Shipwreck Discovery by NOAA
3/25/2022 NEWS FLASH-SHIPWRECK DISCOVERY BY THE NOAA OKEONOS CREW
OUR MARITIME COMMUNITY COUNCIL KICKS OFF!!
Our Maritime Community Council had a fantastic first meeting April 7th, 2022 This dynamic group of community maritime leaders includes: Ms. Leslie Zanders, PMP, Manager Software Development/Halter Marine,INCMr. Tim Martin, Chief of Port Operations/NOAAMr. Dennis Bopp.Flotilla Vice Commander, USCGMr. Dick Dixon,…
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National Rosie The Riveter Day
Join us Monday March 21, 2022 12:30pm-1pm at our Jackson County Mississippi Maritime Activity Center to celebrate National Rosie The Riveter Day! Both Rosie & Vera Anderson, are two women who helped shape the maritime shipbuilding industry. Participants will assist…
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Our new paved parking lot
Sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Attachments 20211123_081410 (320 kB)20211123_081539 (581 kB)20211123_081410 (320 kB)20211123_081539 (581 kB)
There’s going to be no fishing
Can Mississippi marshes be saved from sea level rise? Read more
Wally the Walrus was given a “floating couch”
Wally the Walrus was given a “floating couch” in order to stop him from sinking boats.
A Unique Shipwreck
Our sister maritime museum in Florida discovers a unique shipwreck! The Mississippi Maritime Museum is looking forward to finding shipwrecks along our Gulf Coast too!!
Vera Anderson’s Birthday — June 15th
National Women’s Champ Welder Employed as a welder at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula during WWll, Vera (Anderson) McDonald was a young Mississippi gal who won regional and national wartime competitions for women welders.
Rerouting the Mississippi River
Rerouting the Mississippi River could build new land—and save a retreating coast
Buffett, McAnally pen ode to coast with ‘Gulf Coast Girl’
Pascagoula’s own Jimmy Buffett and longtime collaborator Mac McAnally have penned a new song as an ode to the coast, entitled “Gulf Coast Girl.” Read story here Then come back here and watch and listen to Caroline Jones perform “Gulf Coast Girl”