The war machine that could have tipped the global balance and brought down the U.S.
In 1895, the American John Philip Holland created a submarine with mixed propulsion powered by gasoline and electric engines.
What does it take to find a shipwreck – and can you keep the treasure?
There are 8000 shipwrecks off Australia alone, many more still to be found. Yet stunning discoveries still happen. What does ...
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Maritime traditions endure in the waterways of Venice
I end up in the headquarters because I’ve signed up for a short course in the near-forgotten Venetian art of sailing ... submerged wooden pylons that serve as lane markers so that motorised ...
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Surface Forces: Robot Ships For Singapore
They are equipped to identify a ship by reading its mandatory transponder and track its movement through Singapore controlled waters. The drone’s electronics handles avoiding obstacles. Additional ...
The most important part of the ocean you’ve never heard of
The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.
Western Flyer from Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez returns to Gulf of California after 85 years
A fishing vessel immortalized in literature makes a historic return to the Sea of Cortez to retrace the voyage of John ...
How elite Border Force cops & their trusty dog Flash foiled plot to smuggle £58m-worth of cocaine into Britain
THE moment the 162-metre cargo ship entered British waters, Border Force ­Maritime were poised to make their move. The vessel ...
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Gold coins, diamonds, old champagne: Who gets to keep shipwreck treasure?
The Netherby, a three-masted sailing vessel on a ponderous journey ... Credit: Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database, digitally tinted Yet, the plight of the Netherby was not uncommon.
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Western Flyer from Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez returns to Gulf of California after 85 years
Then they set sail for ... the boat that had sailed from Alaska to Baja, California, was now "streaked with rust, and the deck was covered with blue tarps." A rupture in the hull sank it, and ...