A historic, three-masted ship is uniting scientists and innovators in San Diego. See why world leaders are gathering on its deck.<\/p>\n
SAN DIEGO \u2014 There\u2019s something special docked along San Diego\u2019s waterfront this week \u2014 a historic Norwegian tall ship that\u2019s turned Broadway Pier into a global hub for ocean innovation.<\/p>\n
The Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a 150-year-old, three-masted sailing vessel from Norway, is serving as a floating venue for international conversations on the future of clean oceans and blue-tech solutions.<\/p>\n
Local, state, and international leaders and experts in the blue economy packed the deck to discuss new technologies, maritime policy, and strategies for a more sustainable ocean future.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s bringing together people that otherwise might not get together in a common interest for our common ocean,\u201d said Terry Tamminen, former head of the California Environmental Protection Agency. \u201cWe all share the same ocean just like we share the same atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n Tamminen says the oceans\u2019 health is at a critical point.<\/p>\n \u201cSeventy percent of the planet is covered by ocean, not land, and we\u2019ve damaged it with greenhouse gases. We\u2019ve obviously overfished it and polluted it with plastics, so those solutions are going to have to come from the same sources that created the problem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Now serving as president and CEO of AltaSea, Tamminen oversees projects that span the entire \u201cblue economy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEverything from aquaculture to wave energy to underwater robotics to decarbonizing ports and shipping,\u201d he said. \u201cAnything to do with the blue economy, we want to help educate the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Maritime Museum of San Diego CEO Christina Brophy, arriving in San Diego aboard the ship was an experience she won\u2019t forget. She sailed for five days with more than 100 innovators, scientists, educators, and investors.<\/p>\n \u201cThis ship is remarkable, the crew is incredible,\u201d she said. \u201cWe had whales jumping, and we had workshops on the boat with scientific experts. It was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n Brophy calls the Statsraad Lehmkuhl \u201can ambassador for the oceans,\u201d noting that everyone on board takes part in working the vessel, from climbing the rigging to adjusting the sails.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s nothing more team building than being at sea with a group of people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
San Diego is just one stop on the ship\u2019s worldwide tour. From here, the Statsraad Lehmkuhl will continue making dozens of port visits across the globe, sharing its message of ocean stewardship and promoting sustainable maritime innovation.<\/p>\n
The public is invited to step aboard this floating piece of history. Free deck tours will be offered this Saturday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A historic, three-masted ship is uniting scientists and innovators in San Diego. See why world leaders are gathering…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":378068,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,3549,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-378067","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-san-diego","12":"tag-sandiego","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115547500996542053","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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