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The Port of Immingham handles 46 million tonnes each year, making it Britain's largest by tonnage. The Humber Pilots pay an ...
‘Like going to the moon’: Why this is the world’s most terrifying ocean crossing
The Drake Passage, between the southern tip of South America and Antarctic, is infamous as one of the most dangerous journeys ...
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A disaster foretold: Three years of aging Russian tankers navigating the globe
The sinking of two old ships in the Black Sea highlights the risks of a practice that has grown exponentially since the ...
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Trump wants to annex the Panama Canal, do alternate routes exist?
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has it in for Panama—he has called on Panama to reduce fees for the Panama Canal or return ...
Italian prospector sails into Korea's tempest of 1885
Signor Luigi sailed into Jemulpo (modern Incheon) harbor aboard his small blue schooner, the Prospector, with the Italian ...
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History is littered with stories of empires that have risen and fallen solely on the power of its navy. The US is no stranger ...
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Meet the first — and only — female Columbia River Bar Pilot
is one of the most dangerous stretches of water in the world, with an amalgamation of high-speed winds, rushing tidal currents and shifting sand bars culminating in dangerously high seas. Expert ...
Russian cargo ship sinks in the Mediterranean, leaving 2 crew missing
The ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria following an explosion in the engine room, officials said.