In March, we posted that the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in South Carolina had decided after years of debate to scrap USS Clamagore, a Cold War-era submarine that proved too costly to maintain. This week, the Balao-class submarine was towed away from Patriots Point bound for Norfolk, Va. where it will be recycled.
“It’s a sad day. But, the actual Clamagore lived on for 41 more years than it would have when it was de-commissioned,” said Mike Hastings, Director of Operations Patriots Point Development Authority.
On Sept. 30, two fishermen, Jacob Runyan, 42, of Ashtabula, Ohio, and Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Pa., participated in the
In 2020, we posted that China Merchants Group had signed a contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) for
Over the last five years, a macabre mystery has been playing out on the South African coast. The carcasses of great white sharks have been washing ashore on local beaches with their bellies ripped open and their livers missing. What had killed the sharks was unclear, although scientists suspected orcas, also known as killer whales, which had been observed in the area.
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Former-professional rugby player Damian Browne became the first person ever to row from New York to Galway. Browne began the 112-day voyage, titled Project Empower, from Chelsea Piers in Manhattan on Tuesday, June 14 at 3.10am.
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If you are in the vicinity of New York harbor on this Sunday, October 9th, you may wish to check out the
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The scope and scale of the property damage and loss of life resulting from Hurricane Ian to Florida and the Carolinas are still being assessed. The hurricane is likely to rank among the most destructive storms to strike to state in recent history.
Yesterday, we posted
The verdict in the court-martial of 21-year-old Seaman Ryan Mays, accused of deliberately setting the fire that torched the billion-plus dollar amphibious assault ship 