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Large oil spill in NY harbor delays port opening

Posted on November 2, 2012 by juliepullen

A significant oil spill in NY harbor is keeping the critical Arthur Kill closed indefinitely.  The Coast Guard reports that the diesel leak from a fuel terminal was contained November 1.  The rupture occurred as a result of Hurricane Sandy … Continue reading →

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Urban Oceanographer: Scuba Diving in Newark Bay

Posted on January 31, 2011 by michaelsbruno

My good friend and colleague, Professor Richard (Dick) Hires loves ocean field work. It doesn’t matter what the weather or ocean conditions are, and it doesn’t matter what we’re doing. It’s always good, and always interesting to Dick. Which means … Continue reading →

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Urban Oceanographer: The Lights of Manhattan Island

Posted on January 7, 2011 by michaelsbruno

All good sea stories should begin with “no shi#, there I was”. This is one of those. [censored to avoid continuing to get blocked by school obscenity filters …] Back in the summer of 1994, Professor Tom Herrington and I … Continue reading →

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