In August we posted Yara Birkeland, Crewless Electric Container Ship, First Voyage by Year’s End. We noted that if all went according to plan, the ship would make its first journey between two Norwegian towns before the end of the year, with no crew onboard. The 103 TEU all-electric container ship did recently complete a 38 nautical mile maiden voyage from the town of Horten to Oslo. Nevertheless, the plan has changed. The brief voyage took place with crew aboard. It is now expected to be two or more years before autonomous operations are likely to commence.
The ship is powered by a 7 MWh battery bank and should be capable of a top speed of 13 knots. When operational, Yara Birkeland will sail on two routes, between Herøya and Brevik (~7 nautical miles (13 km)) and between Herøya and Larvik (~30 nautical miles (56 km)).
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Great news! David O’Neill, director of the 
On late Thursday, November 18, and early Friday, November 19, those watching the sky over much of the globe will see the longest partial lunar eclipse in almost 600 years. The eclipse will last for nearly 3 and a half hours and will be very near to, but not quite, a full lunar eclipse.
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My wife and I took an incredible trip to the Galapagos in 2017. An updated repost. We spent a week on 
The Chinese military has built targets in the shape of an American aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships in the Taklamakan desert as part of a new target range complex, according to photos from satellite imagery company Maxar.
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What could be more gloriously incongruous than sailing on a replica 9th-century Viking longship and sipping whisky on a blustery Autumn day in New York harbor? Here is an updated repost: 
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