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Sea Science: Sound on the water affected by temperature, molecular density

Sea Science: by Jordanna Sheermohamed Before the invention of GPS, radio or radar, maritime navigation depended on different means of communication to relay messages between vessels. To compensate during times…

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NOAA seeks public input on end of paper charts

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is seeking public feedback on its five-year program to end all raster and paper nautical chart production.  Ultimately, production of all NOAA paper nautical…

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MIAMI19: It’s a bird, it’s a boat, it’s a flight on a seaplane

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Photos and story by Dorie Cox A group of yacht industry people watched from the dock as the seaplane descended over an underway barge and steered clear of anchored sailboats.…

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More signals clog AIS navigation screens onboard

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It is 6:20 in the morning as Capt. Claude Strickland unties the 100-foot private yacht he runs to leave Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale. There is only one other vessel…

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Goodbye domes, hello more data

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Matt Gerken of e3 Systems said his job is to make observations about captains and crew when he visits yachts while his colleagues are analyzing technology systems onboard. “I’m looking…

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