One of the most beautiful lighthouses in the United States is located in its North-western state of Oregon. The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, a now-defunct lighthouse, is in its own class when the subject of singular lighthouses are raised and talked about. What makes it more unique is its strategic location on top a huge rock.
The mystery of the missing crew members of Mary Celeste is one of the several unexplained stories of the maritime world. Now termed as a ghost ship, Mary Celeste and stories revolving around her still intrigues people about the mysterious disappearance.
Marine insurance is a very important aspect that ship owners have to consider. In the absence of marine insurance, ship owners could incur not just loss to their ships but could also face financial losses in case if the ship is commercially used as cargo-carriers.
The capsule hotel is a small floating enclosed structure made solely out of pods that are used in offshore oilrigs as an escape outlet. Find out more about this amazing hotel inside the article.
Keith Tantlinger was the inventor of the cargo storage containers and the cargo container stacking system that is used by the shipping industry globally. Find out more about this brilliant inventor inside the article.
Vikings have been known as the finest sailors in the history of shipping. They used the finest ships and equipments available then for sailing. Vikings have been believed to use a special stone known as the Sun Stone for guiding they for navigation at sea. What was this sun stone and how did they use it? Let’s find out.
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is an essential part of the United States maritime law enforcement campaign to strengthen maritime security–internally and internationally. Maritime Domain Awareness is a vast and encompassing subject and therefore merits a special mention when the marine security of nations isconsideredt. The mission and objective of Maritime Domain Awareness are to collect…
At the start of the World War I, when the Central and Allied forces were battling it out and the United States remained an inert presence, the destruction of RMS Lusitaniagave way to the American entry into the war.
The Tension Leg Platform (TLP) is an offshore floating platform which is used for oil and gas exploration. Find out more about TLPs inside the article.
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