On the Water

oil rig Deepwater Horizon caught fire, exploded, and sank last week, culminating in a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Latest estimates are that the continuing leak from the Gulf floor is pumping as much as 210,000 gallons a day of sweet crude into the water, and so far efforts to stop the flow have been unsuccessful. This morning a 100-by-45 mile slick was actually ignited in an attempt to burn the oil before it reaches fragile coastal areas along the Louisiana coast. …Read More

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Cobra sent me their new CJIC 250 Jump Starter Power Pack to test out, and this thing is a real winner! There are plenty of similar products out there and I’ve tried several of them, but the Cobra is actually the best I’ve seen yet. (Seriously – I’m not just saying that!) It offers a [...] …Read More

Plastiki, 39 days out of San Francisco and halfway to a final destination in Australia, arrived on Wednesday in the Line Islands. I gather it was none too soon. Arriving at the Line Islands. © Plastiki Co-skipper Jo Royle writes, “We were ready for a stop. Everyone on board has worked hard to keep the smiles [...] …Read More

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In an announcement made on the London Stock Exchange today, Garmin announced it is offering 15 pence (19.74 cents U.S.) per share for all the shares of Raymarine Plc. Raymarine lately has been discussing the various offers made for its shares but had not specifically mentioned Garmin since talks broke down between the two firms last [...] …Read More

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To avert a natural disaster along the wetlands of the Louisiana coastline, the Coast Guard today started a controlled burn of the oil slick formed from the Gulf oil rig explosion. According to the Coast Guard News website: Workboats will consolidate oil into a fire resistant boom approximately 500 feet long. This oil will then [...] …Read More

Holy mackerel – the press releases just started flying and it’s true, Garmin has made a serious offer to buy Raymarine. According to the London Stock Exchange Market News, Dr Min H. Kao, the Chairman and CEO of Garmin, said “Garmin has long admired Raymarine and I am therefore pleased to be announcing what we believe is [...] …Read More

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