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Clumsy Cameraman Is New Russian Corvette's First Man Overboard

The Russian navy’s Pacific Ocean fleet got a little bigger today with the commissioning ceremony of a new corvette…

Justin T. Westbrook

PublishedDecember 29, 2020

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Cruise Ships Can't Even Go 'Nowhere' Without A COVID-19 Case

It seems there’s no escaping the coronavirus, even when you’re going nowhere. A Royal Caribbean cruise returned to…

Erin Marquis

PublishedDecember 9, 2020

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Electric Motorcycle Maker Energica Is Joining Forces With A Startup To Build Electric Yachts

Energica Motor Company, an Italian electric motorcycle maker, is working on a technological collaboration with…

Bradley Brownell

PublishedDecember 4, 2020

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Watch The Coast Guard Install A New Motor Into The Huge Hole They Cut Into Their Biggest Ship

If you read our story “The Way The U.S. Coast Guard Replaces Its Largest Ship’s Motor Is Mind-Blowing” last week,…

David Tracy

PublishedDecember 3, 2020

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The Way The U.S. Coast Guard Replaces Its Largest Ship's Motor Is Mind-Blowing

A fire broke out on the United States Coast Guard’s largest ship last summer, destroying one of the vessel’s…

David Tracy

PublishedNovember 24, 2020

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COVID-19 Hits First Caribbean Cruise Since Shutdown In Outcome Absolutely No One Could Have Predicted

Please, if you’re carrying something precious, like a baby or a cup of good coffee, put them/it down before reading…

Erin Marquis

PublishedNovember 12, 2020

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Formula E Founder Develops World's First Electric Powerboat Championship

Alejandro Agag, founder of both the Formula E and Extreme E championships, has just announced the formation of an…

Elizabeth Blackstock

PublishedSeptember 27, 2020

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Swedish Company Unveils A Wind-Powered Car Carrier Ship That Uses Wings, Not Sails

If you think the Oceanbird is the stegosaurus-looking result of one drunken night of passion between an airliner and…

Erin Marquis

PublishedSeptember 11, 2020

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People Are Ready To Go On Cruise Ships Again Despite COVID-19 Risks

The Centers for Disease Control asked folks to comment on whether they feel ready to once again board cruise ships…

Erin Marquis

PublishedAugust 20, 2020

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Come On And Ride The Wet Rod?

So I got this email about something called the Strand Craft V8 Wet Rod Super Yacht Watercraft and now we’re going to…

Andrew P. Collins

PublishedAugust 19, 2020

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That Container Ship Full Of Hyundais Is Still Sitting Off Of The Coast Of Georgia

Way back in September of 2019, a care-free, more innocent time, a 656-ft car carrier cargo ship named the MV Golden…

Erin Marquis

PublishedAugust 12, 2020

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Average Canadians Are Tracking U.S. Yachts Illegally Crossing The Border

Some of those good productive Americans who through hard work and superior morals definitely deserve their own yachts

Erin Marquis

PublishedAugust 3, 2020

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A Nissan Pao Makes A Perfectly Capable Canoe Hauler In Case You Were Curious

So, partially as a result of that jackass pandemic canceling my kid’s usual summer plans and making his little…

Jason Torchinsky

PublishedJuly 20, 2020

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Ship Knocks Containers Into River As It Sails Into Giant Red Bridge You Can't Miss

The Willemsbrug, a bridge in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, was painted bright red when it was completed back in…

Justin T. Westbrook

PublishedJuly 1, 2020

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Thousands To Attend Drunken Boat Party Known As 'Jobbie Nooner' COVID-19 Be Damned

An annual unofficial boating party on Lake St. Claire in Michigan is still going on, despite signs the previously…

Erin Marquis

PublishedJune 25, 2020

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The Japanese Are Developing An Awesome 3.5 MWh Battery-Powered Ocean Freighter

There are over 7,000 domestic shipping vessels in Japan, constantly churning a hydrocarbons and particulates into…

Bradley Brownell

PublishedMay 22, 2020

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Carnival Is Back To Cruising On August 1

Carnival on Monday laid out a plan to get its boats back out to sea packed to the gills with Americans who…

Bradley Brownell

PublishedMay 4, 2020

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Let's Chat About How Weird This Research Boat Is

I don’t spend much time thinking about boats or marine research these days, as I gave up on the marine biologist…

Bradley Brownell

PublishedApril 20, 2020

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Inside The Ship That Stands Watch Over The Melting Arctic

You can tell the Norwegian research vessel Johan Hjort is made for the Arctic because it holds a tanning bed inside.

Chiara Eisner

PublishedApril 17, 2020

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Those Giant Hospital Ships Are A Messy Part Of The Solution

The USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort have literally steamed their way to Los Angeles and New York, respectively. They are …

Matt Whittaker

PublishedApril 14, 2020

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Clumsy Cameraman Is New Russian Corvette's First Man Overboard

Cruise Ships Can't Even Go 'Nowhere' Without A COVID-19 Case

Electric Motorcycle Maker Energica Is Joining Forces With A Startup To Build Electric Yachts

Watch The Coast Guard Install A New Motor Into The Huge Hole They Cut Into Their Biggest Ship

The Way The U.S. Coast Guard Replaces Its Largest Ship's Motor Is Mind-Blowing

COVID-19 Hits First Caribbean Cruise Since Shutdown In Outcome Absolutely No One Could Have Predicted

Formula E Founder Develops World's First Electric Powerboat Championship

Swedish Company Unveils A Wind-Powered Car Carrier Ship That Uses Wings, Not Sails

People Are Ready To Go On Cruise Ships Again Despite COVID-19 Risks

Come On And Ride The Wet Rod?

That Container Ship Full Of Hyundais Is Still Sitting Off Of The Coast Of Georgia

Average Canadians Are Tracking U.S. Yachts Illegally Crossing The Border

A Nissan Pao Makes A Perfectly Capable Canoe Hauler In Case You Were Curious

Ship Knocks Containers Into River As It Sails Into Giant Red Bridge You Can't Miss

Thousands To Attend Drunken Boat Party Known As 'Jobbie Nooner' COVID-19 Be Damned

The Japanese Are Developing An Awesome 3.5 MWh Battery-Powered Ocean Freighter

Carnival Is Back To Cruising On August 1

Let's Chat About How Weird This Research Boat Is

Inside The Ship That Stands Watch Over The Melting Arctic

Those Giant Hospital Ships Are A Messy Part Of The Solution