Two tankers on station this morning, with lots of activity and they are putting out extra booms. I guess they will start pumping now the weather...
It's a bit choppy this morning with the odd heavy breaker. It will be interesting to see if the sea state has an impact on the ships position....
There is a 'one man' prototype of the quad. I saw a video if its first test flight a few weeks ago, but can't find it now.
Yes! And this :- Fast Transitions of a Quadrocopter Fleet Using Convex Optimization - YouTube
Forgot to say (and AMG reminded me) that my data duplicates to a 1TB external drive as well. If I'm hitting the road for a while, I take that...
I do my own backup's to CD ROM once a month. The data on my computers is confidential and I would not want others browsing through it in the...
Pumping Tanker arrived on station this morning. Looks like the fuel is good to go. WebCam Giglio Porto Panoramica | isola-del-giglio | webcam
I got excited, then saw the pictures. Nice idea though - let's just find another boat!
Costa Concordia (probably not in the best taste - but this made me smile) How do they serve alcoholic drinks on Italian cruise ships? - On...
Nice video. I'm glad they filmed while the owner/guests were not around - that would have been a real invasion of privacy. Shame about the...
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Maybe I was a bit hasty there. Been reading some marine accident cases and it does seem that VDRs have not been quite as reliable as they...
What !!!! Probably the most reliable piece of equipment on the planet, with 'fail safe', solid state, multichannel recording, cocooned in a...
Interesting 'negative' shot of Rising Sun there Ron. Was that supposed to happen?
All fine here in the UK. It is probably totally unrelated but, there has been a lot of interference with transmitted communications during the...
I suspect that will depend on Italian law. It is likely that both the defense and the prosecution will want to keep vital data secret so as not...
As Marmot points out, bunker oil is fluid, even though it usually looks like sludge. There is a serious risk that the tanks will rupture when...
There appears to be a question mark over whether the ship had propulsion at the point at which she 'turned' and returned to shore. Time and the...
Looks like that is underway :- WebCam Giglio Porto Panoramica | isola-del-giglio | webcam
If they do try to remove her intact, I hope there will good commentary on the process. Despite her being in shallow water, as AMG and K1W1 both...
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