After twenty years and billions of dollars, Littoral Combat Ships are finally performing mine countermeasures as originally planned. The post The Navy turned its ‘little crappy ship’ into a mine hunter appeared first on Task & Purpose.| Task & Purpose
The BackerKit campaign ends on Friday.| TrekMovie.com
A Department of Justice statement announced that on Aug. 20, a federal jury convicted Jinchao Wei, also known as Patrick Wei, of espionage and export violations. Wei was an active-duty US Navy sailor stationed at Naval Base San Diego when … Continue reading → The post US Navy Sailor Convicted of Spying for China appeared first on Old Salt Blog.|
REGENT Craft of Rhode Island is now testing a prototype of their Viceroy Seaglider, an electric wing-in-ground-effect flying coastal ferry. REGENT is an acronym for Regional Electric Ground Effect Nautical Transport. The 12-passenger Viceroy Seaglider is 55 feet long with … Continue reading → The post REGENT Tests Viceroy Seaglider Electric Ferry That Floats, Foils & Flies appeared first on Old Salt Blog.|
A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon, August 20, aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). The ship was anchored near White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan. The fire was declared extinguished at 4 a.m., … Continue reading → The post Fire on Navy Amphib USS New Orleans Extinguished After 12 Hours, 2 Sailors Injured appeared first on Old Salt Blog.|
For a country without a significant navy, Ukraine’s naval and aerial drones have done considerable damage to Russia’s Black Sea fleet, destroying or disabling roughly a third of its ships. Now, for the first time, the Ukrainians have reached well … Continue reading → The post Ukraine Widens Naval War — Sinks Russian Arms Ship In Caspian Sea in Drone Strike appeared first on Old Salt Blog.|
On Monday night, an explosion and fire erupted aboard the W-Sapphire, a 751-foot-long, 82,000 DWT bulk carrier, in the Patapsco River, outbound from Baltimore harbor. The Liberian-registered bulker had just loaded coal at CSX’s Curtis Bay terminal and was beginning … Continue reading → The post Bulk Carrier Fire and Explosion Temporarily Halts Traffic in the Port of Baltimore appeared first on Old Salt Blog.|
On the morning of Wednesday, August 13, a serious fire broke out on board AP Moller-Maersk’s ultra-large container ship Marie Maersk while sailing off the coast of Liberia. It was reported that the crew initially observed smoke from containers on … Continue reading →| Old Salt Blog
On a brisk February morning in Miami, Matthew Creswell watched as engineers wrestled thick power cables at a cruise ship terminal. The ship was about to plug into the electrical grid — an event far less ordinary than it sounds. As the harbormaster of Juneau, Alaska, Creswell was there to... The post Plugging Cruise Ships Into Shore Power Is No Small Feat appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Semisub One was billed as “one of the world’s most luxurious high-tech watercraft.” It was promised to be the first of a fleet of sleek, semi-submersible vessels with air-conditioned cabins and panoramic underwater views. Semisub’s CEO, Curtiss Jackson, and its … Continue reading → The post Executives of $29M Hawaii Tourist Sub Scam Sentenced to Prison appeared first on Old Salt Blog.|
For more than a decade, the waters around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea have been claimed by the Philippines, China, and Taiwan. In recent years, China has been particularly aggressive in asserting its claim. Today, two Chinese … Continue reading → The post Chinese Ships Collide While Pursuing Philippine Patrol Craft in South China Sea appeared first on Old Salt Blog.|
On Monday, October 9, 2023, the schooner Grace Bailey was returning to Rockland, ME, from a four-day Fall Foliage cruise, when an upper section of the main mast broke and fell to the deck, killing one passenger and injuring five … Continue reading →| Old Salt Blog
HMNZS Monowai worked as a hydrographic survey ship with RNZN. The post Monowai – Hydrographic Survey Ship appeared first on National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy.| National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy
The Navy is testing uncrewed ships like the USX-1 Defiant to see how far it can push warfighting without sailors aboard.| Task & Purpose
MSC Irina is similar in length and width to many existing vessels, but it is the biggest container ship in the world in terms of TEU.| ShipHub
The car carrier Morning Midas, adrift off the coast of Alaska, is still burning, with the first salvage tug arriving at the scene on Monday, as reported by Splash. The tug Gretchen Dunlap arrived Monday afternoon with salvage personnel and has … Continue reading →| Old Salt Blog
The Navy carrier spent six months in combat operations around the Red Sea, and took part in a major strike on Somalia.| Task & Purpose
Today, Windstar has revealed renderings, which are digital images that show how rooms like the Yacht Club, Main Lounge and Amphora will look – when they are completed.| Windstar Cruises Travel Blog
Sending a message in a bottle has been romanticized for centuries. People have even cast bottles for scientific purposes. And as author B.J. Hollars tells us, it helped one Wisconsin veteran connect with humanity on a deeper level. Hollars shared his story “Hope Floats” at a live storytelling event hosted...| Wisconsin Life
Explore the beautiful, intricate paths of ships over a year—tracked from America's busiest ports to the open ocean via AIS marine tracking data.| Beautiful Public Data
Over the years the Bermuda Triangle has spawned countless tales. Would we be so fascinated by this area of North Atlantic Ocean if we knew the truth?| Historic Mysteries
Cook Strait, which separates the North and South islands of New Zealand, has never been the safest place for shipping. Particularly dangerous was the French Pass (Te Aumiti), which is framed by sharp jagged rocks and characterized by strong underwater currents. Today, navigating this dangerous stretch of water is easier thanks to the modern navigational aids. But once upon a time a completely wild dolphin helped ships to get through there safely.| Nodum.org