Boats
Where is the Costa Concordia Now?
The ship that went aground one year ago is slowly but surely being turned upright and salvaged
February 2013 |
By Mark Strauss
Introducing the USS Zumwalt, the Stealth Destroyer
Set to be christened in 2013, this new naval warship will amaze, leaving almost no wake in the open seas
October 2012 |
By Mark Strauss
Captain Bligh's Cursed Breadfruit
The biographer of William Bligh—he of the infamous mutiny on the Bounty—tracks him to Jamaica, still home to the versatile plant
September 2009 |
By Caroline Alexander
Setting Sail on the Hudson River 400 Years Later
Using 17th century techniques, volunteers built a replica of Henry Hudson's vessel in honor of the anniversary of his exploration
June 08, 2009 |
By Wayne A. Hall
The Legends Behind the Dragon Boat Festival
Celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, Duanwu Jie honors storied history with culinary treats
May 15, 2009 |
By Jeninne Lee-St. John
Steering Ships Through a Treacherous Waterway
Braving storms with high seas a group of elite ship pilots steers tankers and freighters through the Columbia River
February 2009 |
By Matt Jenkins
Raiders or Traders?
A replica Viking vessel sailing the North Sea has helped archaeologists figure out what the stalwart Norsemen were really up to
July 2008 |
By Andrew Curry
Abandoned Ship: the Mary Celeste
What really happened aboard the Mary Celeste? More than a century after her crew went missing, a scenario is emerging
November 2007 |
By Jess Blumberg
Pay Dirt
When self-taught archaeologists dug up an 1850s steamboat, they brought to light a slice of American life
December 2006 |
By Fergus M. Bordewich
Titanic Sank This Morning
An artifact from the doomed ocean liner evokes that catastrophic night in April 1912
April 2004 |
By Owen Edwards
Pieces of History
Raised from the deep, the Monitor's turret reveals a bounty of new details about the ship's violent end
November 2002 |
By Wendy Mitman Clarke
