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Billionaire Ocean Explorer, Philanthropist Paul Allen Dies

Paul Allen

Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, billionaire philanthropist and ocean explorer who helped find several lost World War II warships, died on Monday.

Allen, 65, died following a fight with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that was first diagnosed in 2009. In an announcement two weeks ago, Allen said his cancer had returned and he had vowed to seek treatment for the disease.

Allen co-founded software giant Microsoft in 1975 with Bill Gates and helped it grow until his departure from the company in...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/15/billionaire-ocean-explorer-philanthropist-paul-allen-dies

Watch: Ocean Cleanup system is ‘go’ for Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Shortly after the Dutch Foundation Ocean Cleanup completed cleanup trials in the Pacific, the NGO conducted a meeting on Tuesday evening in Rotterdam to fully evaluate the current situation. A careful rundown of all tests was presented, and concerns and issues were brought to the table. After two hours of evaluation and discussion, it was concluded that System 001 shall continue to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

For the last two weeks, the Foundation’s crew aboard the ‘Maersk Launcher’...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-ocean-cleanup-system-is-go-for-great-pacific-garbage-patch/

Ocean Cleanup gets green light to proceed to Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Ocean Cleanup announced that it has the ‘go’ to continue its journey to the the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and start cleaning plastics, after two weeks of tests in the Pacific.

The trials showed that U-shape installation attained sufficient speed through water, something that means that it can move faster than the plastics, thus being able to capture it. What is more, it will be able to reorient if wind and wave direction change, keeping a steady state.

Another important conclusion is the...

https://safety4sea.com/ocean-cleanup-gets-green-light-to-proceed-to-great-pacific-garbage-patch/

US EPA requires Honolulu boatyard to reduce pollution

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with ship repair facility Keehi Marine, Inc. to reduce pollution in its stormwater discharges to Keehi Lagoon and the Pacific Ocean. By November, the Honolulu boatyard must ensure that discharges of copper, lead, zinc, and other pollutants meet the requirements of its state stormwater discharge permit.

Ship repair facilities must have stormwater pollution controls in place to protect coastal waters and coral reefs. We are...

https://safety4sea.com/us-epa-requires-honolulu-boatyard-to-reduce-pollution/

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