seabed :

Search Words
You can search or browse for words

seabed

seebed

  • n  the bottom of a sea or ocean

  • Alexandria Rising Vast fragmentary figures retrieved from the Mediterranean seabed reveal the richness of a nearly-forgotten city of the ancient world.
  • Over the past two or three decades, scientists have noticed with growing alarm that vast stretches of coastal waters are turning into dead zones patches of seabed so depleted .
  • NEW ZEALAND After a year of fierce public debate, a controversial law on ownership of the nation's foreshores and seabed passed its first reading in Parliament.
News & Articles

  • Offshore Floating Wind Turbines
    RenewableUK has heralded new announcements today which will bring floating turbines a step closer to UK waters and open up the possibility of further developments. At RenewableUK's Offshore Wind conference in Manchester, the Crown Estate, the managers of the seabed, announced a new offshore wind leasing round for innovative structures.
    June 12, 2013 - Environmental News Network
  • U.K. Crown Estate to Lease Offshore Sites for Wind-Power Testing
    The U.K.’s Crown Estate, owner of the country’s seabed, will lease sites to offshore wind testing and demonstration projects to lure investment in the industry.
    June 11, 2013 - Bloomberg
  • Cyprus assesses security, safety threats of submerged ammo dumps
    Zygi, Cyprus (UPI) Jun 11, 2013 The discovery of vast amounts of dumped ammunition on the Mediterranean seabed off Cyprus has raised security questions, the country's defense chief says. Cypriot Defense Minister Fotis Fotiou said Saturday the Cabinet is assessing the potential threat to Cyprus' security as well as to human safety and the environment from the munitions dumped off the coast from ...
    June 11, 2013 - Space War
Quotes

  • Andrus Ansip in BBC News
    It's serious. We are worried about the dioxins and other poisons on the seabed,Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip said. "We expect our scientists to get full information about it all."
  • Tony Hayward in ArabianBusiness.com
    This is another key step in our work to permanently stop the loss of oil from the well,said Hayward. "At the same time we are continuing with our efforts to stop the leak and control the oil at the seabed, to tackle the oil offshore, and...
  • Tommy Banks in Toronto Sun
    But Tommy Banks, a Liberal on the committee, said they must consider worst-case scenarios, such as oil "coming up from the seabed under the ice, which we cannot get at."

Bee Dictionary: Search, browse, look at common errors, idioms and more.