Tallboy Bomb from 1945 Attack on German Cruiser Lützow Detonated in Polish Canal

The biggest World War II bomb ever found in Poland exploded underwater on Tuesday as navy divers tried to defuse it with a remote control device. No one was injured in the explosion. During World War II, the British developed … Continue reading

Collisions at Sea and Allisions in Port – Navy Ships Collide in the Pacifc & Stena Ferry Wrecks a Container Terminal

It has been a busy couple of days for ship collisions and allisions.  Yesterday, the USS Essex, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, collided with the USNS Yukon, a Navy Oiler, during underway replenishment operations about 120 miles off the coast of Southern California. In Poland, … Continue reading