A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon, August 20, aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). The ship was anchored near White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan. The fire was declared extinguished at 4 a.m., … Continue reading
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For a country without a significant navy, Ukraine’s naval and aerial drones have done considerable damage to Russia’s Black Sea fleet, destroying or disabling roughly a third of its ships. Now, for the first time, the Ukrainians have reached well … Continue reading
On Monday night, an explosion and fire erupted aboard the W-Sapphire, a 751-foot-long, 82,000 DWT bulk carrier, in the Patapsco River, outbound from Baltimore harbor. The Liberian-registered bulker had just loaded coal at CSX’s Curtis Bay terminal and was beginning … Continue reading
On the morning of Wednesday, August 13, a serious fire broke out on board AP Moller-Maersk’s ultra-large container ship Marie Maersk while sailing off the coast of Liberia. It was reported that the crew initially observed smoke from containers on … Continue reading
Semisub One was billed as “one of the world’s most luxurious high-tech watercraft.” It was promised to be the first of a fleet of sleek, semi-submersible vessels with air-conditioned cabins and panoramic underwater views. Semisub’s CEO, Curtiss Jackson, and its … Continue reading
For more than a decade, the waters around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea have been claimed by the Philippines, China, and Taiwan. In recent years, China has been particularly aggressive in asserting its claim. Today, two Chinese … Continue reading
Under one of the most successful treaties in the world, Antarctica has been a refuge for peace and science. Military activity has been prohibited, and the environment has been protected. The Antarctic Treaty, in force since 1961, promotes international collaboration … Continue reading
We recently posted about Jazz Turner, a terminally ill sailor, who became the first disabled person to circumnavigate the British Isles non-stop and unassisted. Now, the 27-year-old engineer, a full-time wheelchair user, has a new goal. She has set her … Continue reading
A recent study by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) observed that blue whale vocalizations off the coast of Northern California decreased by 40% over a six-year period. Blue whales are the largest animals to ever live on Earth. … Continue reading
On Tuesday, Yemeni officials said that at least 96 people died when a migrant boat sank in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen’s coast. Officials said that 32 people were rescued and dozens were still missing in what a senior … Continue reading
After a two-year investigation, the US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) has released a 335-page report on the loss of the Titan, a submersible designed, built, and operated by the American underwater-tourism company OceanGate. The submersible imploded during a … Continue reading
On Monday, October 9, 2023, the schooner Grace Bailey was returning to Rockland, ME, from a four-day Fall Foliage cruise, when an upper section of the main mast broke and fell to the deck, killing one passenger and injuring five … Continue reading
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the owners and operators of the container ship X-Press Pearl to pay $1bn USD in compensation for the devastating environmental and economic damage caused when the ship caught fire and sank off Colombo in 2021. … Continue reading
Sad news reported by the Vineyard Gazette. After 63 years sailing the waters around Martha’s Vineyard, the legendary schooner Shenandoah will sail her last season next summer. Martha’s Vineyard Ocean Academy, the educational nonprofit that currently owns and operates Shenandoah, … Continue reading
A crew member on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas is reported to have stabbed a fellow crew member multiple times before jumping overboard to his death as the ship cruised off the coast of San Salvador Island in the … Continue reading