Now playing
The Wärtsilä 14RT-flex96C is not the latest deadly virus coming from the tropics to kill you, despite its name. It…
[The Russian Project 775-class beach landing ship Georgiy Pobedonosets pulls into Sevastopol, Ukraine, earlier this morning. Photo via AP.]
Now playing
Growing up I always wanted to be a captain on a ship. Wear a white hat, have a great big gray beard, hold a pipe but…
To recognize the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo franchise, Mercedes' AMG division crafted a "virtual" car in…
Now playing
The Spanish cargo ship Luno was heading to port to load up its typical charge of fertilizer this week when it…
Comedian Bill Hicks once said, "Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a jet ski, and you never see an unhappy…
Now playing
There's a famous scene from the movie Hot Fuzz where the characters fear that an old sea mine will detonate, so they…
Now playing
When most ships reach the end of their lives they end up in shipbreaking facilities dotted all over the world. It's…
Now playing
On February 14th, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell got his name put in the history books when he beat fellow inventor Elis…
This is what winter storm Hercules looks like from a 2,992 TEU container ship out in the North Atlantic. It's also…
A regular ferry cruise from Newcastle to Amsterdam turned slightly south late last night when a guy appeared to have…
[The crew of the Royal Navy ship HMS Protector sits down to an early-Christmas feast. The icebreaker is currently on patrol in the Antarctic. Photo via the UK Ministry of Defence.]
As China goes around claiming vast swaths of territory based on controversial claims, more and more confrontations…
Now playing
Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick…
Now playing
Yep, that's how boats talk. One hundred percent.
Now playing
The 221 mph Lamborghini Veneno Roadster got its Abu Dhabi debut on an Italian military aircraft carrier over the…
America is the Land Of The Free And The Home Of The Brave (TM), and as such it is built on a number of Great…
China and India might be buying weapons like Americans are buying discounted Nintendos, but this particular Chinese…
It has been a no-good-very-bad week for drones. First an MQ-9 Reaper crashed on a training mission over Lake…
Typhoon Haiyan absolutely decimated the Philippine city of Tacloban. Right now the death toll estimates are wavering…