The Ocean Ranger The Ocean Ranger was an offshore exploration oil drilling platform that sank in Canadian waters 315 kilometres southeast from St. John’s Newfoundland‚ on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland on February 15‚ 1982‚ with 84 crewmembers onboard. The Ocean Ranger was the largest semi-submersible‚ offshore exploration‚ oil drilling platform of the day. Built in 1976 by Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries‚ it operated off the coasts of Alaska‚ New Jersey‚ Ireland‚ and in November 1980 moved
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by personifying the waves of the ocean in the poem. By personifying the waves that wash ashore‚ it undermines human achievement. As the darkness settles into the night‚ it provides the connotation of overwhelming darkness on the roofs and walls then the direction turns towards the sea where it is personified because the sea is calling. Longfellow writes‚ “The little waves‚ with their soft white hands‚ Efface the footprints in the sands‚ And the tide rises‚ the tide falls” (8-10). The little waves
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Pacific Ocean are getting hit with a mysterious condition. This condition starts out as a white or black lesion on the sea star’s body. From there‚ it spreads all over the body‚ causing its arms to decay. In the worst cases‚ the entire sea star disintegrates completely. Jeff Marliare‚ a Vancouver Aquarium biologist‚ says “an arm will actually break off and crawl away. (Then) they turn into goo.” Sea stars living in aquariums aren’t safe from this affliction. Aquariums prone to pump in ocean water
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Hossain Descriptive Essay July 2‚ 2013 The Ocean The ocean‚ from the Pacific to the Atlantic and the Indian to the Artic‚ is a vast and enchanting part of our world. The oceans of this world cover more than sixty six percent and that number is steadily rising. There are so many facets of the ocean that are yet to be discovered‚ but as someone who lives fifteen minutes away from a beach‚ it is hard not to be intoxicated by the allure that the ocean draws. Oceans have their own smell‚ feel‚ taste and sound
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Rolling with the Tides The beach has always been my happy place‚ it is very peaceful and beautiful. Being at the beach means having no worries in the world while I am there‚ and just enjoying the beach life. I just love the view of the rolling waves and the sunshine beaming down on my face. I love seeing the water for miles and miles. It makes me stop and think how magnificence God’s creation truly is! One of the best feelings ever is when I feel the sand squishing‚ between my toes. I have always
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Chapter 15 – Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts Key Point • Why does ocean water circulate? • How does the topography of the ocean floor change from a continental margin to the mid-ocean ridge? How are the oceans mapped? • How do ocean waves and breakers form? • How sediments are moved along a shore line and what coastal features are formed? • Be able to recognize both depositional and erosional coastal landforms Why should we study the oceans? • 70% of Earth’s
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Red tides have been an ongoing environmental problem for our ocean waters wildlife. Red tide is a phenomenon caused by harmful algal blooms that occur when colonies of algae (simple plants that live in the sea and freshwater) grow so numerous that they discolor coastal waters (resulting in the name “red tide”). These large algal blooms of toxic producing dinoflagellates (single-celled organisms that are able to form nutritional organic substances from inorganic substances) may diminish oxygen in
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“The acidification of the ocean today is bigger and faster than anything geologists can find in the fossil record over the past 65 million years” (Carl Zimmer). This is just an illustration regarding the tales of environmental degradation from carbon dioxide pollution in the ocean. The phenomenon of ocean acidification is imperative to understand; the reduction of essential pH levels over a protracted period of time is extremely harmful. In other words‚ ocean acidification can be measured by pH units
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The ocean is one of Earth’s most valuable natural resources. It provides food in the form of fish and shellfish—about 200 billion pounds are caught each year. It’s used for transportation—both travel and shipping. It provides a treasured source of recreation for humans. It is mined for minerals (salt‚ sand‚ gravel‚ and some manganese‚ copper‚ nickel‚ iron‚ and cobalt can be found in the deep sea) and drilled for crude oil. The ocean plays a critical role in removing carbon from the atmosphere and
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surface. It includes all five oceans the Arctic‚ Indian‚ Southern‚ Atlantic‚ and Pacific. In it There are many many types of fish and also some mammals. The oceans span wide and deep. There are also plants in the ocean. The ocean is a vast and mysterious place where we are still discovering many things about it everyday. The physical attributes of the ocean depend on which ocean you explore‚for example the Arctic ocean is very cold but the Pacific ocean is warm. In the ocean there is a deep portion and
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