ocean
Expedition underway to investigate Battle of the Atlantic
The USA’s National Marine Sanctuary has begun an exploration of the seafloor off the Outer Banks of North Carolina to search for undiscovered shipwrecks and investigate an underwater battlefield site from World War Two: the Battle of Convoy KS-520.
AZAB Ocean Race begins in Falmouth
Today at 12pm, over 60 boats set sail from Falmouth heading towards Ponta Delgada in the Azores archipelago. The fastest vessels will take around 7 days to reach their destination.
Highest ever altitude recorded in paragliding
The World Record of Altitude in Paragliding has been broken by two Nepalese men, Lakpa Chiri Sherpa and Babu Sunowar, who launched their tandem flight from the summit of Mount Everest last week.
Mel and Annie Atlantic Crossing blog 3
Well the sun is shining and life on the ocean wave is good. Conditions today aren’t too bad. The wind could be in a better direction but I guess you can’t have everything. The sea is fairly ‘lumpy’ for want of a better phrase…
Annie and Mel Leave Bristol To Cross The Atlantic
Bristol Explorers, Annie and Mel will be launching their boat from La Gomera in the Canary Islands and setting their sights on English Harbour, Antigua, 3,000 miles away across the Atlantic ocean.
Tomorrow they leave Bristol for the startline.