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APRIL 2025 BEYOND THE HORIZON April 2025 INLAND WATERWAYS             If you can’t kill them, use them. Kentucky’s Two Rivers Company has processed over 30 million pounds of Asian Carp to make dumplings, egg rolls, nutritional supplements, pet food, and other products. The tough skin of these profoundly impactful pests is used as “leather”. This entrepreneurial… Read more

March 2025 BEYOND THE HORIZON MARCH 2025 ALLISIONS, COLLISIONS, and WRECKS             We spent the month of February in Florida where I was affronted with some of the saddest sights I have ever seen. Treasure Island, the best beach on the Sun Coast was devastated by the twin hurricanes of last fall flooding houses up to… Read more

February 2025 BEYOND THE HORIZON February 2025 FRESHWATER NEWS             The invasive carp have moved upriver, and Minnesota officials have funded a barrier project near Winona, MN with the hope of aggressively removing 95% of the pests. Grass, Silver, Bighead, and Black Carp can outcompete native fish and destroy the natural habitat. (River News)             The several… Read more

January 2025 BEYOND THE HORIZON January 2025 MERCHANT FLEET             The Coast Guard warned about the use of ship-to-shore cranes made by the People’s Republic of China because they can be controlled remotely and may threaten American security. The U.S. is deeply concerned with cybersecurity due to constant electronic hack attempts from unknown sources but probably… Read more

December 2024 BEYOND THE HORIZON December 2024 GRAY FLEET             Admiral William (Bull) Halsey said the kamikaze was “The only weapon I feared in the war”. Very late in the war, Captain Motoharu Okamura went to the Naval Headquarters and stated that if he could just obtain 300 planes, he could turn the tide of the… Read more

OCTOBER 2024 BEYOND THE HORIZON ALLISIONS AND COLLISIONS             The NTSB issued a final report on the allision between the mv JOHN 3:16 and a cargo pier at Mile Marker 112 at 0630 when the pilot was brought a cup of coffee and he passed another tow. At 0641 the vessel slammed into the pier at 6 knots.… Read more

SEPTEMBER 2024 BEYOND THE HORIZON September 2024 MERCHANT FLEET             Three gigantic container ships have been or will be soon launched by huge carriers CMA CGM, Evergreen, and MSC. The size and capabilities of these vessels capture the attention of shippers worldwide.              The Evergreen “A” class ships, of which there will be 13,  carry 23,992 containers. These… Read more

August 2024 August 2024 BEYOND THE HORIZON AUGUST 2024 SAILING THOUGHTS             John Vigor writes wise and beneficial epistles regarding sailing, regardless of the size of the vessel.  ABANDON SHIP: John states that often people abandon their boat and simply float away. Sometime later the half-sunken hull is found but the survivors are not. Stick with… Read more

July 2024 BEYOND THE HORIZON YACHT WORLD             Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon and Blue Horizon, and among the world’s richest men, owns the toys one would expect of a man to whom money is meaningless. His three jets ran about $50 million which is mere chump change for him. It is his yacht that attracts… Read more