Lost Ships, Weird Motorcycles And WWII Bombs In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars back in 2012 and since then it’s been put to work exploring the surface of the Red Planet. In the process, it’s traversed more than 20 miles of the lunar surface, which hasn’t been too kind on its little roving wheels. - Owen Bellwood Read More

A ghost ship that has been missing since it was captured by the Japanese Navy during the Second World War has been located on the bed of the Pacific Ocean. The ship, which was called the U.S.S. Stewart, was unearthed after almost 80 years by a team of scientists that used a fleet of autonomous submarines to scan the sea floor. - Owen Bellwood Read More

The mysterious fate of Captain John Franklin’s doomed 1845 voyage into the Arctic to find a way through the Northwest Passage has captured imaginations for over a century and a half. A recent scientific paper shed light on the gruesome ends for the expedition’s sailors, confirming that James Fitzjames, the captain of the HMS Erebus, was the first identified victim of cannibalism on the expedition. - Ryan Erik King Read More

I am a sucker for a Ducati Monster of any flavor, but particularly the pre-2001 carbureted models. I have been looking for a nice rider-grade example for a couple of years, but never got inspired enough to pull the trigger. Until this little chromey guy came along. When the listing on Bring A Trailer loaded on my computer screen, I knew I had to at least bid. I sent a text to my wife with the link and said “BTW, if this stays under 5K, I might have to bid” and she replied, “KK.” Green light, let’s fucking go! Okay, so I went $100 over my original self-imposed budget, but I think she’ll forgive me. So I’m a Ducati owner. - Bradley Brownell Read More

History is alive, and sometimes it can even be potentially lethal. An unexploded bomb dropped by the United States on Japan during World War II detonated unexpectedly on Wednesday after laying dormant for over 75 years. - Ryan Erik King Read More

Have you ever been looking for a home and encountered an infuriating shortage of properties with attached airplane hangars, or frustrating HOAs that prohibit you from taxiing your plane on public roads? Then gird your loins, because the picturesque town of Cameron Park, California, is the ideal Sacramento suburb for you. Bring your Corvette, your private plane, your thin blue line flag, and your entire collection of New Balance sneakers to this idyllic community that has access to the Cameron Park Airport and allows for safe co-existence of ground vehicles and aircraft on community roads. - Logan Carter Read More

After a four-month delay caused by maintenance issues, the Villa Vie Odyssey finally left Belfast, Northern Ireland, and steamed out of port on Monday, only to stop a few hours later. The 31-year-old cruise ship was still in Belfast Lough, the bay connecting Belfast with the Irish Sea. Its crew told passengers that some paperwork still needed to be completed as the Odyssey remained anchored off the coast overnight. - Ryan Erik King Read More

The CEO of the company behind the doomed Titan submersible that imploded killing five people last year was reportedly prepared to go to extreme measures to get his controversial craft in the ocean. Former OceanGate boss Stockton Rush reportedly told colleagues that he was prepared to bribe lawmakers if it meant his missions to the depths of the Titanic could get underway. - Owen Bellwood Read More

Elon Musk-backed SpaceX has just launched its latest mission to the International Space Station, but there is a lot more riding on its success this time. That’s because the Crew Dragon capsule that just launched into orbit will be used to bring back two astronauts that Boeing stranded in space earlier this year. - Owen Bellwood Read More

The National Transportation Safety Board warned over 40 foreign airlines on Tuesday that their Boeing 737 planes may be fitted with potentially dangerous rudder components. The agency identified 271 parts that could fail and jam the rudder control system. The NTSB discovered the issue while investigating a February landing incident involving a United Airlines flight arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport. - Ryan Erik King Read More