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US ocean fence aims to curb smuggling from MexicoChicago TribuneSAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - US authorities are building a steel and concrete barrier 300 feet out into the Pacific Ocean south of San Diego to curb dangerous attempts by illegal immigrants and smugglers to slip through the breakers to California.and more » |
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. Announces Three Year Drilling Contract for the Leiv Eiriksson
NICOSIA, CYPRUS-- - Ocean Rig UDW Inc. , a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, today announced that it has signed a new drilling contract for its semi-submersible drilling rig "Leiv ... Signs of Ancient Ocean on Mars Spotted by European Spacecraft
A European spacecraft orbiting Mars has found more revealing evidence that an ocean may have covered parts of the Red Planet billions of years ago. Ocean Power Technologies Reports Strong Performance Of Autonomous PowerBuoy In Maritime Security Ocean Operations
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. , a leading wave energy technology company, today announces the results of the ocean operations of its autonomous PowerBuoy recently deployed off the coast of New Jersey for the US Navy. U.S. ocean fence aims to curb smuggling from Mexico
SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are building a steel and concrete barrier 300 feet out into the Pacific Ocean south of San Diego to curb dangerous attempts by illegal immigrants and smugglers to slip through the breakers to California. The new maritime fence is being built at a cost of $4.3 million at the point where the U.S.-Mexico border plunges into the ocean between San ... Ocean Scientists Shed New Light on Mariana Trench
An ocean mapping expedition has shed new light on deepest place on Earth, the 2,500-kilometer long Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean. Using a multibeam echo sounder, scientists found four "bridges" spanning the trench and measured its deepest point with greater precision than ever before. Signs of ancient Mars ocean spotted by European spacecraft
A European spacecraft orbiting Mars has found more revealing evidence that an ocean may have covered parts of the Red Planet billions of years ago. Humpback whales? songs differ from one side of Indian Ocean to the other
Humpback whales on different sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different songs, according to a new study conducted by American and Australian researchers. The report challenges the past assumption that whales in the same ocean basin sing songs with similar themes. Read full article >> UNH ocean scientists shed new light on Mariana Trench
( University of New Hampshire ) An ocean mapping expedition has shed new light on deepest place on Earth, the 2,500-kilometer long Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean near Guam. Using a multibeam echo sounder, state-of-the-art equipment for mapping the ocean floor, scientists from the University of New Hampshire Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center found four ... ESA Mars probe finds evidence of ancient Martian ocean
The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft detected sediments on Mars' northern plains that are reminiscent of an ocean floor, in a region that has also previously been identified as the site of ancient Martian shorelines, the researchers said. CryoSat Breaks the Ice with Ocean Currents
Ocean measurements from ESA's CryoSat mission are being exploited by CNES to provide global ocean observation products in near-real time. Understanding sea-surface currents is important for marine industries and protecting ocean environments.
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