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Uncover captivating maritime and nautical tales  and explore intriguing facts about the oceans, the shipping industry, and its rich history. A treasure trove for maritime enthusiasts, nautical book lovers, and history buffs alike.


Sunday, January 11, 2026
2026 RORC Transatlantic Race
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Sailing-Speed Demons Argo And Zoulou Lead Atlantic Charge As Fleet Sets Sail

By Ossian Shine ARRECIFE, Lanzarote, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Two sleek MOD70 trimarans burst out of Lanzarote on Sunday with their sights set on a

January 11, 2026
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Saturday, December 20, 2025
Superyacht with deck lights on docked at sunset
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Singapore Arrests Former Captain Of Alleged Scam Kingpin Chen Zhi’s Yacht

By Low De Wei Dec 18, 2025 (Bloomberg) — Singapore police have arrested a US-sanctioned man who operated a superyacht for the alleged mastermind of

December 20, 2025
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Saturday, November 22, 2025
China’s NewNew Polar Bear in a convoy in the Russian Arctic in October 2023. (Source: Atomflot)
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Space Race With China Drives Antenna-Building Boom In Arctic

By Danielle Bochove and Thomas Seal Nov 22, 2025(Bloomberg) –Satellite operators are looking north. Way north. As the US, China and others

November 22, 2025
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Sunday, July 27, 2025
In 1852, W.A.K. Martin painted this picture of the Robert J. Walker. The painting, now at the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, Va., is scheduled for restoration. Image credit: The Mariners' Museum
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The 19th-Century Maritime Superstitions That Were Believed To Protect Men At Sea

Karl Bell-(The Conversation)– Maritime folklore has long been shuffled to the margins of nautical history, presented as the quaint, colourful oddities

July 27, 2025
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Sunday, June 29, 2025
A dugout canoe with four men and one woman paddling is pictured during a crossing across a region of the East China Sea.
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With A Primitive Canoe, Scientists Replicate Prehistoric Seafaring

By Will Dunham June 25 (Reuters) – Our species arose in Africa roughly 300,000 years ago and later trekked worldwide, eventually reaching some of

June 29, 2025
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Sunday, February 9, 2025
Arrival of the Vendee Globe youngest sailor to compete Violette Dorange and Kojiro Shiraishi REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
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Dorange Becomes Youngest Sailor To Complete Vendee Globe

Feb 9 (Reuters) – At 23-years-old, Violette Dorange became the youngest sailor to finish the after completing the gruelling solo round-the-world yacht

February 9, 2025
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Monday, September 16, 2024
Harland and Wolff Shipyard. File Photo: Charles McQuillan/Pool via REUTERS
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Titanic Shipyard Owner Harland & Wolff Set to Enter Administration This Week

(Bloomberg) — The owner of the shipping yard that built the Titanic is entering administration, a type of insolvency procedure in the UK, for the second

September 16, 2024
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Sunday, September 15, 2024
Reconstructed model of Megalodon, the prehistoric superpredator, showing its massive body, powerful jaws, and elongated shape.
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Megalodon Shark Once Ruled the Seas, Here’s Why It Went Extinct

John Long (Flinders University) Imagine the seas off Peru, 6 million years ago. A group of long-nosed dolphins swam through the warm seawater, breaking the

September 15, 2024
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Sunday, September 1, 2024
A white beluga whale wearing a harness is seen off the coast of northern Norway, April 29, 2019. Jorgen Ree Wiig/Sea Surveillance Service/Handout/NTB Scanpix via REUTERS/File photo
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Russian ‘Spy Whale’ Hvaldimir Found Dead Near Norway

Sept 2 (Reuters) – A beluga whale that was suspected of spying for Russia after being discovered in Norwegian waters five years ago has been

September 1, 2024
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Saturday, August 10, 2024
Sailing - Women's Kite Final. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
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Olympics-Sailing-Drones Deliver Bird’s Eye View For Kite Jury

By Alexander Smith MARSEILLE, France, Aug 9 (Reuters) – In a darkened room below the ship-like “bridge” where race officials look

August 10, 2024
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Sunday, July 28, 2024
A Brazilian Sharpnose Shark at a laboratory in Rio de Janeiro.
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Sharks Off Rio de Janeiro Test Positive For Cocaine

By Dani Morera Trettin SAO PAULO, July 24 (Reuters) – Sharks off the coast of Brazil’s party city Rio de Janeiro have tested positive for

July 28, 2024
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Friday, July 26, 2024
The Aranui 5, a cruise ship-cum-freighter where some of the athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics surfing competition will stay, is seen near Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, July 25, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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Olympic Surfers Score With ‘Awesome’ Floating Athlete’s Village

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti, July 25 (Reuters) – Olympic surfers based in Tahiti will miss out on the spectacle of the Games’ opening

July 26, 2024
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Sunday, June 2, 2024
The newest addition to Japan's whaling fleet, the Kangei Maru, arrives at a port in Tokyo. REUTERS/Tom Bateman
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Japan Whaler Operator Says It Has No Plan To Hunt In Antarctic

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Tom Bateman TOKYO (Reuters) – The operator of Japan’s first domestically-built whaling mothership in more than seven

June 2, 2024
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Saturday, May 11, 2024
An oil painting of the explosion of the San José during a 1708 battle off Cartagana, Colombia. Image: Creative Commons
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Indigenous Groups Claim Stake In Sunken Spanish Ship, Cargo Off Colombia

By Emma Pinedo MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) – Members of three South American indigenous communities have asked Spain and UNESCO to declare a

May 11, 2024
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Saturday, July 29, 2023
Wreck Of An Ancient Roman Cargo Ship Found Off Rome’s Coast
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Wreck Of An Ancient Roman Cargo Ship Found Off Rome’s Coast

ROME, (Reuters) – The wreck of an ancient Roman cargo ship from more than 2,000 years ago has been found off the coast near Rome, the arts squad of

July 29, 2023
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Sunday, July 2, 2023
Divers from Valencia University map and assess the state of a 2,500-year-old Phoenician vessel that is submerged 60 meters from the beach of Mazarron, Spain, June 20, 2023. Jose A Moya/Regional Government of Murcia/Handout via REUTERS
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Spanish Archaeologists Plan Rescue Of 2,500-Year-Old Phoenician Shipwreck

MADRID, (Reuters) – A group of Spanish archaeologists have made detailed diagrams of a 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck to help work out how best to

July 2, 2023
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Thursday, May 25, 2023
U.S. Coast Guard
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National Safe Boating Week Reminds Us of the Dangers Offshore

Amid National Safe Boating Week and Memorial Day Weekend, we are left reminded of the risks that come with holiday fun.  Memorial Day weekend is often

May 25, 2023
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Monday, May 22, 2023
jones act container ship
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National Maritime Day Celebrates its 90th Anniversary

National Maritime Day has been celebrated on May 22 across the United States since its creation in 1933, making 2023 the 90th annual celebration.  May 22

May 22, 2023
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Friday, May 19, 2023
Titanic Scan Reveals Amazing New Details of Historic Wreck
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Titanic Scan Reveals Amazing New Details of Historic Wreck

New details have been uncovered by creating a ‘digital twin’ of the infamous wreck of the Titanic.  Deep water specialist Magellan Ltd. has performed

May 19, 2023
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Saturday, March 18, 2023
Saddam’s Rusting Yacht Serves As Picnic Spot For Iraqi Fishermen
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Saddam’s Rusting Yacht Serves As Picnic Spot For Iraqi Fishermen

BASRA, Iraq, March 16 (Reuters) – Capsized in a river in southern Iraq, the rusting wreck of a yacht that belonged to Saddam Hussein serves as a stark

March 18, 2023
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