As Iranian saber-rattling raises tensions around the Straits of Hormuz, the US Navy has cancelled plans to decommission the 40 year old USS Ponce (LPD-15), an Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship. Instead the ship is reported to be being refitted to operate as a “mothership” … Continue reading
Rick Spilman
Between 5 and 6 AM Thursday morning, the passenger ferry, MV Rabaul Queen, capsized about 10 miles off Finschhafen on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The ferry had a capacity for 300 people, but as many as 350 people are believed to have … Continue reading
Thanks to BobK for pointing out this footage from the Telegraph of divers inspecting the hull and debris field nearby. The ship recently shifted about 3.8 cm (roughly 1.5″.) Costa Concordia: underwater footage shows divers’ inspection … Continue reading
These are busy days in ocean rowing. As the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is finishing up and the Bouvet Guyane Solo Atlantic Rowing Race 2012 is getting started, an attempt at breaking an ocean rowing record as failed, ending with the rescue of … Continue reading
I am not entirely sure why anyone would decide to go water skiing with 150 of your closest friends. Then again, why not? Last Friday, one hundred and forty five water-skiers in Australia’s Tasmania skied for a nautical mile inside … Continue reading
The search for the missing in the submerged portions of the Costa Concordia has ended due to concerns for the safety of the rescue workers. The estimated toll from the sinking stands at 33 dead or missing. The bodies of … Continue reading
The Portland, ME based, Sub Sea Research (SSR) recently sent out a press release announcing that they had located what they claim to be “the worlds richest shipwreck,” the British freighter, SS Port Nicholson, carrying a secret cargo of 71 tons of platinum, … Continue reading
We have previously posted about “the original social network, “messages in bottles, as well as lobster pot tags from New England that broke loose during the “Perfect Storm” which drifted to a beach in Ireland. Now, we hear of a … Continue reading
Twenty three boats set off this weekend in the the third Bouvet Guyane Solo Atlantic Rowing Race 2012 in a 2,600 mile race between between Senegal and Guyana. All solo rowers are competing in identical 8 meter long boats. One major challenge of … Continue reading
The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, which bills itself as the “world’s toughest rowing race,” is winding down. Of the 17 boats which set out on December 4th, seven boats have crossed the finish line in Barbados, four are still rowing, … Continue reading
Carnival’s CEO & Chairman, Micki Arinson has been criticized for maintaining a low profile following the sinking of the Costa Concordia where over 30 passengers and crew are dead or missing. Last Friday, he made what was believed to be his … Continue reading
While on peace time maneuvers off Libya on June 22, 1893, Vice Admiral George Tryon, the commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet, gave a series of orders that resulted in HMS Camperdown ramming his ship, HMS Victoria, which sank with the loss of 358 lives, including … Continue reading
The investigation is ongoing as to why the MV Delta Mariner collided with the Eggner Ferry Bridge on the Tennessee River in Kentucky last Thursday night, taking out over 300′ of the span, but reportedly, the ship was in the wrong channel. … Continue reading
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued its first license for a tidal energy project to Verdant Power. The Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project is located in New York’s East River just west of Roosevelt Island. Since 2006, Verdant … Continue reading
The body of a woman, believed to be a member of the crew, has been found in the wreck of the Costa Concordia, bringing the body count to 17. An additional 15 are missing and presumed dead. The Dutch salvor Smit has … Continue reading