Three weeks ago we posted about the MV Wisdom, which had been on her way to a Gujarat scrapyard when the tow line parted. The drifting ship nearly hit a major bridge near Mumbai before finally grounding on Juhu Beach, where … Continue reading
Category Archives: Ships
The US Coast Guard Barque Eagle stopped on her way home from her cruise of European ports to honor the memory of the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alexander Hamilton, sunk by German submarine U-132 off Iceland in 1942. On Friday, the … Continue reading
New Jersey’s Official Tall Ship, the A.J. MEERWALD, is returning to New York harbor. She is docking at Liberty State Park in Jersey City today and will be staying through July 6th. The Meerwald will be offering New York harbor … Continue reading
Divers have found a huge “haul” of Ming Dynasty pottery on a ship that sank off the coast of Indonesia in 1580. What I find amazing about the discovery are the photos of the pottery on the bottom, still in … Continue reading
Today in 1775 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, Thomas Boyle was born. Going to sea at age 10, he would become one of the most successful and most famous privateering captains in the War of 1812. After several successful cruises as captain of the sharp-built “Baltimore clipper” Comet, Boyle … Continue reading
Starting tomorrow, upwards of 50 tall ships will sail up the River Suir and berth along Waterford’s famous quayside, before setting sail for the first leg of the famous Tall Ships Races on Sunday, July 3rd. During their stay, they … Continue reading
What is harder than clawing to windward off a lee shore? I suspect that trying to raise funds, almost from scratch, to fund a new tall ship during a major recession can make a lee shore and a foul wind … Continue reading
Not quite a year ago, a tourist amphibious “duck boat” was run down on the Delaware River by barge on the hip of the tug boat, Caribbean Sea. Two passengers died in the collision. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued … Continue reading
Last week, divers from Mel Fisher’s Treasures found an emerald ring, valued at $500 thousand dollars, believed to be from the wreck of the 1662 wreck of the Spanish treasure ship, Nuestra Señora de Atocha, which sank in 1662. If anyone thinks of … Continue reading
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The Windjammer Star of India
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Navy Times is reporting that seven US Coast Guard personnel have been found guilty of various charges; including indecent exposure, assault and disorderly conduct; related to tying down and stripping fellow crew members aboard the cutter Venturous. The hazing incidents took … Continue reading
On this the IMO Day of the Seafarer, an excellent video by the ITF pointing out the role that seafarers play in making the world go round. Making the World Go Round [iframe: width=”480″ height=”303″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/P9Ww328idPg?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen] … Continue reading
The RMS Queen Mary 2, flagship of the Cunard fleet, recently failed a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program inspection. A scores of 86 or higher is considered “satisfactory.” Anything below is considered “not satisfactory.” The Queen Mary 2 … Continue reading
The clipper ship City of Adelaide (later HMS Carrick), the oldest surviving composite clipper ship in the world, was at serious risk of being broken up until a deal was struck last August to move the ship from the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine, Scotland, back to its namesake … Continue reading
Tomorrow is the IMO “Day of the Seafarer.” Around here we think that every day should be the day of the seafarer. Seafarers and the ships that they sail are the connective tissue that keeps our world turning. Seafarers UK , … Continue reading
The Vale Brasil is the world’s largest dry bulk carrier with a deadweight of over 400,000 tons. The Singapore flag ship is currently on her maiden voyage with a cargo of 391,000 tons of iron ore. This is enough iron ore … Continue reading
The MV Wisdom is a small 26-year-old container ship. She has had 14 name changes in her life and no one knows how many owners. The current owner may be unknown as well. She was being towed from Colombo to the scrap-yard in … Continue reading
An impressive fleet of schooners and brigantines will be featured in the the Channel Islands Harbor Tall Ships Festival, this Friday through Sunday at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, California. The visiting vessels include the topsail schooner Californian, topsail schooner Amazing Grace, … Continue reading
The first you notice about the Maritime Museum of San Diego are the ships. When I visited last week, the 1863 windjammer Star of India was hove to with two staysails and her spanker set and drawing, and with her … Continue reading
Just in case you think you had a bad Monday, yesterday the USC container ship Al Rawdah ran aground on a reef in the waters of Pulau Sambu Stone Chain, Rear Padang, Batam, not long after leaving Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. … Continue reading