Rorshok Ocean Update

A ten-minute weekly audio update in English of what's happening in the 70% surface of the Earth covered in salt water. No ads. If you enjoy the show, you can support us by buying a shirt here: https://rorshok.com/buy/ Learn more about the Rorshok Updates here: https://rorshok.com/ Thank you!

OCEAN: Russia's Shadow Fleet & more – 2nd Dec 2025

The OPEC+ meeting, Ukraine imposing sanctions, ship ONE Henry Hudson returning to berth, electric container ships, environmental protesters blocking a shipping channel, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Multilateral Update:https://rorshok.com/updates/multilateral/“Electric container ships won’t work – but a fleet of auxiliary battery ships could clean up shipping” by Anthony Wiskich: https://theconversation.com/electric-container-ships-wont-work-but-a-fleet-of-auxiliary-battery-ships-could-clean-up-shipping-266596Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collectionsWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

12-03
10:58

OCEAN: U.S. Sanctions & more – 25th Nov 2025

Cocaine in Western Australia, U.S. and China holding maritime security talks, South Korea’s passenger-car ferry grounded, Los Angeles Port electrical fire, COP30’s end, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collectionsWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

11-26
08:45

OCEAN: Ukraine’s Attack on Novorossiysk & more – 18th Nov 2025

The Russo-Ukrainian War, China and Japan’s dispute, the U.S. and Venezuela conflict, the Maldives’ flooding, the COP30 summit, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collectionsWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

11-19
10:37

OCEAN: Piracy off Somalia & more – 11th Nov 2025

The COP30, illegal fishing, piracy, a dangerous cyclone season, exploratory offshore drilling, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Multilateral Update: https://rorshok.com/updates/multilateral/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

11-12
10:28

OCEAN: A U.S. Military Strike & more – 4th Nov 2025

The Russia Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater drone test, U.S. and China reciprocal port fees suspended, plastic pollution degradation, shipping emissions, Indian fishermen detained,  and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

11-05
11:05

OCEAN: Lebanon-Cyprus Agreement & more – 28th Oct 2025

Disputes between Lebanon and Cyprus, a Shell lawsuit, a clean-up project in Thailand, a Spanish oceanographic survey, a Canadian first bridge design standard, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

10-29
10:55

OCEAN: A Gravity Anomaly & more – 7th Oct 2025

A microscopic peak at minuscule deep-sea lifeforms, a British fuel corporation versus small-scale Senegalese fishermen, ten people in a raft rescued at the Caribbean, sinking funds in the world’s largest submarine power cable project, Australia’s oceans' hottest year on record, and so much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

10-08
11:11

OCEAN: Cyclone Gabrielle & more – 30th Sep 2025

World Maritime Day, a swelling Blue Economy partnership, a new home for the International Chamber of Shipping, the recovery of three stranded sperm whales, an entangled humpback whale, and more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

10-01
10:48

OCEAN: Cutting of Tonnes of CO2e & more – 25th Sep 2025

First-ever drone maintenance for on-shore wave energy system, the UK Navy’s lethal upgrade on their amphibious units, once-federally protected marine sanctuaries now opened for commercial fishing, the arrival of “The Blob,” and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

09-26
10:42

OCEAN: New Fish Species Discovered & more – 16th Sep 2025

Shark teeth as an ocean pH indicator, a pulsing geological heartbeat, seaweeds to harvest rare minerals, a hidden Mediterranean plastic graveyard, an ocean search for a missing pilot suspended, and so much more for this week!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok’s Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

09-17
10:24

OCEAN: New Fresh Water Source & more – 9th Sep 2025

The Pacific’s plunging oxygen levels, a fleet of unmanned vessels for defense and another for science, a sailor’s homecoming from nine-year solo circumnavigation, a farewell to a rehabilitated sea turtle, a fatal shark attack, and more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Download .mp3 files: www.rorshok.com/oceanWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

09-10
10:33

OCEAN: Migrant Boat Capsizes off Mauritania & more – 2nd Sep 2025

SpaceX’s first-ever satellite payload test, Africa’s first sea-based salmon farm, South Australia to ban fish-shaped soy sauce packets, growing Russia-China naval alliance, endangered whale sharks, and so much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

09-03
10:57

OCEAN: US Warships Deployed & more – 26th Aug 2025

Russian cruise missiles, a brewing Japan-African intercontinental alliance, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in the Drake Passage, a century’s wait-of-a-comeback of a fan-favorite fish species, a surprising fact about seabirds' bowel movements, and more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Listen to the Georgia Ramble episode here: https://rorshok-georgia-update.captivate.fm/episode/georgia-mindia-arabuli-and-georgian-slang-more-25th-aug-2025/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

08-27
09:11

OCEAN: Australia’s Reefs in Danger & more – 19th Aug 2025

Hurricane Erin, the Perito Moreno Glacier in rapid retreat, a giant virus in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, Australia and the Philippines’ largest joint drills, the FuelEU Maritime index, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

08-20
09:50

OCEAN: The Silence of Blue Whales & more – 12th Aug 2025

Thousands of pearl octopuses filmed, AI chips, multipurpose shipping, rowing through the Pacific for clean water projects, Sri Lanka saying yes to a fishery agreement, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

08-13
10:52

OCEAN: Flesh-Eating Bacteria & more – 7th Aug 2025

Rising flesh-eating bacteria cases, the first-ever floating turbine installation, a high-speed ocean chase for cocaine, never-before-seen deep sea life, over 50 lost shipping container boxes, and more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok’s Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

08-08
11:12

OCEAN: Houthis Kidnap Crew & more – 31st July 2025

Record-breaking catch near Antarctica, a silent killer surge in the North Atlantic, the US offshore oil production relaunch, a major country’s retreat from a fire-damaged ship salvage, a multimillion-dollar upgrade in a world-class port, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.To download an MP3 file: www.rorshok.com/oceanWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

08-01
11:13

OCEAN: Escalating Tensions in the Mediterranean & more – 22nd July 2025

Libya's new sea claim igniting tensions, eco-friendly container vessels, seafloor greenhouse gas, penguins mastering ocean currents, a Finnish festival under the Arctic’s midnight sun, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

07-23
10:45

OCEAN: Cocaine Intercepted off Mexico & more – 21st July 2025

A cargo ship burning and sinking off Alaska, ESA monitoring a crucial current in the Atlantic Ocean, Arctic sea ice remaining at a record low, a scientist explaining tipping points in the southern Ocean, minehunters donated to Ukraine, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Ocean Update Job Description: https://rorshok.com/updates/ocean/writer/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

07-02
10:29

OCEAN: Hurricane Erik & more – 24th June 2025

Classified documents on a Chinese missile test, mapping Atlantic marine life, rowers crossing the Atlantic, krill fishing killing penguins, Norway to fund and co-produce sea drones in Ukraine, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Ocean Update Job Description: https://rorshok.com/updates/ocean/writer/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

06-25
10:23

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