Scientific expedition ship starts a new journey



11:51 PM Sun 20 Feb 2011 GMT
'Golden Shadow skipper Steven Breen - photo Dorie Cox' .
The ocean and its environment is always important to those who spend time on the water, and studying them is more and more occupying the minds of scientists in order to map what is happening to our planet as well as monitoring the sea-life. Dorie Cox of The Triton , writes of another worthy example: Capt. Steven Breen will guide the 220-foot M/Y Golden Shadow on its next scientific journey, a four-year expedition to gather and share data on the state of coral reefs worldwide. Based in Miami for the first leg of the journey, Capt. Breen, scientists and ocean philanthropists met ...


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by Dorie Cox, The Triton




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