Dramatic video from the Coast Guard of rescue of members of the crew of the HMS Bounty which sank off the North Carolina coast on Monday. … Continue reading
Rick Spilman
The freighter Amurskaya, with a crew of of between 8 and 11, and carrying 700 tons of gold ore has been reported missing in stormy seas near the Shantar Islands, in the Sea of Okhotsk, on Russia’s Pacific Coast. The gold ore … Continue reading
UPDATE: Missing crew member, Claudene Christian, 42, was pulled from the water unconscious and later confirmed dead by the Coast Guard. Captain Robin Walbridge is still missing. CBC News is reporting: Claudia McCann, whose husband Robin Walbridge is the captain of the … Continue reading
I just heard an interview on CNN with a US Coast Guard Vice Admiral (I believe it was Vice Adm. Robert Parker, but I didn’t quite catch the name.) He said that three crew members were swept off the deck … Continue reading
The 180′ tall ship HMS Bounty has sunk off the North Carolina coast. At least 14 of the crew have been rescued. There is considerable confusion about the remaining 2-3 crew members. The Bounty organization reported that 17 crew, wearing survival … Continue reading
Update: from the Bounty Facebook page 7:10 AM – At 0430 today the Captain ordered all hands to abandon ship. There are 17 Crew on board and at this moment all crew are accounted for and are in Life rafts. The … Continue reading
Faulkner wrote, “The past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past.” I was reminded of this when I read a wonderful post on Joan Druett’s blog this morning, The Mutiny on the Bounty. She vividly recreates the scene of the mutiny from the deck … Continue reading
While those of us on the East Coast of the United States have been watching the approach of the “superstorm” Hurricane Sandy, residents of the Hawaiian islands were under a tsunami warning following a a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Canada’s Pacific coastal … Continue reading
Tropical Storm Sandy returned to hurricane strength on Saturday morning as it heads toward the U.S. northeast coast. The US Navy as ordered 24 of the larger ships in southeastern Virginia bases, including the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, out to sea to avoid the storm. … Continue reading
Daina Shipping, owner of the container ship MV Rena, has been fined NZ $300,000 (US $246,000) for discharging harmful substances after the Liberian flagged ship, ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga, New Zealand in early October of last year. The ship subsequently broke up … Continue reading
As Hurricane Sandy works its way north, it is possible that it will join with a nor’easter to form what meteorologists are referring to as a “Frankenstorm,” a superstorm that could slam into the US Northeast causing damage projected to … Continue reading
On an overcast Thursday morning, the 122-foot top-sail schooner Lynx arrived at North Cove in lower Manhattan on the Hudson River. See our recent post. She will be open to the public for dockside tours and sails on Saturday and Sunday, … Continue reading
On Wednesday afternoon, the tug Benjamin Bailey rolled and suddenly capsized in the currents of the Piscataqua River. Fortunately the two crew men aboard managed to escape from the sudden capsize. The tug is owned by Ken Anderson of Riverside … Continue reading
The annual Sultana Projects Downrigging Weekend, now in its twelfth year, is one of the largest annual tall ship and wooden boat festivals on the East Coast. The Downrigging Weekend is described as “a celebration of maritime culture, wooden boats, and everything else that makes the Chesapeake … Continue reading
The title may be a bit unfortunate, but it is an interesting documentary nevertheless, featuring the brigantine Tres Hombres. The documentary trailer is posted below. The entire documentary can be watched here. Three weeks after the devastating earthquake on Haiti in 2010, eleven … Continue reading