On this eve of the eve of All Hallows Eve, it seems worthwhile to list a few of the “ghost” ships open to the public on Halloween.
Hornet Ship of Spirits – This evening , on the historic aircraft carrier USS Hornet in Alameda CA, there will be a presentation the real stories of the ghosts on the USS Hornet, followed on Saturday by a USS Hornet Monster Bash.
The Haunted Ship at the USS Salem – Spooky tours and events through Sunday on the heavy cruiser USS Salem in Quincy, MA.
Captain Fishsticker’s Ship of Horrors – Revival Burlesque is performing “Captain Fishsticker’s Ship of Horrors” tonight through Sunday on the lovely Barkentine Gazela in Philadelphia, PA.
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This is a great story. Thanks to Irwin Bryan for passing it along. Congratulations to Bonnie Schubert and her 87-year old mother Jo, two highly successful salvage divers.
Fifty five years ago today, on October 29th 1955, the battleship 
The factory fishing ship Athena caught fire early today in the Atlantic, 230 miles south-west of the Isles of Scilly. Eighty one non-essential personnel were evacuated to liferafts and subsequently rescued as the remaining 30 aboard fought the fire, which is now reported to be under control but not extinguished. The Athena was built in 1992, but was rebuilt in China this year due to damage from a previous fire.
All that remains to mark the site of the final sea battle of the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage, around 241 BC, are the great bronze rams left behind after the rest of the sunken ships have rotten away in the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The sea battle and the First Punic War, in general, were victories for Rome, marking its ascent, and Carthage’s decline as regional powers. Three rams have now been found near the island of Levanzo, west of Sicily.
In August we 
Last week, the MV Olovaha arrived in Nuku’alofa. The MV Olovaha is a new interisland ferry built for Tonga to replace the 