The world’s first commercial sailing ro/ro, the 136-meter Neoliner Origin, arrived in the Port of Baltimore on October 30, 2025, completing a challenging trans-Atlantic maiden voyage from Saint-Nazaire, France. According to Neoline, two days into the voyage, the top … Continue reading
Category Archives: Ships
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had successfully tested a nuclear-powered drone submarine, claimed to be a “superweapon.” The drone, known as Poseidon, is capable of delivering a thermonuclear cobalt bomb to create a 500-meter tsunami that could contaminate a … Continue reading
During a meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, the Trump administration issued a torrent of threats of tariffs and other sanctions to block a landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions. The IMO plan was intended to … Continue reading
More than 100 Filipino crew members have been forcibly detained and deported by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The crew members held valid visas, which were revoked by the CBP without due process. Foreign crew members hold visas … Continue reading
We recently posted about the attack and sinking of a Venezuelan vessel in international waters by the US military. Eleven people aboard were reported to have been killed. The Trump regime claimed, without providing any evidence, that the boat was … Continue reading
After accumulating more than $16,000 in gambling debt, Jey Gonzalez-Diaz, a passenger on the Rhapsody of the Seas, jumped overboard after the ship docked in Puerto Rico last weekend, authorities said. The passenger leaped from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship … Continue reading
On Tuesday, President Trump said that the United States had carried out a strike against a Venezuelan boat carrying drugs and killed 11 “terrorists.” He said the strike “occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, … Continue reading
A Department of Justice statement announced that on Aug. 20, a federal jury convicted Jinchao Wei, also known as Patrick Wei, of espionage and export violations. Wei was an active-duty US Navy sailor stationed at Naval Base San Diego when … Continue reading
REGENT Craft of Rhode Island is now testing a prototype of their Viceroy Seaglider, an electric wing-in-ground-effect flying coastal ferry. REGENT is an acronym for Regional Electric Ground Effect Nautical Transport. The 12-passenger Viceroy Seaglider is 55 feet long with … Continue reading
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
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