Orcas Make Boat Crushing Everyday Fun Affair; A Lousy Story Too Gross to Believe
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By Jay Mann | on July 31, 2024
By JAY MANN
Those wild and crazy orcas are making headlines again, continuing their now patented boat-sinking moves, highlighted by throwing their entire killer whale body weights down on hapless vessels. It’s now four years running for this boat-battering behavior, most displayed in the Mediterranean Sea and oceanic areas around Spain and Portugal. The Strait of Gibraltar is smack-down central. Animal psychologists are […]
‘Graveyard’ Claims Third Victim
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By Anita Josephson | on July 31, 2024
By THOMAS P. FARNER
This is the fifth in a series. For many years the ocean just east of Barnegat Light has been called the graveyard of the Atlantic. As 1890 drew to a close, at a site just east of the lighthouse, the masts of two ships that had recently sunk upright protruding from the water created an eerie feeling, as they marked […]
Review: The Soft Top Not To Buy; Tropics Shake off the Dust
Liquid Lines
By Jon Coen | on July 31, 2024
By JON COEN
The other night we were surfing some tiny little onshore waves at low tide. The sandbars are amazing right now. To say “surfing” may even be a stretch. We were out playing on the ocean, enjoying the warm Atlantic, and we happened to have our surfboards part of that time. Even some of the soft surfboards are almost glorified pool […]
Surfing in the OIympics This Week, You Might Actually Care; Water Warms, Summer Is Replenishment-Free
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By Jon Coen | on July 26, 2024
By JON COEN
When the Summer Olympics’ opening ceremonies are held on Friday, there won’t be any surfers in Paris. Now, that’s not because surfing is shut out. It’s just that the Olympic surfers will be on the other side of the world. And you might actually watch them this time! If you’re over the age of 30, you might remember the […]
Lice by Any Other Name Still Itch to Hell and Back; Virtual Trip to Micronation of Molossia
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By Jay Mann | on July 25, 2024
By JAY MANN
Lest I jinx it, I’ll mention in a nonchalant manner, i.e. in a whisper, the ocean water has finally warmed to the summer task. Nothing balmy just yet, but last weekend saw many bathers hitting the suds, unlike the weeks on end when the water couldn’t bust out of the 50s. Alarmingly, ocean temperature forecasts – there is such a […]
Dealing With the Gruesome Aftermath
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By Anita Josephson | on July 24, 2024
By THOMAS P. FARNER
This is the fourth in a series. In the age before wireless communication, when two ships collided near Barnegat Lighthouse, nothing was known of the incident until the next morning, when passing ships saw survivors clinging to the still-visible rigging of the two ships, while others were rescued holding onto floating debris. By Nov. 3, 1890, the Trenton Times was […]
Mid-July and We’re Still Talkin’ Cold Water
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By Jon Coen | on July 19, 2024
By JON COEN
I haven’t seen a pelican all summer. Over the past few years, pelicans, once a rare sight in New Jersey, have become ubiquitous. And I suspect that has something to do with the ocean temp. Have you heard about the fog? Dangerous fog. Impossible boating conditions at times, even tough driving. Also due to the wate temp. Pretty much every […]
Maggot Weather Days Offered Us Kids Best of Times; Turbine Builds Use Worst Greenhouse Gas
The Fish Story
By Jay Mann | on July 17, 2024
By JAY MANN
“What the hell is up with these cold ocean temps!?” I hear many folks semi-angrily asking. At the root of the cold water problem is the wind, along with some likely accentuating factors. I won’t go through the whole upwelling spiel since most folks know how south winds can blow away the top layer of warmer ocean water. When the […]
Who’s Telling the Truth?
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By Anita Josephson | on July 17, 2024
By THOMAS P. FARNER
This is the third in a series. On the night of Oct. 30, 1890, two ships collided just east of Barnegat Lighthouse. The four-masted schooner Cornelius Hargraves, loaded with coal, had left Philadelphia when it rammed the iron-hulled Spanish steamship Vizcaya, out of New York City bound for Cuba, carrying a mixed cargo and passengers. In the time before wireless […]
Sand for Thinning Island Beaches Pumped Forth Before Winter?; ‘Dry’ Lightning Bolt Like a Bull Whip
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By Jay Mann | on July 15, 2024
By JAY MANN
For Island beachgoers who are finding their favorite beaches narrowing through erosion, a sand assist is now on the way. Army Corps of Engineers in Philly have known of LBI’s need for sand fixes on certain beaches. Last year, it requested congressional funding for the work, based on a 65%-35% split of expenses between the state and federal governments. The […]
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