Shipwreck Tour Dives into History with Glass Bottom Boat
People are experiencing the Great lakes differently. Glancing into the cold, murky, depths, they can check out underwater shipwrecks that have lasted since as early as the 18th century-- and they can do it...
Will Low Ship Prices Sink a Maritime Recovery?
There is a recent dilemma encountered by the shipowners. The rates are being driven down as many of the segments are facing an oversupply of vessels. On the other hand, the shipyards are starving...
Liberian Oil Tanker Hijacked
Liberian Oil Tanker Hijacked Off Nigeria
Niger Delta militant group has seized a vessel reportedly belonging to Liberia
The group stated that it would decide over the fate of crew members until July...
An Underwater Drone to Explore the Deep
John Foster, an archaeologist, talks about boats in that charming way all nautical lovers do - as if the vessels were supermodels.
When he talks about the Steamship Tahoe, he calls it simply The Queen.
The...
[WATCH] An Underwater Tour Which Nobody Had Enjoyed in 70 Years
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
Watch an inspiring video to reach the depths of Lake Tahoe and get up close to the SS Tahoe for an extended tour of the ship the likes of...
Anchor Chain’s Straining and Twisting Results in Serious Injury
Summary
On 29 March 2015, Halcyon 1, drawing 5.0 m forward and 5.2 m aft, left Manzanillo Terminal, Panama. She had on board 2157 tonnes of containerised cargo. The vessel had left the port without...
Forget Global Warming – Emissions Can Adversely Affect Lungs!
A Study: Ship Engine Emissions Adversely Affect Macrophages
A Recent study found that exposure to particle emissions from heavy fuel oil (HFO) and diesel fuel (DF) adversely affects human lung cells and is responsible for...
Must the Captain Always go Down with the Ship?
Article From Ela Lindsay's Single Files :
Often readers ask me where I get my ideas and inspirations for this column. Sometimes I wonder myself.
Believe me, I definitely get that sinking feeling when I sit down...
Did Empress of the Seas Fail the CDC Sanitation Inspection?
Empress of the Seas Fails the CDC Sanitation Inspection
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report indicates that Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas might have failed a surprise sanitation inspection conducted in...
U.K. Nuclear Submarine Collides with a Tanker
UK submarine made a glancing collision with a merchant vessel off the coast of Gibraltar
Ambush suffered external damage.
Merchant vessel in question had not sustained any damage.
A British sub collided with a...