by Diana Honings - In the modern history of the United States Coast Guard, there has been a rapid shift from mistaken identity to a brand identity. The iconic orange and blue Racing Stripe - painted on the bow of every USCG vessel - provides a perfect example of an innovative solution to this identity problem. But where did the idea come from? In October 1956, … [Read more...]
Three Countries Unite To Solve Nautical Mystery
(TheGuardian) Indonesia has agreed to work with the Netherlands to investigate the mysterious disappearance of several second world war shipwrecks – considered war graves – from the bottom of the Java Sea, the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, has said. The recent discovery that at least six Dutch and British warships sunk in 1942 had vanished from the … [Read more...]
Dutch Hope Indonesia Will Help Solve Mystery of Missing WWII Battleships
By Anthony Deutsch and Fergus Jensen AMSTERDAM/JAKARTA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The Dutch prime minister on Friday called the disappearance of the wreckage of several allied warships dating back to the 1942 Battle of the Java Sea "unacceptable" and expressed hope that Indonesia would help solve the mystery. A team of international divers searching for Dutch, British and … [Read more...]
Sailor Slang: What does it mean to “Meet In Snug Harbor”?
Often times mariners are heard joking to each other that "They will meet up again in Snug Harbor". What does this mean? Well, Snug Harbor is a 83-acre park along the Kill Van Kull on the north shore of Staten Island (New York City) that once was a home for retired and disabled sailors. A Brief History Of Snug Harbor The will of Captain Robert Richard Randall … [Read more...]
Book Review — Seventeen Fathoms Deep: The Saga of the Submarine S-4 Disaster by Joseph A. Williams
Book Review by Rick Spilman - On the afternoon of December 17th, 1927, the US Navy submarine S-4 was surfacing near Provincetown, MA, when it was run down by US Coast Guard destroyer Pauling, sending the submarine to the bottom. Joseph William's latest book, “Seventeen Fathoms Deep: The Saga of the Submarine S-4 Disaster,” is a gripping account of the US Navy divers and salvors … [Read more...]
Canada Finds Second Ship from Doomed Franklin Voyage -Report
OTTAWA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Explorers have found the wreck of HMS Terror, the second of two British ships lost in the disastrous 1845 Franklin expedition to Canada's Arctic Northwest Passage, Britain's Guardian newspaper said on Monday. The Arctic Research Foundation, a private group that sent a vessel to help look for the ship, found it in pristine condition at the bottom … [Read more...]
Russia Honors First British Arctic Merchant Navy Convoy
By Dmitry Madorsky (Reuters) British and Russian World War Two veterans gathered on Wednesday in Arkhangelsk, 75 years to the day since Britain's first Arctic convoy of military supplies steamed into the northern port. Britain's Princess Anne has been among those attending events honoring those who sailed, and the thousands who died, protecting supply convoys dispatched to … [Read more...]