The headline is great – World’s oldest aircraft carrier discovered rusting by the River Thames. So is the first sentence: “The worlds’ oldest aircraft carrier which was a precursor to today’s giant Navy vessels has been discovered – rusting by a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lore of the Sea
In view of the failure of current efforts to combat piracy, BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Shipping Federation (ISF), Intercargo, INTERTANKO and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have launched a campaign to Save Our Seafarers … Continue reading
Yesterday we reviewed John Konrad’s new book, Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster, which went on sale in bookstores today. Coincidentally, yesterday the Interior Department approved the first new deep water drilling permit in the Gulf … Continue reading
I have seen this item a couple of times and am finally convinced that it is not a spoof. Apparently CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping group, is offering a “Cargo cruise” onboard their largest containerships. Travel Aboard One of the Largest … Continue reading
Danish authorities are reporting that Somali pirates have hijacked a Danish sailboat with four adults and three children aboard. Danish family’s sailboat hijacked in Indian Ocean The Danish Foreign Ministry said the ship sent a distress signal on Thursday. On board was a … Continue reading
We can only wish him the best of luck. The third time may be the charm. NYC rower tries for third time to cross Atlantic There is something about the sea that has caused Victor Mooney to lose all reason. … Continue reading
David Pearlman, widely known as Papa Neutrino, died last month at 77 of congestive heart failure in New Orleans. His remarkable life was summarized in an obituary in the Telegraph: “Poppa Neutrino, who died on January 23 aged 77, was … Continue reading
In the late 60s, the first VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carrier) were initially referred to as Malaccamax tankers, as they were the largest tankers that could navigate through the Straits of Malacca. Maersk Line has recently ordered ten Malaccamax container … Continue reading
Carnival Cruise Lines seems to be working the “Rendezvous Circuit” for all its worth with the three Queens of its subsidiary, Cunard Line. Last month we posted about the “Royal Rendezvous” in New York harbor – “Cunard Takes Manhattan … Continue reading
On Tuesday, we posted about the first northbound transit by two Iranian Navy ships through the Suez Canal since 1979. Yesterday these ships docked in Syria on a training mission. Thanks to Phil Leon for passing the article along. Iran … Continue reading
Peter Stanford, a founder and first president of the South Street Seaport Museum has written a letter calling for the resignation of the museum’s current chairman, Frank J. Sciame, and its president, Mary Pelzer. The museum recently laid of most of its … Continue reading
The called themselves the Wild Vikings. They were to be the “new generation of explorers.” From their website: The crew onboard Berserk II wish to pick up the old Norsemen traditions opposed to todays so called “civilized” and often artificial … Continue reading
The FisherPoets Gathering is an gathering of poets, songwriters, storytellers and artists involved in the fishing industry, getting together to to share poems, stories, songs, memoirs, essays and art. Sounds like great fun. It is being held from held … Continue reading
Some rather remarkable footage. Posted by Linda Anderson on Facebook. Nearly swallowed by whales [iframe: title=”YouTube video player” width=”480″ height=”390″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/o1qY1-dZpY8″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen] … Continue reading
For a late winter weekend, this one is busy with maritime events. The Chicago Maritime Festival this weekend sounds fantastic. “Daytime activities include maritime history, lighthouses, shipwrecks, model boats for kids, life raft demonstrations, marine art, songs for younger sailors, knot tying and … Continue reading
The four boat fleet of the Velux 5 Oceans Singlehanded Around the World Race has rounded or is rounding Cape Horn on the third leg of the race. Brad Van Liew on La Pingouin has kept the lead. Unless … Continue reading
On January 14th we posted about the Royal Rendezvous in New York harbor, the rendezvous of the three Queens of the Cunard Line, the Queen Mary 2, the Queen Victoria, and the Queen Elizabeth. Now just over a month later the Queen Mary … Continue reading
Why did the pirates kill their for American hostages aboard the sailing yacht Quest? We may never know. Naval officers are speculating that the close approach of the destroyer USS Sterett may have panicked some of the pirates. The Sterett reportedly drew closer … Continue reading
For the first time since the Iranian revolution in 1979, two ships of the Iranian Navy are transiting the Suez Canal bound for the Mediterranean Sea. The two ships, Alvand, a patrol frigate and Kharg, a supply ship, entered the … Continue reading
The US Central Command announced this morning that four Americans aboard the hijacked sailing vessel Quest were shot and killed by pirates at approximately 1 a.m. EST today. The victims were Jean and Scott Adam, the owners of the yacht, and Phyllis … Continue reading