Back in 2011, we posted about Kick’em Jenny, which in addition to being the name of a rockabilly singer as well as a Dutch Celtic Symfo-Folk group, is an active underwater volcano in the Lesser Antilles about 5 miles north of … Continue reading
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The April Smithsonian Magazine features photos of the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry and an article titled “Building a War of 1812 Warship.” One can only imagine what Oliver Hazard Perry would have thought of the new ship that bears his name. … Continue reading
Lights, camera, mock aircraft carrier. We posted the other day about a strange mock Nimitz aircraft carrier apparently under construction in an Iranian shipyard. The Iranian-owned Al-Alam News Network is reporting that the mock-up is being built for a film … Continue reading
It appears that the British satellite firm, Inmarsat, combined high tech analysis with very basic navigation to estimate the flight path of MH370, after all other other searchers had failed to find the plane. The Prime Minister of Malaysia announced … Continue reading
Sylvia Earle is an American marine biologist, explorer, author, and lecturer. In her illustrious career she has earned many honors, including being named by Time Magazine as as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998. She is National Geographic’s explorer-in-residence, as well … Continue reading
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) has published a remarkable and potentially dangerous interactive map of 1,200 years of shipwrecks in Scottish waters. The map is part of an effort to enhance the maritime record … Continue reading
Here is a good video to start the week. Kite foiling is an amazing new niche in the world of sailing. To be fair, kite boarders have sticking foils on the the bottom of their boards for years. Now, however, … Continue reading
I remember visiting the battleship USS Texas in the San Jacinto River in Texas as schoolboy from Dallas while on a family vacation, almost fifty years ago. Her 14″ guns were impressive and I still recall climbing around her anti-aircraft guns … Continue reading
Last Sunday was the second of two weekends of the Dana Point Festival of Whales, which celebrates the annual migration of gray whales which passes the coastal California community. Captain Todd Mansur of Dana Wharf Whale Watching was following two gray whales, … Continue reading
Safe Harbor Pictures recently released a short video about sail training on the Lady Washington. The Lady Washington is a replica of the first American ship to round Cape Horn. The original ship sailed from Boston Harbor on October 1, … Continue reading
In publicity photos to celebrate the tenth year anniversary of the Queen Mary 2 going into service, Captain Kevin Oprey is seen standing on the ship’s bulbous bow. The photos dramatically capture the size of the mighty ship. Click on the … Continue reading
Not all sailors in the Northeast are sick of winter. For some ice boaters on the Hudson, this has been a great season and isn’t over quite yet. Ice boating, or ice yachting, as some call it, is a cross … Continue reading
Ochakov, a Russian Kara-class cruiser, was decommissioned in 2011 and had been scheduled to be scrapped. Instead, the Russian Navy scuttled the ship late Wednesday in the navigation channel in the approach to Donuzlav Lake, in Novoozerne, in the Western Crimea. … Continue reading
From the New York Times: Hollywood gave a big boost to the myth that captains could legally join couples on the open seas. In New York, Captain Arnold Wonsever, an ordained minister, is making this myth a reality. … Continue reading
Update: Reports of the defection of the frigate Hetman Sahaidachny are being denied by the Ukrainian military. The ship is reported to have be sighted in port in Crete still flying the Ukrainian flag. There are reports that the Ukraine’s Navy flagship, the frigate … Continue reading