Canadian crew is first to lay eyes on wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, Quest

Canadian crew is first to see the wreck of Ernest Shackleton's last ship, Quest

A small team of explorers led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society have become the first people to lay eyes on Sir Ernest Shackleton's last ship since it sank in the Labrador Sea in 1962.

The Personal Toll of Canada’s Broken Fishing Promises

August 29, 2020, dawned clear over southwest Nova Scotia. In the cabin of his lobster boat, the Mystique Lady, Matthew Cope was chatting with the other members of his crew as they chugged out from shore. The vessel was bound ...

The Disastrous True Story of Netflix’s “Shipwrecked” and the 2012 Costa Concordia Sinking

Netflix’s new documentary ‘Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea’ looks back at the cruise catastrophe 14 years later

Transport Canada detains boat linked to fatal B.C. sinking, citing violations

The company's other boat Top Ocean sank on the morning of June 28 with 10 people on board. Transport Canada says the company's 11-metre sister vessel is a pleasure craft being operated as a commercial passenger boat.

Royal Caribbean cruise passenger dies during snorkelling trip on island

The passenger was traveling on board the cruise line's Star of the Seas ship, but on Thursday they disembarked the ship with their family to take part in an excursion which ended in tragedy

Pictures of Ernest Shackleton’s Quest revealed from its cold-water grave

The ship was located in June 2024 by an RCGS wreck hunting team at the bottom of the Labrador Sea

B.C. couple who saved 3 people after boat sinking say ‘wear your life-jacket’

Brian Angus and Dorothy Stauffer were on their sailboat on Sunday afternoon heading to Saturna Island from Vancouver when they came across a startling sight.

Six feared dead after ‘bizarre’ sinking of charter boat off Canadian coast

The vessel, thought to have been carrying 10 people, did not issue a mayday call before sinking in the strait of GeorgiaSearch teams in Canada have launched a recovery effort for six people believed to have drowned in a “bizarre” sinking of a fishing charter off the coast of Vancouver.Police and rescue crews praised a couple who were passing in their yacht for making a critical mayday call and saving stranded passengers by pulling them onboard their craft. Continue reading...

Coast Guard shooed historic Pete Seeger ship from July 4th parade over banners

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater says the crew of its replica ship was ordered away from the procession in the very river it was created to protect. The post Coast Guard shooed historic Pete Seeger ship from July 4th parade over banners appeared first on MS NOW.

In 1872 a ship was found drifting, empty. The 1913 "solution" was absurd.

In 1913, the Strand Magazine invited contributors and readers to propose solutions to the mystery of the Mary Celeste, the ship found sailing crewless in 1872. One answer arrived from an apparently impeccable source: A. Howard Linford of Magdalen College, Oxford, headmaster of Hampstead's largest prep school, who claimed an old servant named Abel Fosdyk had left him papers on his deathbed. — Read the rest The post In 1872 a ship was found drifting, empty. The 1913 solution was absurd. appeared first on Boing Boing.

Royal Caribbean cruise guest dies during snorkeling trip in gorgeous turquoise water as family sail back with dead body in tow

Royal Caribbean cruise guest dies during snorkeling trip in gorgeous turquoise water as family sail back with dead body in tow

Sail 250: Massive, Beautiful Tall Ship Fleet Honors America’s 250th

Sail 250: Massive, Beautiful Tall Ship Fleet Honors America’s 250th

Fisherman’s Early Morning Discovery Ends Massive Search For Missing Florida Scuba Diver

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – A major multi-agency search ended in tragedy early Sunday morning when a fisherman spotted the body of a missing scuba diver floating just off Treasure Island Beach. The Treasure Island Police Department is now leading an active investigation into the woman’s death. The discovery caps a weekend-long search effort that began [] Fisherman’s Early Morning Discovery Ends Massive Search For Missing Florida Scuba Diver

Centuries-old pirate mystery deepens after wrecks are found near Bahamas haven

Filmmakers and archaeologists say they discovered the first shipwrecks linked to real-life pirates who operated from Nassau in the Golden Age of Piracy.

Boat carrying record 128 migrants reaches English coast

Boat carrying record 128 migrants reaches English coast

Ship stranded off Manori coast; ICG alerted

Ship stranded off Manori coast; ICG alerted

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My Morbid Childhood Obsession With the Titanic

My Morbid Childhood Obsession With the Titanic

Now Available on Steam - Raft, 15% off!

Raft is Now Available on Steam and is 15 off!*Raft throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!*Offer ends June 27 at 10AM Pacific Time

Vietnam Boat Tragedy: Mortal Remains Of 15 Indian Tourists To Arrive In Mumbai Today

The tragedy occurred on Saturday when a speedboat operated by Ocean Pear Island Company capsized roughly 400 metres off Hon May Rut Ngoai islet.

Where Pearl Harbor History Lives On

More than 80 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, one warship that witnessed that infamous day is still afloat. Join us as we step aboard USCGC Taney, the last surviving warship from the attack on Pearl Harbor, during Sail250 in Baltimore.

Scientists Reveal the First Images of Ernest Shackleton’s Last Ship

After more than 80 years underwater, the ship that witnessed the famed Antarctic explorer's final moments has revealed itself to the world.

Norovirus outbreak on Ruby Princess cruise ship docked in SF affects over 120 passengers, crew

Norovirus outbreak on Ruby Princess cruise ship docked in SF affects over 120 passengers, crew

Sylvia Earle opens up about her historic walk into the deep

Some moments change the course of exploration forever. In 1979, oceanographer Sylvia Earle descended 1,250 feet into the Pacific Ocean in a JIM suit, setting the record for the deepest untethered walk on the ocean floor. Now, standing beside a replica of the iconic suit at the new National Geographic Museum of Exploration, she shares what she experienced during that historic dive — and why the sea continues to inspire wonder nearly five decades later, as part of the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative. #CallToEarth

USS Wichita gets another costly repair just a year after the last

A warship the U.S. Navy tried to scrap just a few years into its life is heading back into the shipyard, and taxpayers are footing another multimillion-dollar bill to keep it running. BAE Systems’ Jacksonville Ship Repair facility won a 49 million contract to maintain, modernize, and repair USS Wichita (LCS 13), a Freedom-class littoral []

First look inside Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas

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Cruise Chaos - 16 Placed on 'Do Not Sail' List Following Incident

Cruise Chaos - 16 Placed on 'Do Not Sail' List Following Incident

CDC: Princess Cruises ship docked in San Francisco hit by norovirus outbreak

A Princess Cruises cruise ship docked in San Francisco has been hit by an outbreak of norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Out of the more than 3,000 passengers on the Ruby Princess, 102 have been affected by the virus, along with 23 crewmembers. Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea. Thursday []...Click to read more

Health alert on Alaska cruise ship after norovirus outbreak leaves more than 100 passengers ill

The Princess Cruises ship Ruby Princess docked yesterday in San Francisco, having reported 102 passengers and 23 crew members with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea The post Health alert on Alaska cruise ship after norovirus outbreak leaves more than 100 passengers ill appeared first on ProtoThema English.

U.S. Attacks Iran Over Ship Being Hit In Strait Of Hormuz; Tehran Lashes Out Again At Gulf Arab States

A Cyprus-flagged container ship was hit by Iran and suffered “significant engineroom damage” and a civilian crew member is missing, U.S. Central Command said.

'High waves, possible overloading,' survivor recounts Vietnam boat tragedy that killed 15 Indians

The boat tragedy in Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island that left at least 15 people dead happened due to high waves in the seat and a possible overloading of passengers, said a survivor on Saturday, while recounting the horror.

Cruise ship docked in San Francisco hit by norovirus outbreak

A Princess Cruises cruise ship docked in San Francisco has seen an outbreak of norovirus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC said that 102 out of the over 3,000 passengers onboard the Ruby Princess have been affected, along with 23 crewmembers.

An Ancient Sea Once Split North America Down the Middle. The Beautiful Multicolored Ammonite Shells From Its Waters Are So Perfectly Preserved That They Still Shimmer Today

Spectacular marine fossils tell the story of the long-gone Western Interior Seaway and the planet’s past aquatic life

'Once-in-a-generation' expedition sets sail to survey famed polar expedition ships

The targets of the new survey include Quest, a schooner-rigged steamship captained by Sir Ernest Shackleton, and Terra Nova, Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s whaler and polar expedition vessel.

Expedition to survey two legendary shipwrecks launches this month

Expedition to survey two legendary shipwrecks launches this month

Search for missing Marine lost from USS Anchorage in training off Southern California becomes recovery mission

An effort to locate a Marine missing from the USS Anchorage during integrated training off the Southern California coast has turned to a recovery effort, Navy officials announced late Saturday, June 27. The Marine was aboard the amphibious ship ...

Korean shipbuilders eye US naval market after Canada submarine setback

Korean shipbuilders eye US naval market after Canada submarine setback

Sunday photoblogging: Mèze, boat

Sunday photoblogging: Mèze, boat

Is a cruise around the Norwegian fjords the ultimate ‘cool-cation’ to escape the summer heat?

Jess Glass explored the fjords, glaciers and lots of delicious food on board a cruise around the Norwegian coast.