News from both the Seaport Museum in New York and the Maritime Museum of San Diego. The Seaport Museum, until recently the South Street Seaport Museum, is shutting down its exhibits and shops. The ships will still be open for tours. We … Continue reading
Rick Spilman
Robert Prescott, a marine archeologist, believes that he has located the final resting place HMS Beagle. The Fate of HMS Beagle After Darwin´s Voyage to the Galapagos Islands HMS Beagle was the ship that sailed around the world with … Continue reading
Reports are surfacing of Navy veterans contracting cancer after serving at the McMurdo Station in Antarctica when the station was powered by a problem-prone nuclear power plant. Nuclear plant leak in Antarctica suspected of causing cancer … Continue reading
I recently purchased Joe Follansbee’s The Fyddeye Guide to America’s Maritime History – 2,000+ Tall Ships, Lighthouses, Historic Ships, Maritime Museums, and More. Rather than purchasing a dead-tree version, I bought the guide as an e-book for Kindle. This is, … Continue reading
Christopher Biggins, captain of the Omani national sail training ship Shabab Oman, for over two decades, died recently. An obituary by Frank Scott, author of A Square Rig Handbook, reposted with permission from the Marine History List: Commander Christopher Biggins Chris Biggins who … Continue reading
Six guns from the ships of privateer Admiral Sir Henry Morgan are believed to have been found in the Chagres River in Panama. Henry Morgan’s cannons found in Panama, archaeologists say Archaeologists have recovered six cannons from the ships of Welsh privateer … Continue reading
The US Coast Guard Cutter Midgett recently busted a midget sub loaded with cocaine while on a cruise of the Eastern Pacific. The 35′ long self-propelled semi-submersible was carrying 6,000 kilograms of cocaine from Columbia bound for the United States. This was … Continue reading
I saw the headline and immediately shook my head. There may indeed be an application for sails on bulk carriers, but containerships, well, not so much. With a five high (or higher) stack of boxes on deck, containerships have exactly the stability they need – … Continue reading
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Acushnet, oldest commissioned Coast Guard cutter, and the officially designated “Queen of the Fleet” will be sold as surplus at an online auction scheduled to end on March 16th. Current bidding is $66,000. (Updated 4/04) US NAVY … Continue reading
We have posted previously about the discovery of the Yukon Gold Rush iron sternwheeler A.J. Goddard which sank in a storm in Lake Labarge in October of 1901. Now with the discovery of a gramophone and three recordings, the music of the … Continue reading
Brad Van Liew arrived in Punta del Este, Uruguay yesterday, winning the third leg of the Velux Five Oceans Singlehanded Around the World Race. The remaining three racers, Zbigniew “Gutek” Gutkowski, Derek Hatfield and Chris Stanmore-Major are all within only 50 nautical miles of … Continue reading
The Maritime Quarterly, a new maritime journal, was launched on the first of this month. Looks very interesting. Extracts are available on its website. About the journal: The Marine Quarterly is a new kind of sea journal, reporting subjects of strong interest to everyone … Continue reading
The headline is great – World’s oldest aircraft carrier discovered rusting by the River Thames. So is the first sentence: “The worlds’ oldest aircraft carrier which was a precursor to today’s giant Navy vessels has been discovered – rusting by a … Continue reading
In view of the failure of current efforts to combat piracy, BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Shipping Federation (ISF), Intercargo, INTERTANKO and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have launched a campaign to Save Our Seafarers … Continue reading
Yesterday we reviewed John Konrad’s new book, Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster, which went on sale in bookstores today. Coincidentally, yesterday the Interior Department approved the first new deep water drilling permit in the Gulf … Continue reading
I have seen this item a couple of times and am finally convinced that it is not a spoof. Apparently CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping group, is offering a “Cargo cruise” onboard their largest containerships. Travel Aboard One of the Largest … Continue reading
Danish authorities are reporting that Somali pirates have hijacked a Danish sailboat with four adults and three children aboard. Danish family’s sailboat hijacked in Indian Ocean The Danish Foreign Ministry said the ship sent a distress signal on Thursday. On board was a … Continue reading
When the Deepwater Horizon suffered a blowout, caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Mexico last April, it was only forty miles off the coast of Louisiana. Yet, in many respects, the world aboard the ill-fated rig was as … Continue reading
We can only wish him the best of luck. The third time may be the charm. NYC rower tries for third time to cross Atlantic There is something about the sea that has caused Victor Mooney to lose all reason. … Continue reading
David Pearlman, widely known as Papa Neutrino, died last month at 77 of congestive heart failure in New Orleans. His remarkable life was summarized in an obituary in the Telegraph: “Poppa Neutrino, who died on January 23 aged 77, was … Continue reading