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History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
2 days ago

Wreck of Danish flagship blown up by Nelson found

The remains of the Danish flagship Dannebroge, destroyed in 1801, have been discovered by archaeologists in Copenhagen harbor.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

Off the Mainland: Floating Architecture Projects Redefining the Built Environment

Floating architecture adapts to water levels, using buoyant materials and anchoring systems to address environmental challenges in coastal regions.
#humpback-whale
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

'Ship disaster victims deserve to have story told'

The sinking of the Princess Alice in 1878 resulted in over 700 deaths, yet remains largely forgotten despite its significance in maritime safety reforms.
#oil-spill
Environment
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

Hair vs. oil: The curious method to clean beaches affected by the spill in the Gulf

A citizen initiative in Veracruz uses clean hair to combat oil spills by creating nets that absorb crude oil from the ocean.
Environment
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

Hair vs. oil: The curious method to clean beaches affected by the spill in the Gulf

A citizen initiative in Veracruz uses clean hair to combat oil spills by creating nets that absorb crude oil from the ocean.
UK news
fromBBC News
3 days ago

Pair jailed for advertising small boat crossings on Facebook

Hoang and Hop facilitated illegal migrant crossings to the UK using social media and were arrested after a five-month surveillance operation.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 days ago

I've worked on cruise ships for years. Here are 6 things passengers should pack and 5 they shouldn't.

Protect yourself from the sun with headgear and lots of sunscreen. The sun can be very strong in some destinations, especially on Caribbean trips.
Travel
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Mediterranean sharks are vanishing in a legal void

Longnose spurdog sharks, locally known as kalb al-bahr, are sold on Libyan fish markets. Fishermen catch them even though they are carrying eggs, driven by economic necessity.
World news
fromMiami Herald
6 days ago

Red Fox Survives 14-Day Voyage Across the Atlantic as Stowaway on Cargo Ship

The vessel had been transporting automobiles from England to the United States. How exactly the fox got onto the ship remains unknown, but officials do not know at what point during the 14-day journey the fox was discovered.
Pets
fromOpen Culture
2 days ago

Watch the Titanic and Lusitania Sink in Real Time: One Fast, One Slow

The Titanic met her end by colliding with an iceberg, and about two and a half hours later, it was on the bottom of the North Atlantic.
History
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 days ago

Ancient Roman Cargo Lost for 2,000 Years Resurfaces in Swiss Lake

A significant shipwreck discovery in Lake Neuchâtel revealed 2,000-year-old ceramics and tools, providing insights into early Roman trade.
#whale-rescue
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago
Germany news

Germany news: Prognosis 'not good' for humpback whale

Rescue chances for a stranded humpback whale in the Baltic Sea are diminishing as its condition deteriorates and it fails to attempt escape.
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago
Germany news

Rescuers fail to free stranded whale stuck on German coast

A 10-meter whale remains stranded in shallow water off Germany's Baltic Sea coast despite rescue efforts, with a new attempt planned for Thursday.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Germany news: Rescuers launch fresh whale rescue effort

Conservationists are attempting to rescue a whale stranded for the second time on Germany's Baltic coast.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Germany news: Prognosis 'not good' for humpback whale

Rescue chances for a stranded humpback whale in the Baltic Sea are diminishing as its condition deteriorates and it fails to attempt escape.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

A national scandal': trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters

Marine protected areas in England are ineffective as industrial trawlers continue to overfish and damage ecosystems despite their designated protection.
London politics
fromIrish Independent
3 days ago

'Such a tragic loss of life' - Brothers who drowned off Clare's west coast named locally

Two Afghan brothers tragically drowned while fishing in rough waters at Pulleen Bay, prompting community mourning and a search operation.
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

How new fishing tech can reduce bycatch of turtles and other creatures

"There are not very many conservation issues that I'm aware of where industry and conservationists and consumers and the fishermen and the resource users all want the same thing. Every stakeholder wants less bycatch."
Pets
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Mexico's navy searches for two missing boats involved in Cuba aid convoy

Search efforts are ongoing for two missing sailboats from a humanitarian convoy to Cuba, with nine people on board and concerns raised by Cuban officials.
Travel
fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

How Cruise Tourism Supports Global Port Economies

Cruise tourism significantly boosts port city economies through various sectors like hospitality, logistics, and local businesses.
fromCalifornia Post
2 weeks ago

'Precarious' situation as damaged shipping containers arrive at Port of Long Beach

Aerial views showed multiple containers stacked and on the verge of dangerously teetering into the water, with many in uneven and awkward positions.
US news
#maritime-incident
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Damaged Russian tanker carrying natural gas floats into Libyan waters

The Arctic Metagaz was part of a Russian shadow fleet used to circumvent sanctions imposed on the country's oil and gas after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It was struck in a suspected drone attack close to Maltese waters earlier this month, causing a huge hole.
Europe news
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Adrift Russia tanker risks Mediterranean ecological disaster

The Russian gas tanker Arctic Metagaz was attacked, causing environmental risks due to fuel leakage and potential explosions.
Science
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Thousands of Chinese Ships Form Strange Shape in Ocean

Thousands of Chinese fishing vessels have formed unusually organized geometric formations in the East China Sea, raising concerns about potential military coordination and naval drills.
fromOpen Culture
2 weeks ago

The Fascinating Engineering of the Titanic: How the Great Ocean Liner Was Built

The Titanic was one of a trio of similar White Star Line ships completed in the early nineteen-tens. In the video above, Bill Hammack, known on YouTube as Engineerguy, tells the story of not just the Titanic, but also the Olympic and the HMHS Britannic. An engineering professor at the University of Illinois, he found in the campus library issues of the journal The Engineer published between 1909 and 1911 that contain detailed photographs of the construction of both the Titanic and Olympic, sister ships that were built side-by-side.
OMG science
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Beach cleanups can save the lives of marine animals. This calculator tells you exactly how many

If you enter the amounts of different types of plastic that you clean up into the Wildlife Impact Calculator, it will tell you how many animal lives would have been at risk, had those items made their way into the ocean and been ingested.
Environment
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Treasure hunter freed after decade in prison for not revealing location of gold

Treasure hunter Tommy Thompson was released after 10 years in prison for refusing to disclose the location of 500 gold coins from the SS Central America, which he discovered in 1998.
History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 week ago

Exceptional Roman cargo shipwreck found in Lake Neuchatel

A Roman vessel wreck with approximately 600 artifacts was discovered in Lake Neuchatel, dating between 20 and 50 A.D.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Advocates push for major probe as US boat strikes in Latin America kill 157

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold its first hearing on alleged US extrajudicial killings during military strikes against suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific that began in September, with nearly 157 people killed and minimal public information released.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
6 days ago

Germany's WWII munitions a toxic legacy on Baltic Sea floor

World War II munitions on the Baltic Sea floor pose environmental risks as they corrode and release toxic substances into the marine ecosystem.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
4 weeks ago

It Will Likely Be a Year Before the Port of SF's Sinking Dry Dock #2 Can Be Demolished and Removed

The Port of San Francisco's Dry Dock #2 requires constant pumping to prevent sinking and won't be removed until 2027, risking catastrophic damage from winter storms.
#deep-sea-mining
Pets
fromBBC News
3 weeks ago

Sly fox sneaks onto cargo ship in Southampton and arrives in New York

A fox unexpectedly traveled across the Atlantic Ocean aboard a ship docked in Southampton, England, and arrived at the Bronx Zoo in good health.
fromArs Technica
4 weeks ago

Fishing crews in the Atlantic keep accidentally dredging up chemical weapons

Recovered CWMs continue to pose worker and food safety risks. Because of ocean drift, storms, and offshore industries, sea-disposed CWMs locations are largely unknown and potentially far from their originally documented dump site. The three incidents exposed at least six crew members to mustard agent, which causes blistering chemical burns on skin and mucous membranes.
Miami Marlins
fromabc7.com
3 weeks ago

Massive fire erupts on scrap metal barge in Delaware Bay

A massive fire broke out Tuesday morning on a barge carrying huge piles of scrap metal on the Delaware Bay near New Castle. The U.S. Coast Guard responded after 8 a.m. to reports of the fire and dispatched a helicopter and two boats, Petty Officer First Class Matthew West said. Local fire departments, including those from Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware, also responded.
US news
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 weeks ago

Warnings Putin's ageing oil tankers could cause a 'catastrophic spill' in the Channel - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The Russian shadow fleet is a ticking environmental time bomb. The question isn't if there will be a catastrophic spill, it's when. Older tankers can suffer from metal fatigue, corroded hulls, and overall structural deterioration, significantly increasing the risk of structural failures at sea.
Environment
#ss-red-oak-victory
History
fromLos Angeles Times
7 years ago

Neighborhood Spotlight: Oil and the sea built Wilmington's future

Wilmington evolved from a Civil War military hub into a major port city, then declined after losing official port status to San Pedro in 1897 before being annexed by Los Angeles in 1909.
#maritime-archaeology
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Russian captain found guilty in North Sea tanker collision

The Solong's captain, Vladimir Motin, was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter after his ship collided with the anchored Stena Immaculate, killing one sailor.
Environment
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Tracking fisherman to track fish: The new technological approach to better understand ocean life

Global Fishing Watch uses AIS transponder data and artificial intelligence to track fishing vessels worldwide, providing unprecedented visibility into global fishing fleet movements and activities.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Moment ships explode in fireball after deadly collision in North Sea caught on CCTV

A cargo ship collided with tanker Stena Immaculate in the North Sea, causing a fatal explosion and sparking a manslaughter trial for Solong's captain.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Unsinkable metal discovery could build safer ships and harvest wave energy

Laser-etched superhydrophobic textures let damaged aluminum tubes trap air and remain buoyant, mimicking diving bell spiders' hair-based air-trapping mechanism.
Miscellaneous
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Navy destroyers helped the US catch a Russian-flagged oil tanker on the run in the Atlantic

Two US Navy destroyers supported American forces in chasing, boarding, and seizing a reflagged Russian oil tanker after a weeks-long Atlantic pursuit.
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Police investigating car found submerged off Monterey pier

A four-door sedan drove into the water at Monterey's Coast Guard Pier ramp; the unoccupied vehicle sank and the incident is under active investigation.
fromArtnet News
2 months ago

New Research Could Rewrite the Story of One of New York's Earliest Shipwrecks

In 1916, subway construction near Greenwich and Dey Streets in Lower Manhattan unearthed a surprising relic. Some 20 feet underground, workers turned up charred timber; digging further, the contours of an ancient ship came into view-its prow, keel, and ribs. The wreck was later deemed to be the Tyger, a 17th-century vessel that represents a rare archaeological trace of early Dutch exploration in Manhattan.
Arts
Science
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

The navy veteran guiding cruises away from storms

A former Royal Navy meteorologist remotely monitors global weather to guide cruise ships, advising captains to avoid storms and ensure passenger safety and comfort.
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Archaeologists fight tides to save the Swash Channel Wreck in Dorset

Archaeologists have fought the tides to save a 17th-century shipwreck from a popular nudist beach in Dorset. The remains are believed to be part of the Swash Channel Wreck, a Dutch merchant ship called The Fame of Hoorn that ran aground while approaching Poole Harbour in 1631. The wreck was found on Dorset's Studland Beach at the end of January when Storm Chandra washed away the sand that had kept it hidden for almost 400 years.
History
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Russian container ship captain jailed for six years over fatal North Sea collision

A captain received six years for gross negligent manslaughter after his ship collided with a stationary tanker, causing an explosion that killed one crewman.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

UK can legally stop shadow fleet tankers, ministers believe

UK government believes the Sanctions and Money Laundering Act 2018 can authorize military boarding and detention of unflagged, sanctioned 'shadow fleet' vessels.
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Body of California fisher found days after he was lost at sea

Maximo Macanas, a McKinleyville resident, was discovered by a local sport vessel on Tuesday, according to a Facebook post by the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office. He was pronounced dead by the county coroner's office on Tuesday afternoon. Macanas was fishing with a friend and his children at the Klamath River near 4351 Klamath Beach Road when he was swept away Saturday afternoon by what the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office described as a sneaker wave,
California
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

'Inevitably difficult'

On September 14, Alejandro Carranza, a 42-year-old fisherman, set out to sea from a remote town in La Guajira, Colombia's northernmost province, bordering Venezuela. It was an ordinary fishing trip, in search of tuna and marlin, said Leonardo Vega, a childhood friend and the president of the fishing association Carranza belonged to. But this time, Carranza never returned.
World news
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The whole thing was just mind-blowing': my trip into the abyss to see the Titanic

Andrew Rogers won a supermarket competition that sent him on a rare civilian expedition to view the Titanic wreck aboard Russian submersibles in 1998.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

One survivor reported, two killed in US boat strike in the Eastern Pacific

The latest bombing brings the total death toll from US boat strikes to 125 since September, raising human rights concerns. The administration of President Donald Trump has announced United States' latest boat strike in international waters, which killed two people in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Friday's attack brings the total number of bombings to at least 36 since Trump began his campaign on September 2. An estimated 125 people have been killed, including the two latest casualties.
World news
US news
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Searchers find wreck of luxury steamer lost in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago

Searchers located the wreck of the luxury steamer Lac La Belle about 20 miles offshore between Racine and Kenosha, Wisconsin, completing a nearly 60-year search.
World news
fromFortune
2 months ago

The U.S. has 3 of the world's 240 icebreakers, the crucial shipping technology that would unlock Greenland | Fortune

U.S. plans for Greenland are constrained by pervasive Arctic ice and a critical shortage of icebreakers, leaving limited, geopolitically fraught procurement options.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Searchers find missing ship in Lake Michigan, over 150 years after it sunk

Paul Ehorn found the Lac La Belle wreck in Lake Michigan after nearly 60 years of searching, about 20 miles offshore between Racine and Kenosha.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Reflagged by Russia, spied on by UK, seized by US: why so much interest in a rusty tanker in the Atlantic?

The 300-metre tanker Marinera, part of a sanctions-evasion shadow fleet, was seized by US forces amid suspicions of illicit cargo or symbolic strategic value.
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

How several nonprofits are working to clean up wrecked, sunken boats in Oakland Estuary

Within a few minutes of moving down the estuary from Jack London Square, it started looking like something out of Pirates of the Caribbean. Boats, big and small, sank or half-sunk along the length of the estuary. Spicer pointed out a large sailboat listing on its side, which neighbors say has been disabled for months. "It was actually anchored in the center of the channel for quite some time. A lot of our community members reported it," she said.
Environment
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
2 months ago

US Forces Seize Russia-Flagged Tanker In North Atlantic After Lengthy Chase

US naval forces have boarded and seized a runaway Russian shadow fleet tanker in the North Atlantic, the latest in a series of moves by Washington against vessels linked to illegal trade in Venezuelan oil. The US European Command said in a statement on social media on January 7 that the tanker, the Marinera, formerly named the Bella 1, was seized in the north Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and the United Kingdom.
World news
History
fromSmithsonian Magazine
2 months ago

Archaeologists Discovered the 'Holy Grail' of Shipwrecks a Decade Ago. Now, They're Finally Beginning to Unravel the Secrets of the 'San Jose'

A priceless 1708 Spanish galleon, the San José, was discovered in 2015 but remains contested amid political and legal battles over ownership and treasure.
Environment
fromFast Company
1 month ago

This new tech turns cargo ship exhaust into limestone

Modular containers by Seabound capture up to 95% of ship exhaust CO2 using lime pellets that convert emissions into limestone.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

Coast Guard suspends search for people missing from fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts

The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert from the 72-foot Lily Jean about 25 miles off Cape Ann. Searchers found a debris field near where the alert was sent along with a body in the water and an empty life raft, the Coast Guard said. Crews covered about 1,000 square miles (2,589 square kilometers) using multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats over a 24-hour period.
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

JUST IN: US Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker in North Atlantic

(Screengrab via X) Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted dramatic footage of the moment US Coast Guard aided by military assets seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic on Wednesday, ending a two week pursuit after a failed attempt to take the vessel on December 20, when the vessel was apparently bound for Venezuela.
World news
fromBrooklyn Eagle
1 month ago

Time running out for S.S. United States as group pushes for preservation

ALABAMA - THE HISTORIC S.S. UNITED States ocean liner, currently undergoing environmental remediation work in Mobile, Alabama ahead of its planned sinking and conversion to an artificial reef off of Florida's coast, was this week given a tentative April departure date from that port for its final destination, Fox 10 WALA reports . The new timeline has lit a fire under the New York Coalition to Save the S.S. United States, the preservation group battling to save the ship .
US news
Environment
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

CA coast could soon be safer for whales with expansion of vessel speed reduction program

California expanded vessel slow-speed zones statewide to reduce ship strikes on migrating whales through voluntary speed reductions and monitoring technologies.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 month ago

The State of Ocean Plastic Pollution In 2026

Massive, accelerating plastic pollution pours millions of tons into oceans annually, contaminating all marine ecosystems and worsening without stronger policy intervention.
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