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
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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
In the late 60s, the first VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carrier) were initially referred to as Malaccamax tankers, as they were the largest tankers that could navigate through the Straits of Malacca. Maersk Line has recently ordered ten Malaccamax container … Continue reading
Carnival Cruise Lines seems to be working the “Rendezvous Circuit” for all its worth with the three Queens of its subsidiary, Cunard Line. Last month we posted about the “Royal Rendezvous” in New York harbor – “Cunard Takes Manhattan … Continue reading
On Tuesday, we posted about the first northbound transit by two Iranian Navy ships through the Suez Canal since 1979. Yesterday these ships docked in Syria on a training mission. Thanks to Phil Leon for passing the article along. Iran … Continue reading
Peter Stanford, a founder and first president of the South Street Seaport Museum has written a letter calling for the resignation of the museum’s current chairman, Frank J. Sciame, and its president, Mary Pelzer. The museum recently laid of most of its … Continue reading
The called themselves the Wild Vikings. They were to be the “new generation of explorers.” From their website: The crew onboard Berserk II wish to pick up the old Norsemen traditions opposed to todays so called “civilized” and often artificial … Continue reading
The FisherPoets Gathering is an gathering of poets, songwriters, storytellers and artists involved in the fishing industry, getting together to to share poems, stories, songs, memoirs, essays and art. Sounds like great fun. It is being held from held … Continue reading
Some rather remarkable footage. Posted by Linda Anderson on Facebook. Nearly swallowed by whales [iframe: title=”YouTube video player” width=”480″ height=”390″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/o1qY1-dZpY8″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen] … Continue reading
For a late winter weekend, this one is busy with maritime events. The Chicago Maritime Festival this weekend sounds fantastic. “Daytime activities include maritime history, lighthouses, shipwrecks, model boats for kids, life raft demonstrations, marine art, songs for younger sailors, knot tying and … Continue reading
The four boat fleet of the Velux 5 Oceans Singlehanded Around the World Race has rounded or is rounding Cape Horn on the third leg of the race. Brad Van Liew on La Pingouin has kept the lead. Unless … Continue reading
On January 14th we posted about the Royal Rendezvous in New York harbor, the rendezvous of the three Queens of the Cunard Line, the Queen Mary 2, the Queen Victoria, and the Queen Elizabeth. Now just over a month later the Queen Mary … Continue reading
Why did the pirates kill their for American hostages aboard the sailing yacht Quest? We may never know. Naval officers are speculating that the close approach of the destroyer USS Sterett may have panicked some of the pirates. The Sterett reportedly drew closer … Continue reading
For the first time since the Iranian revolution in 1979, two ships of the Iranian Navy are transiting the Suez Canal bound for the Mediterranean Sea. The two ships, Alvand, a patrol frigate and Kharg, a supply ship, entered the … Continue reading
The US Central Command announced this morning that four Americans aboard the hijacked sailing vessel Quest were shot and killed by pirates at approximately 1 a.m. EST today. The victims were Jean and Scott Adam, the owners of the yacht, and Phyllis … Continue reading