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What is pre-war steel, and why are people stealing it?
Dredging up treasure from sunken ships is an ancient tradition, but, it turns out, some treasure, like per-war steel, is precious for different reasons.
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Abandoned WWII Shipwreck Has Altered The Ocean's Microbiology For 80 Years
There's a certain romance and mystique associated with shipwrecks when seen as ancient artifacts hiding in the gloom.
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Fleas to flu to coronavirus: how 'death ships' spread disease through the ages
Some 1,500 years ago, the Plague of Justinian spread via ships from North Africa to Europe and Asia, killing up to 50 million people.
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Biggest ever Roman shipwreck found in the Med
Two thousand years ago, this ship was crossing the Mediterranean Sea full of its cargo of amphorae -- large terracotta pots which were used in the Roman Empire for transporting wine and olive oil. For some reason, it never made it to its destination.
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Why Didn’t the Lusitania Sinking Send the U.S. to War?
It would be two years before the first armed American destroyers sailed for Europe. By Joanna Scutts.
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AI Is About To Take The Ship's Helm Away From Humans
The next time you hop on a ferry, take a look at the captain’s bridge. There may not be a human at the helm much longer. Ships around the world are beginning a transformation into autonomous machines, leveraging the same advances in artificial intelligence that are shaking up the automotive world. In 2017, Ugo Vollmer and his friend Clement Renault were working on self-driving cars in Silicon Valley when an article on autonomous shipping caused them to make a sudden change in direction.
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On The Hunt With The Basque Whalers
After the wreck of a Basque galleon—thought to be the San Juan—was discovered off the coast of Canada, National Geographic wrote about its exploration (July 1985 issue). Now, we revisit the 16th-century ship’s history. By Fernando G. Baptista, Riley D. Champine, Eve Conant, Patricia Healy, Shizuka Aoki, Elijah Lee,
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Mystery of the cargo ships that sink when their cargo suddenly liquefies
We know how to stop solid minerals converting to a liquid state mid voyage – so why does it still happen? By Susan Gourvenec.
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Mystery of the cargo ships that sink when their cargo suddenly liquefies
A lot is known about the physics of the liquefaction, yet it's still causing ships to sink.
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Russian Warship With $130B Of Gold Onboard Found 113 Years After Sinking
A Russian Imperial Navy ship that sunk 113 years ago with $130 billion in gold bars and coins was found by explorers, media reports said Wednesday. Dmitry Donskoi was discovered off South Korea’s Ulleungdo Island by Seoul-based maritime salvage company Shinil Group.
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The Secret Language of Ships
A ship’s markings may look like hieroglyphs, but to industry insiders they tell an important story. By Erin Van Rheenen .
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“The Clock Is Ticking”: Inside the Worst U.S. Maritime Disaster in Decades
A recording salvaged from three miles deep tells the story of the doomed “El Faro,” a cargo ship engulfed by a hurricane. By William Langewiesche.
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Injustice At Sea: the Irradiated Sailors of the USS Reagan
American sailors on the USS Ronald Reagan were exposed to radiation from Fukushima. Many are sick. Some have died. Why can’t they get justice? By Linda Pentz Gunter.
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'Underwater Pompeii': French renew search for Cordeliere, sunk in 1512 battle
Pride of Queen Anne’s navy took Henry VIII’s Regent down with it in explosion off the coast of Brest
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A City Destroyed: 100 years after the Halifax Explosion
Watch the Halifax Explosion re-created 100 years later in 360-degree animation
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This revealing map shows the world's ships in real time
The ocean is a big place, which makes it a pretty difficult thing to wrap our brains around. It covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface, is home to millions of species of life, and it makes up 97% of all water on the planet. But, with this massive size and ubiquity also comes a significant challenge for humans interested in trade: it must be constantly traversed in order for us to move goods around.
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Face It, The Mighty U.S. Aircraft Carrier is Finished
The first step is acknowledging that in a standoff, it could lose, and badly. By Harry J. Kazianis.
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The Top 10 Longest Luxury Superyachts on the Planet
The top 10 longest superyacht on the planet. Check out our list of these incredible floating palaces and see what the billionaire class spends its money on
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This Shipwreck Dates to When Genghis Khan’s Descendants Ruled China
The 700-year-old shipwreck was found at a construction site in China, buried beneath silt and mud. It may have sank after being hit and taking on water. By Owen Jarus.
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Lightning storms triggered by exhaust from cargo ships
The world's busiest shipping lanes have twice as many bolts of lightning as nearby areas, and ships pumping soot into the air seem to be responsible. By Lakshmi Supriya.
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