Rick Spilman
- Location
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Birthday
- March 25
- Bio
- I am the author of a nautical thriller set in the last days of sail, Hell Around the Horn. I also the host of the Old Salt Blog. I have a background in ship operations, banking and corporate communications. I am an avid sailor and kayaker.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Sailor Dies in Artemis Racing
AC72 Capsize Practicing for
the America’s Cup
May 09, 2013 06:23PM - South Street Seaport
Museum’s Schooner Pioneer
Sails Again
May 09, 2013 09:45AM - Container/Ro-Ro Ship Jolly
Nero Topples Genoa Port Tower,
At Least 7 Dead
May 08, 2013 10:22AM - Cannibalism on Land and Sea
May 07, 2013 08:49AM - Voyage of the Mobro 4000 –
Wandering Garbage Barge Helps
Usher in the Era of Recycling
May 06, 2013 07:23AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I can agree on the
dating of Shakespeare's
plays.
Nevertheless I think a
strong c…”
May 27, 2012 05:19PM - “One of Shakespeare's
three "shipwreck" plays, the
Tempest,
is
believed…”
May 23, 2012 04:58PM - “No I haven't. I'll have
to check it out.
Thanks.”
May 22, 2012 11:22AM - “I agree.
I am
really looking forward to
seeing the Dragon under
sail.”
May 20, 2012 02:13PM - “That is probably why
they need to offer such a
large
reward.”
April 19, 2012 07:22PM
Rick Spilman's Links
- Editor’s Pick
- 1306 Views
- 5 Comments
The Great Gloucester Sea Serpent of 1817
AUGUST 19, 2009 2:08PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 1250 Views
- 18 Comments
Was Shakespeare a Sailor?
MAY 21, 2012 1:33PM EDT
- 918 Views
- 6 Comments
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald – November 10, 1975
NOVEMBER 10, 2011 3:07PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1810 Views
- 10 Comments
Dolphins and Birds Dying on the Coast of Peru – No Clear Answer Why
MAY 8, 2012 11:03AM EDT
- 647 Views
- 2 Comments
Jessica Watson sets sail again – to cheers and jeers
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 2:38AM EDT
- 565 Views
- 2 Comments
Abby Sunderland Feared Lost at Sea
JUNE 10, 2010 2:23PM EDT
- 1306 Views
- 6 Comments
Rick Perry, Rain and God
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 1:37PM EDT
- 469 Views
- 1 Comments
A five year old at a water fountain and why I support Obama
OCTOBER 27, 2008 8:58PM EDT
- 437 Views
- 3 Comments
America’s Cup Returning to America – BMW Oracle Defeats Alinghi
FEBRUARY 14, 2010 5:29PM EST
- 275 Views
- 2 Comments
The Mystery of the Beeswax Ship
MAY 4, 2010 7:08PM EDT
- 753 Views
- 2 Comments
Russian Cruiser Aurora Turns 110
MAY 12, 2010 9:48PM EDT
- 251 Views
- 2 Comments
Wind Farm in New York Harbor?
MAY 19, 2010 2:54PM EDT
- 253 Views
- 2 Comments
Operation Dynamo – the Little Ships Return to Ramsgate for 70th anniversary
MAY 22, 2010 1:22PM EDT
- 283 Views
- 1 Comments
Collision in the North-East Passage – Two Arctic Tankers Collide
JULY 20, 2010 9:46AM EDT
- 799 Views
- 2 Comments
USS Michael Murphy Christened, Dedicated to Fallen SEAL
MAY 7, 2011 9:42PM EDT
- 701 Views
- 2 Comments
1871 Schooner Showdown – Historic Schooners Lewis R. French and the Stephen Tabor to Race June 17th
JUNE 15, 2011 8:32PM EDT
- 1082 Views
- 1 Comments
Wreck of HMS Investigator Yields “Treasure Trove” of Artifacts as Search for HMS Erebus and HMS Terror Continues
AUGUST 19, 2011 10:33PM EDT
- 671 Views
- 3 Comments
News from the Bounty
NOVEMBER 11, 2011 2:31PM EST
- 350 Views
- 2 Comments
A Short Sea Voyage for the not yet Tall Ship, Oliver Hazard Perry
DECEMBER 27, 2011 11:19AM EST
- 1706 Views
- 4 Comments
Update: Costa Concordia – Why Did the Ship Roll and is She Slipping into Deeper Water?
JANUARY 16, 2012 10:47AM EST
- 531 Views
- 2 Comments
Costa Concordia – the Inchino, Costa Management & the Web
JANUARY 23, 2012 10:24AM EST
- 520 Views
- 2 Comments
Cameron Diving to the Bottom of the Mariana Trench
MARCH 9, 2012 3:20PM EST
- 141 Views
- 2 Comments
The Earth’s Attic is on Fire & the Basement is Freezing Up
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 4:59PM EDT
- 1297 Views
- 0 Comments
Update: Shipwreck Believed to be the Caledonia at Center of Legal Battle
AUGUST 25, 2009 7:24AM EDT
- 222 Views
- 1 Comments
Pirate Season Returning to Somalia
AUGUST 26, 2009 4:57PM EDT
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