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posted by admin on Jun 18
This is the 1877 Tallship Elissa sailing in the Gulf of Mexico. What an amazing sail it was too…
Elissa is a ship that is crewed mostly by volunteers. When not sailing Elissa is a museum ship open to the public in galveston.
To find out more about the elissa go to:
http://www.galvestonhistory.org/1877_Tall_Ship_ELISSA.asp
This is a Clip from a longer video I did about the 2005 day sails edited to music by “Venice is Sinking”.
Duration : 0:1:30
posted by admin on Jun 16
This is video taken on Saturday, March 24, 2007 as the Grand Princess was leaving Galveston, Texas. A few hours later a couple, doing who knows what, fell overboard. If you look closely you might see the cabin where the tryst took place.
Duration : 0:2:15
posted by admin on Jun 14
In this video by the U.S. Coast Guard, Cmdr. James Elliot, commanding officer of Marine Safety Unit Galveston, discusses the response to the grounding of the tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles, Feb. 26, 2009.
The Yasa Golden Dardanelles had 26 crewmembers on board, and was carrying 621,000 barrels of low-sulphur fuel oil when it became grounded Feb. 20, 2009.
The 800-foot tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles was successfully refloated at 12:08 a.m., Feb. 24, 2009.
Coast Guard personnel from Marine Safety Unit Galveston oversaw the lightering operation, which began Feb. 23, 2009. The operation was successful in transferring more than 80,000 barrels of oil to the lightering vessel SPT Crusader. The transfer was conducted safely, ensuring personnel were not harmed, no pollution was released into the environment, and no damage sustained to either vessel.
(U.S. Coast Guard video/ PADET Houston)
Duration : 0:2:13
posted by admin on Jun 5
Crews from Aids to Navigation Teams Galveston and Port O’Connor load temporary buoys onto a 55-foot Coast Guard boat at Sector Field Office Galveston before getting underway. More than ninety percent of the aids to navigation were either damaged, destroyed or moved out of position in the Gulf of Mexico and the Houston Ship Channel during Hurricane IKE. The Coast Guard is repairing and repositioning buoys to reopen the ports and Ship Channel as quickly as possible. (Coast Guard video by PA3 Rob Simpson)
Duration : 0:3:1
posted by admin on Jun 3
Pralie and Scott both volunteer aboard the 1877 Tallship Elissa in Galveston. During the annual Sea Trials volunteers take her out to sail in the Gulf. These clips are from the 2006 Day Sails. This was Pralie’s first year onboard, I think she did really great!
Song: Wave Over Wave – Jim Payne & Fergus O’Byrne
For more information on Elissa, please visit http://www.tsm-elissa.org/
Duration : 0:3:48
posted by admin on May 25
A time lapse video made by setting a camera to take photos at six second intervals during a trip outbound on the Houston Ship Channel. I used Quicktime to emble over 2000 individual photos into a 3 minute movie representing an actual time of over 3 1/2 hours. The ship was only moving at 5-6 knots for the first half of the trip and up to 10 knots in the open areas away from the docks. The journey begins just below the Port of Houston turning basin at the end of the channel and continues down to Morgan’s Point at the head of Galveston Bay. We still had 32 miles to go to get out to the pilot station in the Gulf of Mexico at that point. The ship is a Panamax tanker 600 feet long by 106 feet wide.
My photos of the Houston Ship Channel (and other subjects) can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/oneeighteen
Duration : 0:3:5
posted by admin on May 23
OTFW first broadcast, laying the groundwork for newscasts to come. Emphasizes the importance of prayer and getting involved as the body of Christ.
Duration : 0:5:30
posted by admin on May 15
A 14-year-old girl aboard a cruise ship bound for Galveston had to be airlifted off the ship Saturday after she fainted. The unidentified teen was aboard Royal Caribbeans Voyager of the Seas, which was returning from a seven-day cruise after setting sail from Galveston on Dec. 28. Read more at www.galvnews.com
Duration : 0:0:29
posted by admin on May 13
Watching Houston Ship Channel traffic from Hogg Island in Galveston Bay – paddled there in kayaks from Goose Creek – Bayland Park launch site
Duration : 0:2:47
posted by admin on May 11
Aug 23 2008 onboard the Carnival Ecstasy as it departs the port og Galveston
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