Man Attempting To Sail Homemade Houseboat Through Great Lakes In Winter May Have Not Thought This Whole Thing Through
Just the thought of sailing the Great Lakes amid winter storms brings a new meaning to poop deck.
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Texting While Driving Still Makes You Crash, Even In A Ferry
The ferry's first mate was simply on his phone behind the wheel, according to reports, and ran astray of his intended course.
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What Happens To Massive Cruise Ships At The End Of Their Lifespan?
Ever wondered where cruise ships go to die? The process involves dangerous labor and environmental risks, but some ships are transformed rather than torn apart.
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Why Do Ships Measure Speed In Knots?
The answer has its roots in Portuguese, Dutch, and English sailors who needed a way to tell how fast they were going in an era before the GPS.
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What Makes An Ocean Liner Different From A Cruise Ship?
Both are big passenger ships, but there are key differences between ocean liners and cruise ships. They help explain why true liners have almost disappeared.
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From Tires To Tides: Michelin's Surprising Yacht Division
Michelin is known for two things: rating restaurants and tires, of which it owns several big name brands. Now it can add maritime innovation to its resume.
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Change The Trajectory Of Your Entire Life With This Old-School Alabama Riverboat
Hear me out, man. I promise, this will be good for you.
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The World's Biggest Cruise Ship Is This 250,000-Ton Monster
Royal Caribbean has done it again.
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Cruise-Goer Jump Off Ship To Allegedly Avoid $16,000 Gambling Debt
While disembarking in port, the man allegedly jumped overboard to avoid reporting $14,600 to customs.
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Passenger Airliner Flies Over Live-Fire Chinese Navy Exercise
The audio recording of the conversation between the flight crew and air traffic control sounds like it was ripped from the pages of a Tom Clancy novel.
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These Are The Monster Engines Powering The World's Largest Cruise Ships
Wondering what sort of engines are used in the biggest cruise ships? These mammoth machines have enormous powerplants that are sometimes larger than a city bus!
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Boeing Is Quietly Building Self-Piloting Submarines: Here's Why
The aerospace manufacturing giant makes more than just planes. Among its many projects, it has developed a line of autonomous uncrewed underwater vehicles.
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What Happened To The Aston Martin Powerboat?
The Aston Martin powerboat came on the market in 2017 as an incredibly expensive and exclusive luxury vessel. Here's what happened to the high-end boat.
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Ships Carrying Chinese Cars Aren't Being Targeted By Houthi Militia
This almost certainly means that China cut a back-channel deal with the Houthis, either directly or through their main sponsor, Iran.
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Hawaiian Shipping Giant Bans EVs And Plug-In Hybrids Over Fire Risk
Unlike the dedicated car carriers that have caught fire, Matson uses container ships to transport cars along routes across the Pacific Ocean.
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This Is The World's Most Powerful Piston Engine, And The Ship It Was Built For
The world's most powerful piston engine is awesomely huge, gulping huge amounts of fuel. And because of changes in shipping, we may never see its like again.
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U.S. Coast Guard Capsizes Boat, Detains Canadian Who Insists He Was In Canadian Waters
A fisherman insisted that he was fishing in Canadian waters on Lake Champlain, but the U.S. Coast Guard saw it differently.
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Hit-And-Run Boater Who Crashed Into Midway Aircraft Carrier Arrested For Boating Under The Influence
The Midway's dignified retirement was recently interrupted when a 65-foot motor boat banged into the warship.
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Ships Could Start Going Nuclear Again
As countries around the world try to tamp down emissions (well, some of them, anyway), a major target for improvement is the shipping industry.
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Norway Orders All Ships To Go Zero-Emission By 2032 (And Some By Next Year)
To protect the pristine natural beauty of its famous fjords, Norway has laid down new zero-emissions rules for ships operating in the narrow waterways.
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Automakers Not Happy About Trump's Proposed Port Fees On Car Carrier Ships
Starting October 14, the U.S. will levy a fee of $14 per net ton of cargo for ships that ferry cars and other vehicles, unless the ships were made in America.
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Great Lakes Ship Goo Is Actually An Undiscovered Life Form
Researchers who docked a vessel for an "unanticipated repair" last September found the cause of the problem wasn't just unanticipated, it was downright bizarre.
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Drone Narco Sub With Starlink Antenna Captured In First For Colombian Navy
It was only a matter of time before the drones got involved with drugs and Starlink.
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To Compete With Russia, U.S. May Finally Build Icebreaker Ships Again
If this deal goes through, then at last we'll have good old fashioned American icebreakers made by Americans in America again.
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Cargo Ship Carrying EVs Is Still On Fire Off Alaskan Coast A Week Later
It may surprise you that a 600-foot car carrier is still on fire a week after the fire broke out.
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North Korea Uses Elbow Grease And Balloons To Right Capsized Warship
Analysts have commented that this is unorthodox, but that it appears to have worked.
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Risk Of Dengue Fever Is Just Another Reason Cruises Suck
A number of popular cruise destinations are facing outbreaks of dengue fever. Fun!
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