79: South Korea Tanker Spill, Hybrid Boats, Solomon Tech.

In Nautical News: A catastrophe at sea leaves a tanker ship bleeding sixty-six thousand barrels of oil into South Korea's coastal waters. Officials say this is likely the largest- ever such spill in the Asian nation.

Next Up: Gas prices are on the rise and so is a concern for our environment. It seems as if it was only a matter of time before we saw hybrid power boats on the rise. Jim Shepard from PowerBoat.About.com, tells us STEYR MOTORS and Frauscher Bootswerk, both Austrian companies, have collaborated on a new venture.




Next up: Solomon technologies has some innovative ideas for the boating industry. NASA approached Solomon Technologies after learning about the electric wheel and adapted the technology for the Sojourner Mars rover.

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