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Monday, February 3, 2014
Real Life Castaway Says He Survived 13 Months Lost At Sea
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Real Life Castaway Says He Survived 13 Months Lost At Sea

Efforts are underway to confirm the identity (and story) of a mystery castaway who washed up last week on a Marshall Islands atoll after allegedly surviving

February 3, 2014
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Saturday, February 1, 2014
David Macaulay Does the SS UNITED STATES
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David Macaulay Does the SS UNITED STATES

David Macaulay is an author and illustrator well known to most all American children. His book UNDERGROUND has to be one of my all-time favorites when I was a

February 1, 2014
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Friday, January 31, 2014
Ever Wonder What It’s Like to Work On A Livestock Carrier?
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Ever Wonder What It’s Like to Work On A Livestock Carrier?

Earlier this morning news of a broken down livestock ship got many people wondering what it's like to work on such a ship. Well, here's a

January 31, 2014
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
WATCH: (Another) Heavy Seas Med Moor in Greece
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WATCH: (Another) Heavy Seas Med Moor in Greece

You may remember a video we showed you last year of a high-risk docking maneuver, called Mediterranean mooring, performed by a Ro/Ro passenger ferry at the

January 29, 2014
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
PHOTOS: ‘Left Coast Lifter’ Transits Panama Canal
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PHOTOS: ‘Left Coast Lifter’ Transits Panama Canal

A massive floating crane previously used in the construction the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is making its way through the Panama

January 15, 2014
Total Views: 331

‘Polar Onyx’ X-Bow OCV Has Left the Building [TIME LAPSE]
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‘Polar Onyx’ X-Bow OCV Has Left the Building [TIME LAPSE]

Here is a timelapse video showing the recent launch of the SX121 design ‘Polar Onyx’ Offshore Construction Vessel (OSV) at the Ulstein Verft

January 15, 2014
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Monday, January 13, 2014
Costa Concordia Anniversary: Two Years Since Disaster [PHOTOS]
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Costa Concordia Anniversary: Two Years Since Disaster [PHOTOS]

It was two years ago today that the Costa Concordia cruise hit rocks off Isola Del Giglio during an impromptu island 'salute' ordered by the captain, resulting

January 13, 2014
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Friday, January 10, 2014
Conjoined Whale Twins Found in Mexico – WTF VIDEO
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Conjoined Whale Twins Found in Mexico – WTF VIDEO

Fisherman in Mexico on Monday captured video of conjoined gray whale twins that washed up on a beach in Baja

January 10, 2014
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Year in Maritime Photos – 2013
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Year in Maritime Photos – 2013

A look at 2013 in pictures.

December 31, 2013
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East Indiaman Götheborg
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Early 18th Century Sailing Onboard the Götheborg

Tall ships are the last few living objects of ages past, like hands with long arms protruding from the past to our times, like long piers coming to our

December 31, 2013
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Sunday, December 29, 2013
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Shackleton Expedition Photos Discovered

Twenty-two never-before-seen photographic negatives, left a century ago in Captain Robert F. Scott’s last Antarctic expedition base at Cape Evans, have

December 29, 2013
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
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Earth’s Weather Visualized

The weather on planet Earth, 18 December 2013. Click this link for an interactive version or to see other areas of the world.

December 18, 2013
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Saturday, December 14, 2013
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New York City of Ships

Walt Whitman was born in Long Island, New York, in 1819 to a barely literate mother of Dutch origin and a hard disciplinarian carpenter father of English

December 14, 2013
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Thursday, December 12, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – Icy Buoy-Retrieval in Straits of Mackinac
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Ship Photos of The Day – Icy Buoy-Retrieval in Straits of Mackinac

An early start to the ice season means the crew of the USCGC Mackinaw has to race to complete Operation Fall Retrieve, now at 85% completion, before the ice

December 12, 2013
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – Storm Xaver As Seen from North Sea
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Ship Photos of The Day – Storm Xaver As Seen from North Sea

Last week's storm Xaver as seen from the ERRV Vos Dee in the North Sea. Winds at 185-190 km/h, swell averaging 12-14 meters, max

December 10, 2013
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Monday, December 2, 2013
WATCH: Ocean Countess Cruise Ship on Fire in Greece – Update
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WATCH: Ocean Countess Cruise Ship on Fire in Greece – Update

Firefighting crews over the weekend were struggling to contain a fire onboard Majestic International's Ocean Countess cruise ship while laid up at a shipyard

December 2, 2013
Total Views: 367

Stuck in a Shipwreck – New Video Surfaces of Miraculous Jascon 4 Rescue
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Stuck in a Shipwreck – New Video Surfaces of Miraculous Jascon 4 Rescue

A new video has surfaced showing divers discovering a man found tucked inside an air bubble of a the Jascon 4 shipwreck after two days at depth of 30

December 2, 2013
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Friday, November 29, 2013
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A Willing Foe and Sea Room! A Short Naval Toast

Earlier in the year, the Ministry of Defense in the United Kingdom modified two of the Naval Toasts following the Loyal Toast in the Royal Navy after centuries

November 29, 2013
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Classic Clip: Cars Slide From Rolling Cargo Ship in Winter Storm
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Classic Clip: Cars Slide From Rolling Cargo Ship in Winter Storm

To all of you who are traveling this Thanksgiving holiday, whether by sea or road, don't forget to secure your cargo and travel

November 27, 2013
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Monday, November 25, 2013
Google Nexus 7 Ad Strikes Familiar Chord
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Google Nexus 7 Ad Strikes Familiar Chord

Check out this new commercial released by Google UK for their Nexus 7 tablet, featuring a homesick engineer perk up when he is able to video chat with his

November 25, 2013
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