9 May 1942. US Coast Guard Cutter Icarus cruises at 14 knots along the coast of North Carolina en route to Key West. The sea is calm, but the world around them is not. Only five months have passed since the bombing of Pearl Harbor thrust the US into war, and tensions are high among…
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Sea of Cortez Serenade
Baja California Sur is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Cliche, I know, but it’s true. I’ve seen some breathtaking beaches around the world, and the Mexican beaches around the Sea of Cortez are definitely in the top five. I made this video to capture the joy and wonder my wife and…
This WW II Shipwreck is Home to 100 Sharks – SS Caribsea
11 March 1942. 0200 hours. The merchant ship SS Caribsea is steaming along the coast of North Carolina. She’s carrying 3,600 tons of manganese ore to Norfolk, Virginia from Santiago, Cuba. The night is cold and dark, but nothing is out of the ordinary. Suddenly, an explosion rocks the ship, and seawater starts flooding the…
The Black Bears of Alligator River – Short Nature Documentary (New Version)
This is a newer version of my old documentary about the American black bears (Ursus americanus) in Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. The previous version wasn’t as family friendly, so I made this updated version with some bonus footage of other animals species I spotted in the refuge. I’m leaving up the old version of…
Cute Quokkas with Lofi Music
These are some wild quokkas I filmed on Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Rottnest Island actually got its name from these peculiar little mammals. Dutch settlers thought they were rats, so they called the island Rattenest or “Rat’s Nest”. They might look like giant rats, but they are not. They are marsupials and are more closely…
Moving a 1000 Ton Boat with a MASSIVE Boat Lift
Watch this 1000 metric ton mobile boat lift move a 1000 ton boat at Colonna’s Shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia. The lift is the 1000C Marine Travelift, and the boat is the M/V Spirit of Norfolk. I filmed this in January 2016 when the Spirit of Norfolk was hauled out for her biennial yard period. During…
Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Demonstration – Norfolk Harborfest
This is video of a United States Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter demonstrating how the Coast Guard rescues people in the water. I filmed this in July 2016 during Harborfest in Norfolk, Virginia. Harborfest is America’s largest, longest-running, free maritime festival. The waterway featured here is the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth.
This Prehistoric Predator Got Shrunk to Pint-Sized Proportions
For millions of years, many great sea beasts have risen and fallen in Earth’s oceans. Some friendly, some not so much. One of the greatest of those beasts was an armored fish that lived in the late Devonian 382 to 358 million years ago. This beast was known as Dunkleosteus. As a child, I learned…
A Day at the Aquarium with Classical Music – Clair de Lune & Gymnopédie No. 1
Spend a day at the aquarium without leaving your home! My wife and I like watching Foo the Flowerhorn on YouTube, so I decided to make my own relaxing and visually pleasing aquarium video with calming classical music. Foo the Flowerhorn is well know for using Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie in their videos,…
You are a Treasure, Waiting to Be Discovered
How would you describe yourself? Would you be kind? Or would you be cruel? Let me spin the wheels in your mind. Picture yourself as glittering gold in a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea. Down here, it’s cold and dark, and everything seems hopeless. Ships steam above you, and divers swim right beside…
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