4th July 2022
117-year-old Canadian tugboat sinks
We report on the unfortunate sinking of the 117-year-old Canadian tugboat, James Whalen, which occurred recently in Toronto.
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27th June 2022
1961 USS Kitty Hawk scrapped
The 1961 aircraft carrier, USS Kitty Hawk, is being scrapped after 48 years of service in the US Navy, much of it in the Far East.
20th June 2022
Conventional breakbulk refrigerator ships remembered
Jim Shaw takes a nostalgic look back at conventional breakbulk refrigerator ships, a type of vessel that's now all but disappeared.
8th June 2022
98-year-old River Dart paddler
An appeal has been launched to raise funds for the essential repairs needed to keep a 98-year-old River Dart paddler afloat. Can you help?
1st June 2022
Wonderful summer boat excursions
We report on the encouraging plans to get summer boat excursions back up and running again after two years of Covid-induced inactivity.
24th May 2022
10 classic ships interestingly re-purposed
We spotlight 10 classic ships from the 1950s, '60s and '70s that were interestingly re-purposed during their working lives around the world.
15th May 2022
1955 submarine USS Growler
James Hendrie looks back over the career of the 1955 submarine USS Growler; the US Navy’s early attempt to field a cruise missile submarine.
9th May 2022
Blue Funnel’s Centaur to Singapore
Jim Shaw recalls a voyage taken on Blue Funnel’s Centaur to Singapore in the 1970s, and the ships seen off the ‘Lion City’ in that decade.
4th May 2022
America’s fallen from WW2
We mark the 75th anniversary of when America's fallen from WW2 started being repatriated for proper burial at home.
29th April 2022
1945 Guppy-type American submarine to be scrapped
We report on the sad news that the 1945, Guppy-type American submarine exhibited for years in Charlestone Harbour, USA, is to be scrapped.
13th April 2022
Spurn Lightship’s future secured
We report on the great news that, thanks to additional funding, the future of the Spurn Lightship has been secured.
