100 Stories by Adam Nathan

100 Stories by Adam Nathan

#5 – Moby – June, 2024 (Part IV)

A postmortem account of Silver Water, Inc.'s breakthrough communication with sperm whales and the tragic events that transpired off the coast of Baja California Sur in August 2022...

Jun 29, 2024
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Eona’s first pass approaching Noel Muckraker on April 7th. The phrase “silver water” originated from this encounter. Eona indicated the color of the water between earth and sky as being “silver water.” Eona’s reflection is green here, but note “silver water” over Muckraker. Photograph recorded from the COBRA rig.
 
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The international sensation was swift and predictable. The Mexican Secretaría de Marina-Armada de México (SEMAR) deployed nine vessels to cordon off the territorial waters off the Baja California Sur coast. No ingress into the Bay was permitted by sea or air without SEMAR’s authorization. Despite the strict directives, press helicopters were intercepted penetrati…

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