The innovative design of the roller ship was an ambitious naval invention from the late 1800s that aimed to change maritime ...

In 1700, the English merchant slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 35 miles west of Key West shortly after offloading 190 captured Africans in Jamaica. Nearly 325 years later, using the ...

Imagine a place where pirates made the rules... No kings, no taxes, just freedom and treasure. For a short time in history, ...

French cargo ship in Galveston Bay exploded, killing nearly 600. It spawned first big class-action lawsuit against U.S. government.

Why doesn’t the U.S. use the Metric System? Pirates. In the late 1700s, the U.S. had no standardized system—each state used ...

The official delivery will take place in Toulon, the main French naval base in the south of the country. The BRF Jacques Stosskopf is the second of four logistics support ships of the Jacques ...

Archaeologists have discovered an Egyptian settlement likely built by Tutankhamun's father around 3,400 years ago in a huge ...

If you want to experience New Orleans properly, it's best to begin your tour in the French Quater. This lively neighborhood, also known as Vieux Carré, is the heart and soul of New Orleans.

Ronnie Gil Gavan (second from left) and OCEA Representative Monsieur Jacques Briand (second from right) shake hands after the signing of a contract aimed at strengthening the operational readiness and ...

If US government policy is to keep away from the new bunker fuels, finding the right level of investment for the sector could be problematic, a senior French energy executive ... alternative marine ...

The vessel is the second of four new logistic support ships (LSS) known as “BRF”, or Jacques Chevallier-class, for the French Navy (Marine Nationale). This important milestone represents the starting ...

An emergency response was under way after a fire broke out in the engine room of a container ship in the North Sea, the Dutch coastguard has said. The Victoria L, which was carrying 19 crew ...