HMS Bounty
The Duluth Tall Ship’s Festival which runs through today, has been a major success, attracting over 200,000 visitors. One of the biggest “stars” of the event was the HMS Bounty. The wait to get on the Bounty averaged between two and four hours on Friday.
Not all the action was taking place on the Bounty however. Two of the 200,000 visitors were Erin Somers and RJ Johnson, who were married on the Pride of Baltimore II.
Ship that’s been in major movies is a hit at Tall Ships festival in Duluth
It is that time of year again. For twenty three of its twenty five years, the 
Zheng He’s fleet of ships has been the subject of mystery and myth for centuries. Now a joint Chinese-Kenyan expedition to excavate where one of his fleet is thought to have been sunk in the 15th century may finally shed light on the amazing exploits of the legendary Chinese navigator. Thanks to 
Philadelphia’s tall ship, the barquentine 
In early July we celebrated the 
Last summer, the 
Two weeks ago the remains of an 
The teen-round-the-world-sailing-escapades may be starting all over again.
Depending on which of the various news reports you read, the MOL 314,016 dwt tanker M. Star suffered either an explosion, was hit by a grenade or was struck by a freak wave caused by an earthquake while transiting the Straits of Hormuz. An intriguing and developing story.
Earlier this month 
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A follow-up to our previous post –