Paul Gallico was on board the RMS "Queen Mary" when it almost capsized in 1937. The haunting experience shaped his ...

On Dec. 6, 1917, more than 1,700 people were killed when an explosives-laden French cargo ship, the Mont Blanc, collided with ...

The ship's captain is the master of all - but sometimes they got it wrong. Here are the fascinating tales of two of history's ...

Indonesia’s debate over acquiring an aircraft carrier often covers cost, military role and image. Critics say such ships are ...

The annual reinsurance contract for members of the big mutual insurers will see costs for most other ship types fall ...

The 1994 sinking of the ferry Estonia is up there with the Titanic as one of the worst maritime disasters in history. This week, a Swedish-Estonian-Finnish investigative team said the shipwreck, which ...

On February 26, 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck a cluster of rocks off the coast of South Africa. With only a few lifeboats for the 638 people aboard, ...

Coast Guard ship Huravee has made its first official visit to Sri Lanka, joining the country’s 75th Navy anniversary celebrations and offering readiness to provide humanitarian and disaster relief ...

Second shipwreck in days claims lives of Indonesian fishermen: One dead, four missing on boat that sinks 200 nautical miles from Aveiro ...

The sinking of the Estonia ferry in 1994 was caused by the failure of its bow section, not an explosion or collision as claimed by some, authorities said on Tuesday in a report aimed at finally ...

Additionally, DepDev suggests increased investment in disaster preparedness, speeding up rescue and recovery efforts, and ...

“This was preventable,” the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. A loose wire on a container ship and a failure by Maryland officials to conduct a crucial risk assessment ...