by admin | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog
It was quite a shock to log onto Tumblr the other day and actually see the last time I posted a blog. I can’t count the number of times I PLANNED to post…started a few words, then became distracted by real life matters, or someone else beat me to the punch and...
by admin | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog
While wearing one of my other hats, as Senior Vice President of The Nautical Institute and member of The Institute’s NGO delegation to IMO, I am very much focused on the Polar Code as it progresses through it’s latest re-incarnation. As soon as I disembark RV Mirai in...
by admin | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog
Earlier in September the U.N. Environment Program and World Meteorological Organization released their latest report that indicated the Earth’s protective ozone layer is recovering due to the regulation of ozone-damaging gases. This report is the first...
by admin | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog
I never thought I would find the situation where I would want to paraphrase one of the most famous abusers of the English language, but the words of one of America’s finest artists of baffle came to mind the other night. Though we have progressed tremendously in...
by admin | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog
On the 17th of this month CCGS Amundsen passed close by as she continued her own Beaufort Sea research. She is the only vessel we have seen since departing Dutch Harbor in August. Some of her work has been carefully planned in collaboration with the annual JAMSTEC...