SF News World's Largest Hotspot of Octopi Found Off Central California Coast in Deep-Sea 'Octopus Garden' The geothermally heated crevices of the deep-sea floor about 80 miles southeast of Monterey are home to nearly 20,000 octopus at once — who mainly use the site as a mating and nesting spot.
SF News Past Warning About Construction of Titanic-Bound Submersible Haunts Alameda Engineer in Wake of Implosion Bay Area deep sea engineer Liz Taylor said she warned OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush years ago against using carbon fiber in the Titan submersible, which imploded and killed five in the deep ocean pressure.
SF News All Five Men Presumed Dead In Titanic Exploration Catastrophe, Including Two With Bay Area Ties The U.S. Coast Guard delivered the news Thursday afternoon that the debris field they located with a robotic device earlier in the day was indeed the remains of OceanGate's Titan submersible vessel.
SF News Forecasters Hint At Cold Summer For SF A drop in ocean temperatures might bode poorly for some California dreamers, as cooler water is linked to chillier summers in SF. SF Gate reports that temperatures in NorCal waters are colder than
Arts & Entertainment The Marine Mammal Center Needs Your Help For Pupping Season Do you love baby animals and have a flexible schedule on Fridays? Then the Marine Mammal Center is looking for you, as it's seal pupping season and they need some help with the
Arts & Entertainment Terrifying Or Cute Octopus Discovered, Possibly New Species Breaking away from the Bay Area, let's talk about Hawaii, yes? Specifically: A ghostly, possibly new species of octopus was recently discovered near our fiftieth state, found around 2.5 miles deep in
SF News Ship Drags Dead Whale Into Bay, Carcass Surfaces In Oakland Estuary Dead whale drifted past the #Oakland cranes early this morning, now lodged under the docks in #Alameda pic.twitter.com/nzmUiZaMgq— Dean C. Smith (@DeanCSmith) August 26, 2015 As KRON 4 reports, yesterday
SF News Rough Waters Force Alcatraz Shutdown And this is why we don't have jails in the middle of the water any more (except in movies, shout out to Face/Off and Escape Plan). Rough waters have forced the Golden
Arts & Entertainment Photo Du Jour: Launch For Hire In Inverness, California, near Point Reyes National Seashore, shot by andertho.
SF News Carnival Cruise Forbids Drag Queens During Drag Cruise [Update] In the words of Latrice Royale, "The shade, the shade of it all." Around 1,500 passengers who booked tickets aboard Al and Chuck Travel's Drag Stars at Sea -- 2012 Caribbean Adventure
SF News Blue Whale Found Dead Near Ft. Bragg A blue whale, the world's largest mammal, was found washed ashore near Fort Bragg this week. The whale, a female, was spotted near Fort Bragg in Mendocino County on Monday night a few
