVY BUT REMAINS AT SEA
02 FEB 2023 The saga of the derelict former Brazilian aircraft carrier NAe São Paulo continues with the vessel having spent more than three months at sea, and now the possession of the hulk has reverted to the Brazilian Navy. While environmental groups contend the ship is heavily laden with asbestos and other …
Read More »VISION AI GOES UNDERWATER
01 FEB 2023 AI computer vision technology is expanding everywhere – even under the waves AI computer vision technology has been automating imagery analysis in shoreside applications for years, identifying, categorizing and counting everything from cows to car parts. It is starting to make inroads in maritime for tasks like automatically spotting vessels and whales. …
Read More »RENEWABLE ENERGY VS OCEAN LIFE – THE DEEP SEA MINING DILEMMA
31 JAN 2023 As companies race to expand renewable energy and the batteries to store it, finding sufficient amounts of rare earth metals to build the technology is no easy feat. That’s leading mining companies to take a closer look at a largely unexplored frontier – the deep ocean seabed. …
Read More »PUTIN’S NEW NUCLEAR SUBMARINE SAILS TO THE ARCTIC
30 JAN 2023 Russian navy’s newest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Generalissimo Suvorov is on its way to a temporary base for the Northern Fleet in the Arctic, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday, citing an unidentified defense source. “Recently, the submarine cruiser Generalissimo Suvorov has started moving from Severodvinsk, where it was …
Read More »MILLIONS SEE THE WORLD THROUGH A ‘STATIC’ HAZE CALLED VISUAL-SNOW SYNDROME
29 JAN 2023 One day in 2015, as I was driving to university, my vision went black. My vision returned moments later, but the world didn’t look the same after that. It was like a veil was covering my eyes – like I was seeing the world through an analog TV static. …
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