Last June, while doing sonar sweeps of the bottom of the Baltic Sea, the Swedish treasure hunters, Ocean X Team, saw something that they did not understand. It appeared to be a 197 feet diameter disk-shaped object at the depth of approximately 275 feet. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lore of the Sea
On April 27, 1915, at the height of the the World War I Gallipoli campaign, Lt-Cdr Edward Courtney Boyle piloted the submarine HMS E14 beneath the minefields, guns and search lights of the the Narrows, the heavily defended entrance to the Dardanelles, the … Continue reading
Earlier this week we posted about the “Boatel at Marina 59″ at New York’s Far Rockaway, which sounds like a nice blend of art-project, camping and a floating party. At the extreme other end of the spectrum is designer Michele Puzzolante’s Solar Floating Resort, which … Continue reading
Bowsprite was kind enough to pass along this forgotten moment in history, which fits in well with recent posts. Like the case of the Liberty ship SS Richard Montgomery, it involves a ship loaded with high explosives and like the apparent “Blind Date” hoax, … Continue reading
Last August, we posted about the surprise arrival of the tanker MT Pavit on Juhu Beach near Mumbai, India. The tanker had previously been reported to have sunk after engine room flooding. This was the second ship that had arrived on Juhu … Continue reading
In the early morning hours of April 28th, the yacht Aegean disappeared and sank in the Newport to Ensenada Race. Wreckage of the sailboat and the bodies of the fours sailors who had been aboard were subsequently found nearby. After initial speculation that there … Continue reading
Since 1985, Max Young has sailed his Perry 50, Reflections, around the world. He survived storm, calm, tsunami and pirates off Indonesia. His voyage came to an end early Wednesday morning off Baja in the Pacific, 40 miles west of La Playa, Mexico, when a … Continue reading
In a marina in the Far Rockaway neighborhood, in the New York City borough of Queens, a summer habitation has grown up from a group of abandoned docks and boats. Part artists’ colony and part junk yard, the Boatel at Marina 59 is described as : … Continue reading
If you are anywhere near the the village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY (about 30 miles north of New York City), Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival 2012 promises to be a great weekend of music, storytelling and sailing. Over forty years ago, the folk singer, Pete … Continue reading
Audio: Yacht Explosion Hoax Distress Call The distress call came into the Coast Guard, who immediately dispatched rescue helicopters and boats. … Continue reading
Battleship Texas taking on extraordinary amounts of water The battleship USS Texas was launched 100 years ago on May 19th, 1912. She is the oldest remaining dreadnought battleship and only one of six surviving ships to have served in both World War … Continue reading
There have been lots of festivals this season with tall ships, but how many can boast dock diving dogs? Last October, we posted about the new and growing sport of dock dogs, where dogs competing on how far they can jump into the water. … Continue reading
Yesterday we posted about an odd distress call. The Coast Guard now considers the report that the yacht Blind Date exploded off the coast of New Jersey to be a likely hoax. No debris from the yacht was ever found. Nor were … Continue reading
A very odd news report from this afternoon. At around 4:20 PM, a yacht identified as the Blind Date is reported to have exploded with 21 people aboard in the Atlantic, about 17.5 miles off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, according to NBC New York. The people aboard are said to have … Continue reading
Happy Kamehameha Day! In the state of Hawaii, June 11th is celebrated as Kamehameha Day, honoring Kamehameha the Great, the king who unified the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810. The holiday was established in 1871 by King Kamehameha V, Kamehameha’s great grandson. … Continue reading