PODCAST: The Adriatic Affair - Finding the 1856 Le Lyonnais Wreck
The Fascinated by Shipwrecks Podcast, hosted by Kathy A. Smith, is dedicated to the People & the Science of Maritime Archaeology.The Adriatic Affair: Finding the 1856 Le Lyonnais Wreck“Of the people on the ship, 114 died and only 18 survived. Those that did lived through extraordinary conditions in the North Atlantic. Storms. Dehydration. Starvation. Bitter, freezing temperatures until they were eventually rescued by a passing ship.” - Jennifer SellittiOn November 2, 1856, the French passenger steamship, Le Lyonnais, sank after colliding with the American sailing vessel
Fugro to Deliver Metocean Data for Italy’s Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Protecion
the marine operations and service work, Fugro will design the buoys’ mooring systems, and install and operate the ROCA network.This comprises the provision and installation of 11 SEAWATCH Wavescan buoys monitoring network, in water depths of 210 m to 3000 m throughout Italian waters, including the Adriatic, South Ionian, Tyrrhenian and Ligurian Seas.Once installed, Fugro’s SEAWATCH Wavescan buoys will continuously measure and transmit real-time Geo-data on metocean parameters such as wave height and direction, current velocity profiles, air temperature and pressure, and wind speed and direction
Italy Steps Up Its Fight to Tackle Its Blue Crab Problem
. We are at zero production. We are only catching crabs," said Paolo Mancin, head of the Fishermen's Cooperative of the Polesine, part of the Po delta.Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin voiced concerns that the predator may spill over to other parts of Italy from the eastern Adriatic Sea, whose waters have touched above average temperatures in recent weeks."Our aim is to reduce (the blue crabs) presence in the Adriatic and avoid a massive spread to other areas," the minister told reporters, without saying what kind of measures could be taken to tackle the invasive
Italy's TSO Tests Subsea Drone for Marine Geophysical Surveys
;s ten-year National Grid Development Plan outlines a significant increase in investment in subsea cables infrastructure, to develop a more efficient and reliable grid.The plan includes large subsea infrastructure projects like the Tyrrhenian Link - connecting Campania, Sicily and Sardinia - the Adriatic Link, between the Italian regions of Marche and Abruzzo - and Elmed, the energy bridge between Italy and Tunisia
Gazelle and Tugdock Team Up to Reduce Floating Wind Costs
memorandum of understanding to co-develop a modular offshore wind assembly system which could drive down costs and increase production of floating offshore wind farms.The first project for the new partnership will be Italy’s largest offshore wind farm, the Molise Offshore Wind Farm project in the Adriatic Sea, where the combined technologies will help install 70 turbines, aiming to generate 1.05 GW of power.The Molise Offshore Wind Farm will cover a total area of 219 square kilometers, and the turbines will be located in waters spanning depths of a minimum of 88 meters to a maximum of 126 meters
Strong Offshore Quake Rattles Italy
A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck off Italy's Adriatic coast early on Wednesday, but caused no serious damage or injuries but was felt as far away as Rome and northern parts of the country. The quake, which occurred shortly after 7 a.m. (0600 GMT), was followed by more than 50 aftershocks of weaker intensity, the Italian Geophysics and Volcanology Institute (INGV) said. Its epicentre was 35 kilometers (21.7 miles) offshore from Pesaro, a seaside city in the eastern Marche region, at a depth of 7 km, and was felt in Rome on the other side of the country and in the northern
NOCs Scientist Find "Staggering" Sea Level Rise in the Med
the Marine Physics and Ocean Climate group at the National Oceanography Centre, said: “Our research demonstrates how climate change has sped up sea-level rise in the Mediterranean significantly since the turn of the millennium through increased melting of land ice. This is especially true in the Adriatic, Aegean and Levantine Seas which are rising even faster than the rest of the Mediterranean.”The previous lack of long-term sea-level records has hampered the ability to make long-term plans for local coastal defences.Dr Calafat continued: “This is the first time we are able to clearly
TAP Taps NDT for Pipeline Survey
NDT Global has won a contract to complete a baseline inspection survey for Trans Adriatic Pipeline, a company operating the namesake European pipeline carrying gas from the Caspian Sea to the EU.TAP is a European leg of a pipeline transporting gas from the Azeri section of the Caspian Sea, and crossing Greece, Albania, the Adriatic Sea, and Italy, which started commercial operations in November 2020.TAP, part of the Southern Gas Corridor, will transport 10 billion cubic meters (bcm/a) of new gas supplies from Azerbaijan to markets in Europe.NDT, which announced its baseline survey contract on
Eni Taps OPT PowerBuoy for New Mission
US-based Ocean Power Technologies said Italian energy company Eni has extended its lease of a PB3 PowerBuoy for an additional 18 months. OPT has also been contracted for an additional scope of work to provide a power and communications solution for an entirely new application in the Adriatic Sea.Following more than one year of continuous maintenance-free operation as part of an underwater autonomous vehicle charging pilot project off the coast of Italy in the Adriatic Sea, OPT will redeploy the leased PB3 PowerBuoy to provide power to systems on an unmanned, decommissioned gas production platform.
February 2025
