Online Poll Names Deep Sea Chiton — No Its Not Molly McMollusk-Face

A global internet poll has named a new species of deep-sea chiton – a type of marine mollusc – from the genus Ferreiraella. The chiton was discovered in 2024 in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench of the coast of Japan at a depth … Continue reading

Candela P-12 Flying Above the Waves: the Fastest Electric Passenger Ferry in the World

For several years now, we have followed the all-electric hydrofoil runabouts designed and built by Candela. Now the Swedish boat builder and engineering design firm has moved beyond runabouts to delivering the P -12, the world’s first serial-production electric hydrofoiling passenger … Continue reading

Icebreaking in New York Harbor

In the winter Northern hemisphere, US Coast Guard icebreaking tugs have been hard at work breaking ice in harbors along the East Coast, including New York Harbor.

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50 Year Old USCG Polar Star Rescues Cruise Ship Scenic Eclipse II from Pack Ice in Antarctica

Last month, the US Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10)  began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2026. The deployment also marked the cutter’s 50th year of commissioned service. This milestone was further … Continue reading

Virginia Oliver, Maine’s Indomitable Lobster Lady, Dies at 105

Virginia ” Ginny” Oliver has hauled her last lobster pot. Widely known as  Maine’s “Lobster Lady,” she died quietly at age 105. Oliver began lobstering at age 8 alongside her father and older brother and spent over a century hauling … Continue reading

Watching the Ball Drop in Times Square — the Nautical Origins of a New Year’s Tradition

Tonight, roughly a million revelers will watch in person in New York’s Times Square, and over a billion viewers are expected to watch on television or online, as the  New Year’s Eve ball drop rings in 2026 with a dazzling … Continue reading

Update: Cruise Ship Coral Adventurer Runs Aground on First Trip Death of Elderly Passenger

The last time the expedition cruise ship Coral Adventurer was in the news was in October, when the ship sailed from Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, leaving Suzanne Rees, an 80-year-old passenger, behind on the remote island, where she … Continue reading

Hundreds of Victorian Shoes Mysteriously Wash Ashore on Beach In Wales

Hundreds of Victorian hobnailed shoes have washed ashore on the UK’s Ogmore By Sea Beach in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. The remarkable trove of footwear was discovered by volunteers from the Beach Academy cleaning up rock pools on the … Continue reading

Tragedy in the Mozambique Channel — Two Sailors Found Dead in Possible Pirate Attack

Australian sailor Deirdre “Cookie” Sibly, 67, and French sailor Pascal Mahe have been found dead on the yacht Acteon, sailing in the Mozambique Channel, around 200 miles north east of Beira, Mozambique.  Acteon is a 50-foot sloop registered in France. … Continue reading

Trump Regime Attempting to Scapegoat Admiral For Illegal Second Strike on Venezuelan Boat

The criminal clown circus that is the Trump regime continues to spin out of control with lethal consequences. The Washington Post reports that during an attack on an unidentified Venezuelan vessel on September 2, the US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth … Continue reading

Trump Ready to Pardon Honduran Drug Kingpin While Threatening a War With Venezuela

President Trump is threatening to start a war with Venezuela, allegedly to counter drug trafficking to the United States. At the same time, the would-be king has announced his intention to pardon the notorious drug kingpin and former president of … Continue reading

The Threat of Russian Spy Ship Yantar in UK Waters

The Russian ship Yantar has aimed lasers at the crews of UK Royal Air Force aircraft in waters off the north of Scotland. While the Yantar has been a worrying presence around critical undersea infrastructure for years now, this development represents … Continue reading

Loose Wire on Container Ship Dali Caused Blackouts, Resulting in Key Bridge Tragedy

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said that a single loose wire on the 984-foot-long container ship MV Dali caused an electrical blackout that led to the 10,000 TEU ship veering and contacting the nearby Francis Scott Key Bridge in … Continue reading

Search Ends for Royal Fleet Auxiliary Sailor Missing Off Irish Coast

The search for a crew member who was lost overboard from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) tanker Tidesurge, off the north-west coast of the Republic of Ireland, has ended without finding any sign of the missing sailor. First Sea Lord … Continue reading