Spanish Navy To Build New Rescue Ship for Submarines, Planes & Shipwrecks

Spain’s new S-80 submarines, under construction, will be able to operate at depths of at least 350 meters. If one gets into trouble, however, the Spanish Navy’s only ship set up for rescue and recovery can only hold its position … Continue reading

Heavy-Lift Ship Blue Marlin Freed After Attempted Hijacking Off Equatorial Guinea

On Sunday, May 5th, armed pirates boarded the semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel Blue Marlin, 80 nautical miles offshore of Equatorial Guinea on the west coast of Africa. The ship, operated by the Dutch firm Boskalis, had unloaded cargo near Luba port, … Continue reading

Spain’s New S-80 Plus Submarine Too Big For its Dock

Spain’s S-80 Plus submarine is an advanced design featuring Air Independent Propulsion  (AIP), which is reported to have cost around € 1 billion. The original design came in overweight, so it necessary to lengthen the submarine by 10 meters.  Now, it appears that the newly … Continue reading

$500 Million Treasure of the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes Returning Soon to Spain

Within the next day or so, two Spanish Air Force C-130 transport planes will land at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base to load 17 tons of gold and silver coins and other artifacts recovered from the wreck of the Spanish Navy’s Nuestra … Continue reading