Dinsey XD: Sweet Life On Deck Bump Goes Underwater

I originally thought this was a sunken submarine in this bump (interstitial) for Disney Channel's Sweet Life On Deck. When you play it back slowly though you can see its a boat at a dock. There is still some neat animation though. I particularly like the particles floating in the water, which you can't really see in these images.





See a more complete version here.

20,000 Leagues Desktop Images by Gedeon Maheux

by Gedeon Maheux via Michael May's Adventureblog

I-400 Diagram

Found on Dark Roasted Blend's Coolest Submarine Showcase

An old dive suit

Not sure if this is fiction or non-fiction. Found on Dark Roasted Blend's Coolest Submarine Showcase

Actual Sound of the Japan Earthquake, Captured Underwater

Gizmodo has a post where you can hear the earthquake in Japan underwater. It is from LIDO (Listening to the Deep Ocean Environment). Click here to listen.

Google Celebrates Jules Verne's Birthday

Google had an interactive doodle on February 8th to celebrate the 183rd birthday of Jules Verne. It features portholes that spell out "Google" and dials and controls that let you plumb the ocean depths.

Click here for the version that was on their homepage.

Click here for the super-sized version.

A Brief Interview With Johnson Sea-Link II Pilot Don Liberatore

via boing boing

100 Foot Long Narco Sub Nabbed In Columbia

Colombian authorities have captured this 30 meter drug-smuggling submarine in Timbiqui on Feb. 14. Many narco subs run semi-submerged but this one apparently was equipped for underwater operation.

via boing boing

Polar Bears Checking Out The USS Honolulu (SSN 718)

280 nautical miles from the North Pole.

Found on wikipedia.

Tim Delaney's Sea Base Alpha

Progress City U.S.A. has posted some great concept art by Disney Imagineer Tim Delaney for EPCOT's Living Seas pavilion. Click here to go to Tim Delany's website.

SONAR Operator's Manual

Have you mislaid your fleet-submarine's SONAR Operator's Manual? No worry, I have found one here.

Tom Scherman's Incredible Nautilus Apartment

Tom Scherman was so enamored with Disney's 1954 film version of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea that he redesigned the inside of his apartment to resemble the Nautilus, all the while his landlord was none the wiser. Eventually the truth came out (the landlord didn't actually care) and the apartment gained notoriety. Tom even went on to help design the Nautilus at Disneyland Paris and other Disney attractions.

Tom also did an incredible job documenting the transformation of his apartment. The Disney And More blog has now posted large images of the album of this documentation. Click here to go there!

It looks like the end result was more like a real submarine (cramped and confined) than the Nautilus (which I always imagine as sumptuous and lavish).