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"Erosion along the eastern shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is an ongoing natural process. The wide sandy beaches are made from sand that falls down from the glacial cliffs, or scarps, behind the beach. Waves, currents and wind then move much of the sand to other parts of Cape Cod.
Human construction such as buildings and parking lots often suffer severely from coastal erosion. A 300-car parking lot located one mile south of Nauset Light was completely demolished by the Great Storm of 1978. More recently, private homes in Chatham have fallen into the ocean as a result of coastal erosion. Nauset Lighthouse was in danger of falling over the cliff until it was moved to a new site in November 1996. It has been learned that it is better to build further away from the shoreline and to plan for regular replacement or relocation of buildings, such as lighthouses, that need to be close to the water's edge.
The average natural erosion rate on the Atlantic Ocean side of Cape Cod had been 3.8 feet a year. However, in the area of Nauset Light, the average for the period 1987-1994 has accelerated to 5.8 feet. There may be little or no erosion in some years, and more than fifteen feet in other years.
Cape Cod is gradually narrowing. It loses more land than it gains. In several thousand more years, it will no longer exist."
Not far from this spot is where Marconi set up his original radio transmission towers. Most of that ground has completely eroded away
A red-winged blackbird at Peterson's Farm in West Falmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on May 9, 2010.
View a video tour on my YouTube channel here: youtu.be/sPaYh2ClYDY
USS Cod (SS/AGSS/IXSS-224) is a Gato-class submarine, the only vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the cod, an important and very popular food fish of the North Atlantic and North Pacific.
Cod is now a National Historic Landmark, preserved as a memorial and museum ship permanently moored in Cleveland, Ohio, and is open to visitors daily from May to November.
Cod′s keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, on 21 July 1942. The submarine's five V16 diesel engines were built by General Motors Cleveland Diesel Plant on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio. She was launched on 21 March 1943, sponsored by Mrs. G. M. Mahoney, and commissioned on 21 June 1943 with Commander James C. Dempsey, USN; in command. Dempsey had already won fame by sinking the first Japanese destroyer lost in World War II while in command of the submarine USS S-37 (SS-142).
Cod is credited with sinking more than 12 enemy vessels totaling more than 37,000 tons, and damaging another 36,000 tons of enemy shipping. All seven of her war patrols were considered successful and Cod was awarded seven battle stars for her service in World War II, Cod's battleflag and conning tower both carry a cocktail glass above the name O-19 to commemorate the rescue and the party.
Today, Cod is one of the finest restored submarines on display and is the only U.S. submarine that has not had stairways and doors cut into her pressure hull for public access. Cod is the only World War II Fleet submarine that is still intact and in her wartime configuration. Visitors to the ship use the same vertical ladders and hatches that were used by her crew. She also has unique attractions such as the 5-inch deck gun that still can be rotated by visitors and mock-fired by Cod's volunteer crew. The Cod's Mark IV Torpedo Data Computer is also fully restored, as well as other various parts on the submarine.
Cleveland can claim partial credit as Cod's birthplace, since the submarine's five diesel engines were built at the General Motors Cleveland Diesel Plant on Cleveland's west side. Cod acquired two General Motors Model 248 V16 engines that had originally been used aboard another World War II submarine, USS Stingray (SS-186). The engines are held in reserve for parts for the restoration of Cod's engines. All of the engines on the Cod are in working order, and can be fired up on special events.
The Cod operates an amateur radio station, W8COD,[14] and participates in various amateur radio contests and other events such as Field Day.
On 13 June 2021, USS Cod departed Cleveland under tow to Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair in Erie, Pennsylvania for dry docking to repair and renew her underwater hull. The last time the Cod was in dry dock for repairs was in 1963 in Lorain, Ohio. Cod was closed to tours for approximately 64 days for a dry dock maintenance program. The goal of the $1.1 million project, partially funded by a $395,050 grant from the Save America's Treasures grant program administered by the Department of the Interior, is to conserve and restore the underwater hull of this 1943-vintage submarine so that she will continue to be a well-preserved National Historic Landmark and memorial for all veterans of America's armed forces. Cod returned to Cleveland on 18 August 2021 to the 1201 North Marginal Road berth that she has occupied since her arrival in Cleveland in 1959.
From Wikipedia:
Photo by Eric Friedebach
cette danse est pour les hommes et les femmes un moyen privilégié de pouvoir se rencontrer et d'échanger des gestes, des codes de séduction que l'organisation sociale ne permet pas d'exprimer librement
Cape Cod 2010 Friday
To stuffed to eat drink any more. Rui n Ilda brought out their Caribean cigars.
Our CEO Ollie baked cod, which was served with Squash "chips", a peppery rocket salad, carrots in cumin. Fish and Chips at GBC HQ!
From the Hot Kitchen ($23)
Mildly kissed with savoury miso flavour, the flesh of the cod was tender, silky moist and relatively lean (i.e. not rich). Overall the plate had good flavour and a good seared finish due to the hot plate. Loved the cod skin chip addition.
COD Architecture students put their skills to the test this summer, designing, building and installing a gathering pavilion for the Community Education Fuel Garden and the Russell R. Kirt Prairie.
COD Architecture students put their skills to the test this summer, designing, building and installing a gathering pavilion for the Community Education Fuel Garden and the Russell R. Kirt Prairie.
A snipet of another cool new duty for ferry Katama:
Ferry takes on a new task as research vessel
NANTUCKET SOUND—A ferry that provides transportation from Woods Hole to Martha’s Vineyard has added another role as a research vessel. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution biologist Scott Gallager and colleagues installed a package of sensors on the ferry Katama in May 2006 to measure water temperature and clarity, and oxygen, salinity, and chlorophyll levels, and to photograph plankton as the ferry crisscrosses the western side of Nantucket Sound year-round, several times daily.
With the interest and cooperation of the Steamship Authority, which operates the ferry service between Cape Cod and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, the WHOI team will install another instrument package on the ferry Eagle, which runs between Hyannis and Nantucket on the eastern side of Nantucket Sound. Their objective of the project, supported by Woods Hole Sea Grant, is to develop a portrait of changing water conditions and plankton communities in the sound. The sensor package can fit in a suitcase and is placed in a cavity in the ship’s hull.
“Hitchhiking science on a ferry provides a terrific opportunity for us to better understand water quality and ocean life change over time,” Gallager said.
Real-time data from his sensors travel over a wireless connection to shore where Gallager and WHOI colleagues Steve Lerner, Emily Miller, and Andy Maffei make them available to scientists and the public on the project Web site.