The US 7th fleet has moved away from the Fukushima nuclear power plants after helicopters from the carrier Ronald Reagan were exposed to an airborne radioactive plume. Seventeen Navy personnel are being treated for what is described as “low levels of contamination.” … Continue reading
Category Archives: Ships
This week the Maersk Alabama was attacked by pirates for the third time in the last two years. In April of 2009, pirates boarded the Maersk containership and took her captain, Richard Phillips, hostage. He was later rescued when Navy sharpshooters … Continue reading
Yesterday the Independence Seaport Museum posted a “NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF TRANSFER APPLICATION PROCESS FOR CRUISER, OLYMPIA” to formally begin the process of seeking a new owner for the historic cruiser launched in 1892. From the notice: The Olympia, Admiral Dewey’s flagship and … Continue reading
Commandos from the USS Bulkeley boarded the Japanese owned tanker MV Guanabara on Sunday after the crew reported that the ship was under attack by pirates. The commandos captured four pirates aboard the ship without firing a shot. The crew had withdrawn … Continue reading
On Thursday Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., the head of Fleet Forces Command, announced the results of the investigation of the aircraft carrier Enterprise videos and recommended punishment for 40 officers and senior enlisted sailors. Lewd Navy Video Report Lewd Navy Videos … Continue reading
Robert Prescott, a marine archeologist, believes that he has located the final resting place HMS Beagle. The Fate of HMS Beagle After Darwin´s Voyage to the Galapagos Islands HMS Beagle was the ship that sailed around the world with … Continue reading
Christopher Biggins, captain of the Omani national sail training ship Shabab Oman, for over two decades, died recently. An obituary by Frank Scott, author of A Square Rig Handbook, reposted with permission from the Marine History List: Commander Christopher Biggins Chris Biggins who … Continue reading
The US Coast Guard Cutter Midgett recently busted a midget sub loaded with cocaine while on a cruise of the Eastern Pacific. The 35′ long self-propelled semi-submersible was carrying 6,000 kilograms of cocaine from Columbia bound for the United States. This was … Continue reading
I saw the headline and immediately shook my head. There may indeed be an application for sails on bulk carriers, but containerships, well, not so much. With a five high (or higher) stack of boxes on deck, containerships have exactly the stability they need – … Continue reading
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Acushnet, oldest commissioned Coast Guard cutter, and the officially designated “Queen of the Fleet” will be sold as surplus at an online auction scheduled to end on March 16th. Current bidding is $66,000. (Updated 4/04) US NAVY … Continue reading
We have posted previously about the discovery of the Yukon Gold Rush iron sternwheeler A.J. Goddard which sank in a storm in Lake Labarge in October of 1901. Now with the discovery of a gramophone and three recordings, the music of the … Continue reading
The headline is great – World’s oldest aircraft carrier discovered rusting by the River Thames. So is the first sentence: “The worlds’ oldest aircraft carrier which was a precursor to today’s giant Navy vessels has been discovered – rusting by a … Continue reading
I have seen this item a couple of times and am finally convinced that it is not a spoof. Apparently CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping group, is offering a “Cargo cruise” onboard their largest containerships. Travel Aboard One of the Largest … Continue reading
In the late 60s, the first VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carrier) were initially referred to as Malaccamax tankers, as they were the largest tankers that could navigate through the Straits of Malacca. Maersk Line has recently ordered ten Malaccamax container … Continue reading
Carnival Cruise Lines seems to be working the “Rendezvous Circuit” for all its worth with the three Queens of its subsidiary, Cunard Line. Last month we posted about the “Royal Rendezvous” in New York harbor – “Cunard Takes Manhattan … Continue reading
On Tuesday, we posted about the first northbound transit by two Iranian Navy ships through the Suez Canal since 1979. Yesterday these ships docked in Syria on a training mission. Thanks to Phil Leon for passing the article along. Iran … Continue reading
On January 14th we posted about the Royal Rendezvous in New York harbor, the rendezvous of the three Queens of the Cunard Line, the Queen Mary 2, the Queen Victoria, and the Queen Elizabeth. Now just over a month later the Queen Mary … Continue reading
Why did the pirates kill their for American hostages aboard the sailing yacht Quest? We may never know. Naval officers are speculating that the close approach of the destroyer USS Sterett may have panicked some of the pirates. The Sterett reportedly drew closer … Continue reading
For the first time since the Iranian revolution in 1979, two ships of the Iranian Navy are transiting the Suez Canal bound for the Mediterranean Sea. The two ships, Alvand, a patrol frigate and Kharg, a supply ship, entered the … Continue reading
A glimpse at what trans-Atlantic travel used to be – the RMS Queen Elizabeth of 1948 Top Liner 1948 [iframe: title=”YouTube video player” width=”480″ height=”390″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/tN3jVlNBEWQ” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen] … Continue reading