The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women ...

An oil tanker under EU sanctions for carrying Russian oil is being escorted to Tanger Med in Morocco by a Spanish rescue ship ...

An oil tanker under EU sanctions for carrying Russian oil is being escorted to Tanger Med in Morocco by a Spanish rescue ship, Spain's Merchant Marine said on Tuesday.

Thomas Martin was a ranked boxer, a Canadian Mountie, a member of the Royal Air Force, and one of the first Black Marines.

January 23, 2026: The capital, Sanaa, is experiencing an environmental catastrophe with water shortages, air pollution, deforestation and infrastructure collapse. The city is in need of foreign aid ...

The Maritime Nuclear Consortium includes Lloyd’s Register, Rolls Royce, Babcock International, Stephenson Harwood, and NorthStandard.

A World War One relic linked to one of the worst maritime disasters in English waters is to be given to South Africa by Theresa May.The SS Mendi sank off the Isle of Wight in 1917 killing more than ...

Maritime archaeologists in Denmark have discovered a gargantuan medieval ship off the coast of Copenhagen. The vessel, named Svaelget 2, is the world’s largest known cog—a merchant ship in the Middle ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Every year since 1904, Tampa Bay has been invaded by pirates, whether by land or sea, on horseback or by galleon. Sometimes, they even take the Tampa mayor hostage to ransom for ...

Zhongda 79, a Chinese merchant vessel, was seen in December 2025 and early January 2026 at Shanghai’s Hudong-Zhudong shipyard receiving numerous containerized armaments, including close-in weapon ...

Werner Hartenstein pulled drowning British troops from the Atlantic Ocean in September 1942. The German U-boat commander was flying Red Cross flags and even radioed for help in English. American ...

When a ship sinks, it is often in tragic circumstances. Beneath the waves, however, a different story unfolds: shipwrecks become the foundations of new life. Rusting hulls, broken masts and even piles ...