The passengers on the NorthLink ferry Hrossey, crossing Pentland Firth, off Scotland, saw a grim sight out the ferry windows — the bow of the cement carrier Cemfjord floating vertically in the water. No distress call was received from the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Ships
The car carrier MV Hoegh Osaka ran aground on Bramble Bank in the Solent around 21:30 GMT on Saturday. The crew of 28 was rescued and there are currently no reports of pollution. The ship was bound for Germany when she … Continue reading
The Italian Coast Guard has taken control of Ezadeen, a 240′ long, 50 year old cattle carrier registered in Sierra Leone, with 450 migrants aboard off the southern coast of Italy, near Crotone. The crew of the ship abandoned it … Continue reading
Straight from rescue operations on the ro/ro ferry Norman Atlantic, the Italian navy and coast guard rushed to intercept the Blue Sky M, a 3,500 DWT Moldavian freighter, which was reported to be carrying 700–1,000 migrants. A distress call had been received … Continue reading
The death toll among passengers and crew from the fire on the Norman Atlantic has risen to ten. One man died when attempting to leave the ship and an additional nine bodies were found aboard. The total death related to … Continue reading
As of Monday evening, local time, 478 passengers and crew have been rescued from the burning ro/ro ferry Norman Atlantic, which caught fire Sunday morning around 6 AM in the Adriatic Sea. At least 7 people have died. Many of the passengers … Continue reading
A fire broke out early Sunday on the Italian ro/ro ferry, Norman Atlantic, on route between the Greek port of Patras to Ancona, Italy with 478 passengers and crew aboard. The fire is believed to have broken out on the ro/ro deck. The ship is … Continue reading
While visiting family in Washington DC, we visited the United States Botanic Garden. The Garden has a holiday exhibit that features model trains, specifically, Thomas the Tank Engine, which delighted my 2 year old grand nephew. In addition to the trains … Continue reading
While not a particular believer in ghosts, if the ghost of Alan Villiers is about, I suspect that he must smiling. The arrival of the Mayflower II at Mystic Seaport Museum is the reunion, of sorts, of two ships long … Continue reading
In the end of November, the Team Vestas Wind, racing in the Volvo Ocean Race, ran aground on a reef in the remote Cargados Carajos archipelago about 430 km to the northeast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. There were no injuries and the crew … Continue reading
Recently, History.com featured an article titled “Found: San Francisco’s Deadliest Shipwreck.” They reported that the wreck of the 345-foot Pacific Mail Line passenger steamer SS City of Rio de Janeiro had been found by NOAA researchers using high-definition sonar in 287 feet … Continue reading
On July 30, 1942, Herbert Claudius in command of the patrol boat PC 566 was escorting passenger ship passenger ship Robert E. Lee in the Gulf of Mexico, southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. The German U-boat U-166 … Continue reading
The SS United States Conservancy issued a press release signed by Susan Gibbs on Monday announcing: Exciting Redevelopment Milestone Achieved We are very pleased to confirm that we have now entered into a preliminary agreement in support of the redevelopment of … Continue reading
Back in 2010, we posted that some members of NATO were uncomfortable with a French contract to build two, with an option for two more, Mistral-class amphibious assault ships for Russia. The first ship, the Vladivostok, was supposed to be delivered … Continue reading
As far as I am concerned the Baltimore clippers under sail are among the most beautiful traditional sailing ships on the face of the watery planet. As we slip into winter here is lovely video by Pierre Henkart of the Pride of Baltimore II … Continue reading
We recently posted about the retired oyster dredging schooners A.J. Meerwald and the Ada C. Lore. Here is a wonderful short video featuring an interview with Arthur “Daddy Art” Daniels, a 93 year old skipjack captain, who is still dredging oysters … Continue reading
This morning we posted that the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry organization is looking for Licensed Mates. They are also looking for a qualified Engineer. Engineer Job Description: OHPRI is seeking an Engineer for SSV Oliver Hazard Perry to join the … Continue reading
The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry organization is looking for Licensed Mates. The 200-foot square-rigged tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry is Rhode Island’s official Sailing Education Vessel, the largest of its kind to have been built in this country in the last … Continue reading
A week ago at about 2AM, at least 50 feet of the breakwater in Eastport, Maine collapsed into the inner harbor. Pat Donahue, a local fisherman and caretaker of the 1923 schooner Ada C. Lore, suffered minor injuries when the breakwater collapsed. The … Continue reading
Here is yet another case of the media taking a wildly inaccurate sets of claims about ships at face value. The news media has been touting a new study by the environmental group Friends of the Earth. The title of the … Continue reading