Ships
Web-Slinging Snails Discovered on Sunken Ship
Scientists worry that their presence spells trouble for threatened coral reefs
Corrosion Could Bring a Premature End to This Legendary Ship
New report sounds the alarm on the RMS Queen Mary
Norway Proposes World's First Mile-Long Tunnel for Ships
The tunnel would help ships and ferries avoid rough seas around the Stadlandet Peninsula where 33 people have died since World War II
Naval Base Believed to Have Been Used in the Legendary Battle of Salamis Found
Researchers have discovered the harbor in Salamis' Ampelakia Bay where the Greek fleet prepared to battle the much larger Persian navy
How the Bloodiest Mutiny in British Naval History Helped Create American Political Asylum
Outrage over the revolt spurred the U.S. to deliver on a promise of the Revolution
This Eccentric 19th-Century Transportation Magnate May Have Inspired Jules Verne
George Francis Train traveled around the world three times in his increasingly weird life
Crusader Shipwreck, Likely From the Siege of Acre, Discovered
The boat in the Bay of Haifa included ceramics and a stash of gold coins
Albania Wants to Show Off Its Shipwrecks
From 6th century B.C. Greek cargo ships to WWII wrecks, the Balkan nation is hoping to boost tourism by highlighting its underwater archaeology
What Will the Autonomous Ship of the Future Look Like?
Shipbuilding companies are experimenting with self-driving, remotely-operated and crewless vessels
Pentagon Investigates Missing Sailors from the U.S.S. Turner
After the ship exploded in New York Harbor in 1944, 136 sailors were classified as missing, but new research suggests some were buried on Long Island
The Chief Designer of the ‘Titanic’ Saved Everyone He Could as His Ship Went Down
Thomas Andrews had argued for more lifeboats on the ship, but he was rebuffed on the grounds that it would ruin the view
Haunting Twitter Account Shares the Fates of the Refugees of the St. Louis
In 1939, Cuba and the United States turned back a ship full of German Jews, 254 of whom were later killed during the Holocaust
The Only Time in History When Men on Horseback Captured a Fleet of Ships
A Dutch fleet stuck in the ice. A group of French soldiers sent to capture it. What could go wrong?
Where We Got the Term “Banana Republic”
Hint: it’s not a great moment in American history
The Market Crash That Cost Newton a Fortune
The esteemed scientist wasn't the only one to fall for the first investment bubble
Sixty-Two-Foot Wave Sets New Record
A sensor in the North Atlantic detected a set of waves averaging over six stories tall, setting a new record for a buoy-measured wave
One Hundred Years Ago, the Titanic's Sister Ship Exploded While Transporting Injured WWI Soldiers
Bad luck seemed to follow the White Star Line’s infamous steam liners
Over 40 Ancient Ships Discovered on the Bottom of the Black Sea
Researchers on a geology survey in Bulgarian waters ended up discovering vessels from the Ottoman, Byzantine and Venetian empires
Perfectly Preserved Shipwreck Found in Lake Superior
A team has found the The J.S. Seaverns which sank in Michipicoten harbor in 1884 with its hull intact and dishes still on the shelves
Australian Researchers Brew Beer With Yeast Believed to Be from a 220-Year-Old Shipwreck
A glimpse into the boozy past
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