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Fighting Temeraire by Sam Willis
Live Yankees: The Sewalls and Their Ships by W. H. Bunting
His Majesty's Ship by Alaric Bond
Galveston's the Elissa: The Tall Ship of Texas by Kurt Voss
My River Chronicles - Rediscovering the America on the Hudson by Jessica DuLong
The Frigate Surprise: The Complete Story of the Ship Made Famous in the Novels of Patrick O'Brian by by Geoff Hunt and Brian Lavery
James Nelson's George Washington's Secret Navy
Defying Empire:Trading with the Enemy in Colonial New York by Thomas Truxes
Deadly Shoals, a Wiki Coffin Mystery by Joan Druett
Star Crossedby Linda Collison
The Privateer's Revenge: A Kydd Sea Adventure (Kydd Sea Adventures)
Peter Wicked: A Matty Graves Novel (The Matty Graves Novels)
The Jackass Frigate byAlaric Bond
Steady As She Goesby John Molloy
Voyages, the Age of Sail: Documents in American Maritime History, Volume I, 1492-1865
Expedition Whydah: The Story of the World's First Excavation of a Pirate Treasure Ship and the Man Who Found Her
Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean: How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom--and Revenge
The Illustrated Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Centuries-old Baltic shipwrecks found
Centuries-old Baltic shipwrecks found
A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks — some of them unusually well-preserved — have been discovered in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany, Swedish experts said Tuesday.
The oldest wreck probably dates back to medieval times and could be up to 800 years old, while the [...]
France captures 35 ‘pirates’ in three days off the Somali coast
France captures 35 ‘pirates’ in three days off the Somali coast
The French Navy has captured 35 suspected pirates in three days of operations off the coast of Somalia — the biggest haul in the two years since EU naval ships started patrolling the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.
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New ferry to start Tonga service in November
Early last August the Tongan ferry, Princess Ashika, sank with a presumed loss over seventy lives. See our previous posts - Princess Akisha. A new ferry, the Olovaha, for the route is being built in Japan, with Japanese funding and is expected to go into service in November. Until them New Zealand has donated a [...]
1,208 Humpback Whale Sightings in Great Maui Whale Count
Over the weekend, the Great Maui Whale Count spotted 1,208 humpback whales. More of a snapshot than a census, the watchers counted 676 pods or groups of whales, with an average of 214 pods or groups sighted per hour.
1,208 whale sightings in Great Maui Whale Count
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The Cove, documentary about Japanese dolphin slaughter, wins Academy Award
The Cove, a documentary about the slaughtering of dolphins in Japan won the 2010 Academy Award last night for best feature documentary.
The Cove – trailer (2010 Academy Award Winner)
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Trafalgar cannons fired to honor Admiral Lord Collingwood
Trafalgar cannons fired to mark 200th anniversary
Cannons which last saw action at the Battle of Trafalgar are fired on Tyneside to mark the 200th anniversary of Admiral Lord Collingwood’s death. They were last used in battle on board Collingwood’s vessel Royal Sovereign as it led British ships in 1805.
Collingwood was born in 1748 and went [...]
Leviathans may battle in remote depths
A fascinating new study reported in the LA Times suggests that we know far less about the great white shark than we may have thought.
Leviathans may battle in remote depths
New studies suggest that great white sharks may migrate so they can dine on giant squids.
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Solo sailor Jessica Watson set to make millions on her return to Australia
After a controversial beginning, Jessica Watson is reaching the final legs of her circumnavigation. A flood of deals and endorsements could make Jessica a very wealthy teenager upon her return.
Solo sailor Jessica Watson set to make millions when she finishes
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Hull trawler, Arctic Corsair, joins SS Great Britain and Royal Yacht on Historic Ships Register
Hull trawler joins SS Great Britain and Royal Yacht on Historic Ships Register
An historic trawler berthed in Hull’s Museum Quarter has joined the ss Great Britain, HMS Victory and the Royal Yacht Britannia on the list of the nation’s most treasured historic vessels.
Arctic Corsair, Hull’s last sidewinder trawler, is now listed on the National Register [...]
3D Laser Scanning the Hold of the Charles W. Morgan
The Mystic Seaport Museum has posted a fascinating video of the 3D laser scanning of the hold of the whaler Charles W. Morgan along with commentary on how they are using the technology to record the original construction details of the historic ship. Definately worth a look and a listen.
Laser Scanning the Hold
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Spirit of Mystery Returning Home
A year ago we posted about the “Voyage of the Spirit of Mystery,” the recreation of an epic voyage by seven Cornishmen, several of whom had never been out of sight of land, who set sail in 1854 bound for the gold fields of Australia in Mystery, a 37′ Mounts Bay Lugger. Adventurer Pete Goss [...]
Women and Children First – Time Permitting
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences considers the sinking of two well known ships, the Titanic and the Lusitania, and looks at who made it to the lifeboats and who was left behind. Both had a similar number of passengers and a similar loss of life. The big difference between [...]
Fine Arts in Boston – Ship Models
The first exhibit in the $500 million expansion of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts new Art of the Americas Wing in currently being installed. The first new exhibit – ship models. An excellent choice. The new wing opens in November. For those in the Boston area who would rather not wait, the USS Constitution Model [...]
The Rise and Fall of a Female Captain Bligh?
As a follow up to our previous post, (Cruelty on the Cowpens? Cruiser CO Relieved of Duty), a newly released report by the Navy Office of the Inspector General details the charges of “cruelty and maltreatment” and their findings which resulted in Captain Holly Graf being relieved from duty as captain of the USS Cowpens. As reported [...]
Concordia Investigation Update
In addition to the investigation underway by the Barbados Maritime Ship Registry on behalf of the government of Barbados, where the Concordia was registered, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has decided to conduct its own independent investigation into the capsizing and sinking of the sail training ship.
Transportation board to probe sinking of Concordia
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