Draken Harald Hårfagre Looking for Trans-Atlantic Crew
We recently posted about the possibility of purchasing a custom Viking longship from the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark. If that […]
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The Wonderfully Alien Octopus
The octopus is a strange and amazing creature, the most intelligent and agile of all invertebrates. (In May, we posted How
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Replica Viking Longship? Stop by the Gift Shop
Looking for the perfect holiday gift? How about an authentic replica Viking longship? A great way to impress the relatives or
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New High Tech Zumwalt-Class Destroyer — Is it Seaworthy?
The new $7.5 billion DDG-1000 destroyer, USS Zumwalt, expected to be delivered by Bath Iron Works sometime in 2016, is incredibly high tech
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Can Big Data Stop Overfishing? Will Google’s Global Fishing Watch Succeed?
Overfishing of the world’s oceans is a huge and immediate problem. Back in 2002, the nations participating in the World
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Project to Build Cutty Sark II
A group of tall ship enthusiasts are attempting raise money to build and sail an exact replica of the great
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Ghost Fleet Washes Ashore on Japan’s Coast — 11 Boats, 25 Bodies
In the last two months, eleven wooden fishing vessels have drifted ashore from the Sea of Japan on the Japanese
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Blue Dragon Sea Slug — Tiny, Beautiful and Dangerous
The words “blue dragon” and “sea slug” do not seem to go together. The image of a dragon, of any
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Voyage of the Mayflower II, 1957
Happy Thanksgiving! As a “Throwback Thursday” — Thanksgiving edition, here is a short video of the voyage of the Mayflower
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Coast Guard Pumps Benzene from Argo, 78 Year Old Lake Erie Toxic Wreck
This weekend the US Coast Guard recovered 10,000 gallons of benzene from the wreck of a tank barge that sank 78
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Donations Help Keep SS United States Afloat Well into Next Year
Great news from the SS United States Conservancy. At the beginning of October, the Conservancy announced that its board had
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Pre-Fab Marble Church to be Assembled after 1500 Years on Sea Floor
Around 1847, Henry Manning, a London carpenter, started building houses in components that could be easily stowed on ships and
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Largest Mass Whale Stranding Ever Reported in Patagonia
Scientists have reported the largest whale stranding on record — 337 dead whales were discovered in a remote fiord in the
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Help Save the Ada C. Lore
Last year we posted about a very bad night for the schooner, Ada C. Lore. In the early morning hours
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Remembering the MS St. Louis and the “Voyage of the Damned”
Given the current heated debate over Syrian refugees, it seems worthwhile to remember the ill-fated voyage of the German ocean