When the revolutionary ironclad warship USS Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras, NC during the Civil War, in December of 1862, 16 of her crew of 62 were lost. One hundred and forty years later, in August of 2002, when the turret of … Continue reading
Rick Spilman
Portside New York, based on the historic tanker Mary A. Whalen, has been putting on fantastic educational, cultural and and community programs and events on the Brooklyn waterfront front for the the last six years, without ever having a permanent berth. Now PortSide is … Continue reading
Personal items owned by Lord Nelson, valued at £37,800, were stolen from a display case at Norwich Castle in a daylight robbery. Plundered! £37,800 worth of Lord Nelson’s personal artefacts stolen from Norwich Castle The items stolen, which have been … Continue reading
The Staten Island ferry Herbert H. Lehman was decommissioned in 2007 and put up for sale last year on EBay for $500,000. The 297′ foot Kennedy class ferry boat apparently sprang a leak on Friday at her berth in Newburg, N.Y. … Continue reading
Sarah Hebert, a young French athlete with a heart condition, is now in her 12th day of attempting to sail across the Atlantic Ocean on a stock “off the beach” windsurfer. Fortunately, this is not quite as crazy as it sounds. … Continue reading
To accompany that first cup of coffee, a three and a half minute video to start off the week. Thanks to Sailing with Dreams for pointing it out on Facebook Another world by Rafa Herrero Massieu … Continue reading
For most, a river or an ocean is a boundary. For a sailor, each is a highway. But, when did the first sailor set out across the water? Recent research suggests that the early man may have gone to sea, and indeed, … Continue reading
In a hearing today in the Tuscan city of Grosseto, Italian Judge Valeria Montesarchio will ask court appointed experts to examine the “black box,” which contains digital recordings of the night of the grounding and sinking of the Costa Concordia off … Continue reading
This is not really a nautical story, which is why it is amusing. The Billings Gazette reports that “the Wyoming House of Representatives on Monday advanced legislation to launch a study into what Wyoming should do in the event of … Continue reading
This Sunday at noon, CBCs “Land and Sea” has another very interesting documentary scheduled – Pirates and Privateers. (We recently posted about “Rum Running,” a excellent documentary which is now available on-line.) The Pirates and Privateers trailer, below, looks interesting. I will be watching … Continue reading
The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) is giving Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, HMS Victory to the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) in Portsmouth. The ship would stay a commissioned warship and thus will be able to retain bragging … Continue reading
Two recent articles suggest a grim future if ocean acidification is allowed to continue at current rates. Oceans absorb much of the carbon in the atmosphere and as we increase atmospheric CO2, the oceans grow progressively more acidic. A new study published in Science suggest that ocean acidification … Continue reading
After 72 hours without power,lights, air conditioning or hot food, the disabled Costa Allegra was towed safely to the island of Mahe in the Seychelles this morning. The fire in the engine room was extinguished by the ship’s force and despite being inconvenienced and made … Continue reading
Sad news. George H. Moffett Jr., the captain of the Mystic Seaport Museum schooner Brilliant for 25 years, has died of melanoma at his home in Connecticut. He was 66. Moffett was from a naval family. His grandfather, Admiral William A. Moffett, was … Continue reading
On one hand, this is a very interesting use of Youtube by a yacht broker selling a classic yacht. Here Bob Craven gives us a tour, a bit of history and low key sales pitch on David Crosby‘s legendary schooner – … Continue reading