Research Vessel Heraclitus has received over $40,000 in donations and supplies, including all of the mariner’s paint needed to seal the ship from Jotun Paints. A heartfelt thank you to Adam Stuchlik and the Jotun Paints team, and all of our donors and sponsors, to date, especially the Maine Community Foundation Cobscook Bay Fund and the…
Legendary Sailing Ship Heraclitus spotlights Coastal Communities in Wake of Rising Sealevel.
The overall aim for the Sea Peoples Cultural Heritage project is to understand the role of traditional knowledge in bringing about change needed to secure a sustainable environmental and economic future for people and the planet.
Rising sea level disproportionally affects coastal communities
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After a number of years of rebuilding the ship in its cocoon in Rosés, Spain, the Heraclitus has at last a new hull! The R/V Heraclitus is one of a handful of larger sailing vessels in the world with a ferrocement hull. 84 feet in length, the new hull of the ship weighs about 60…
This is a short two minute video update on the Heraclitus rebuild and forthcoming expeditions.
HERACLITUS, the Institute of Ecotechnics research ship, has sailed our seas for forty years, travelled 270,000 nautical miles, sailed all the world’s oceans except the Arctic, and staged twelve epic expeditions. It has been nautical home to hundreds of seafarers,…
Proud to help support the Institute of Ecotechnics ship, the Heraclitus, which has sailed over 250,000 nautical miles studying oceans, coral reefs, rivers, lakes, estuaries and exploring the origins and futures of human cultures since it was built by the Institute of Ecotechnics in 1975.
Research Vessel Heraclitus’ Cultural History Project: Contemporary Histories of Mediterranean Ports
Lives and Legends of the Mediterranean Sea (Reposted from LifeArtsMedia.com)
For millennia, the Mediterranean peoples have conducted maritime quests for myth, treasure, inspiration, food, commerce, transportation, conquest, exploitation, research, discovery and adventure.
The Research Vessel Heraclitus and its parent organization, the Institute of Ecotechnics, in collaboration…