We recently posted about a tentative deal to sell the historic ocean liner SS United States to be sunk to create the world’s largest artificial reef, off the coast of Destin-Fort Walton Beach, FL in the Gulf of Mexico. That deal is now in jeopardy as the battle between the non-profit SS United States Conservancy and the operator of Pier 82, Penn Warehousing, took a new turn throwing the fate of the ship back in the hands of the US District Court.
CBS News reports that a federal magistrate judge will oversee mediation between SS United States Conservancy, the operators of Pier 82 in Philadelphia and officials from Okaloosa County, Florida, a judge ruled in a virtual hearing Friday.
In a hearing on Zoom on Friday morning, the federal judge said this is the best option going forward.
The US Navy commissioned its first-ever coed submarine, the Virginia-class attack submarine 
How many whales and other marine mammals frequent the waters adjoining the New York Metropolitan Region? At last count, at least 400, which was news to me. This is according to 
An updated repost. There is a line from a Paul Simon song, “These are the days of miracle and wonder.” One might not think to apply that lyric to the events of 9/11, 23 years ago today. Yet for at least part of that strange and horrible day, they fit.
Three years ago, we 
Animal rights groups on Wednesday said gunfire killed a 
The sailing cargo ship 
Hvaldimir, the beluga “spy” whale has died. The Norwegian public broadcaster
At about 6:15 this morning, local time, the 
A crew of 6 adventurers set sail on a 500-nautical-mile voyage in the North Sea from Tvøroyri on the Faroe Islands bound for Trondheim, Norway aboard Naddoddur, a 33′ long Faroese Viking ship replica. The voyage, expected to take 3-5 days, ended in tragedy last Tuesday when the craft capsized in high seas near Norway’s dreaded 
With preliminary races of the 
Five days ago, the 56-meter-long sailing yacht 
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