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River of Memories
I have just read ‘River of Memories’ in the November 2016 issue… Read More -
Paddle Steamer “Ryde”
I, like most other ship lovers, was appalled when I heard of… Read More -
Steamer “Irkutsk”
My mother is the owner of a model ship made by her… Read More -
Tragic Voyage To Australia
I read the account of the transporting of canines in the letters… Read More
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Latest News
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Interesting moves at Stena Line where their Cairnryan – Belfast Superfast VII and VIII vessels, which…Read More
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Marine One, carrying US President Donald Trump, landed aboard Ford on 22 July for the…Read More
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At the end of the Great War, the bodies of only three heroes were ever…Read More
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A coal imports trans-shipment hub centred on a floating platform is being established in Vietnamese…Read More
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Two new Gottwald 820 cranes were delivered in June to the Humber International Terminal of…Read More
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September 2017 Mystery Ship Competition
Sea Breezes has teamed up with Amberley Books to offer the chance of winning the book Edinburgh’s Leith Docks 1970-80 by Malcolm Fife.
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Latest Feature Articles
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Secrets of the "Awatea"
Somewhere off the North African port of Béjaïa, deep on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea, lie the remains of…
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A Different Type of Railway Steamer
When one thinks of Railway steamers of the past, the mind is invariably drawn to smart cross-channel or short-sea packets.…
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Industrial Training Ships
With the introduction of iron-clad ships the Admiralty were left with a few wooden-hulled men-of-war, which were surplus to requirements.…
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Maritime Log
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Replacement Cranes Giving Humber a Lift +
Two new Gottwald 820 cranes were delivered in June to the Humber International Terminal of Associated British Ports (ABP) at… Read More
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Unified Ship Design Rolls Off the Drawing Board +
The UK-based engineering company Rolls-Royce has radically overhauled its vessel design philosophy in a bid to optimise construction and operations… Read More
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World's Largest in Felixstowe +
The world’s largest container ship, the OOCL Hong Kong, of 210,890gt and 21,413teu, made her maiden call at Felixstowe on… Read More
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Southampton's Record in a Weekend +
Southampton welcomed 15 cruise ships in three days making it the busiest cruise weekend on record.
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Cleaning up Plastic from the Oceans +
The marine geophysical company Petroleum Geo-Services (PG-S), of Oslo, has developed a concept for the largescale collection of plastic in… Read More
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North America
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"USS Ford" Commissioned +
Marine One, carrying US President Donald Trump, landed aboard Ford on 22 July for the commissioning ceremony of the latest… Read More
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Battleship Texas "Sinks" +
Having survived two world wars and now a museum ship, New York-class battleship USS Texas (BB-35), began to sink at… Read More
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Third Ice Class Ocean Tug for Foss +
On 6 June Foss Maritime christened their third Arctic-class ocean tug, Nicole Foss, at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma,… Read More
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"You may fire when ready, Gridley" +
On 1 May 1898, when US Admiral George Dewey gave this order to the Captain of his 344-foot Flagship, USS… Read More
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‘Perfect Storm’ Star’s New Role +
Decommissioned 74 year-old, US Coast Guard cutter, Tamaroa, famous for her role in the book The Perfect Storm and the… Read More
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Asia-Pacific
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Trans-Shipment Hub for Coal Cargo +
A coal imports trans-shipment hub centred on a floating platform is being established in Vietnamese waters by three partners.
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Court Stops Demolition Over Radioactive Claim +
The breaking up of the former floating oil production and storage tanker (FPSO) North Sea Producer was halted by the… Read More
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Two Crewmen Died Of 'Foul Play At The Hands Of Others' +
The inquest into the deaths of two crew members of the bulk carrier Sage Sagittarius, 73,427dwt, when the ship was… Read More
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Seven Die in Destroyer Collision +
Seven sailors died when the US, Navy destroyer Fitzgerald was in a collision with the Philippine-flag container ship ACX Crystal,… Read More
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Alert Over Gas Cylinder Safety Checks +
A gas cylinder that had just passed a mandatory detailed safety inspection exploded while being refilled and killed a member… Read More
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Naval Focus
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Los Angeles Class Decommissioning +
American News The end of May saw a lot of submarine news within the US Navy with the decommissioning of… Read More
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HMS Westminster Returns to Service +
British News After two years out of service undergoing a major reconstruction and refit, the Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster… Read More
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USS Tripoli Launched Ahead of Schedule +
American News Ingalls Shipbuilding achieved a remarkable achievement when they launched the latest America class amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli,… Read More
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New Voyages for USS Enterprise +
American News Huntington Ingalls Industries was awarded a $25.5 million contract to essentially start the advanced fabrication of the third… Read More
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Naval Update - April 2017 +
American News On Tuesday 31 January, the Ticonderoga class cruiser USS Antietam ran aground off the coast of Yokosuka in… Read More
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Ferry World
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Superfast Moves +
Interesting moves at Stena Line where their Cairnryan – Belfast Superfast VII and VIII vessels, which appear to be integral to… Read More
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Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority +
The Isle of Wight has always been associated in my mind with the “Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of… Read More
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CalMac's Isle of Lewis +
This fine study of the Isle of Lewis in the dramatic environs of Castlebay, Barra, is a reminder she has… Read More
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Rotor Sails +
If you thought the ungainly looking rotor sail system, an invention from the early 20th Century, was gone forever, you… Read More
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New Fast Ferry Deliveries +
News of Fast ferry investment; Express 3 has sailed from Tasmania on her delivery voyage to Denmark via the Panama… Read More
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Sail Review/Coastal Comment
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Oil Downturn Continues +
The offshore oil downturn has been taking its toll around the North Sea amongst many rig boat operators and also… Read More
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Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta +
On April 6 Dutch sailing vessels took part in the Race of the Classics from Holland across the North Sea… Read More
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Pioneering Spirit For Teeside +
Teesside has lost most of its steel manufacturing and much of the shipping traffic it brought, but at the other… Read More
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Troubles for Ahlmarks' Skagern +
Ahlmark is Sweden’s oldest shipping company, founded by 1847, and still going strong, if not as strong as they used… Read More
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The Dawn +
The 81ft Dawn, a ‘heritage’ sailing barge with an open hold and tiller-steered, took out trips last summer for people… Read More
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From the Lookout
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Captain Fryatt, The Martyr Of Bruges +
At the end of the Great War, the bodies of only three heroes were ever brought back to England and… Read More
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Brahminy Kites in Port Sweetenham +
Recently, I have been back in touch with Captain John Anderson; he now lives in Canada, but we sailed together… Read More
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Peel Ports Appoints New Port Director +
Never a dull moment at Peel Ports which owns and operates six of the UK's major ports – Liverpool, Heysham, Manchester… Read More
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Exhibition on HQS Wellington +
News of a really interesting free exhibition on board HQS Wellington entitled "Abandon Ship! – Surviving the Wartime Atlantic".
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MOL Triumph +
Gary Davies of Maritime Photographic sent me this "jaw dropping" photograph of the MOL Triumph which dramatically conveys the sheer… Read More
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Cruise News/Superyacht News
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Gliding up the Thames +
It's been eight years in the making but finally the first Glider was unveiled in London last month.
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Yacht With a Pinch of Porsche +
Taking the spirit of highperformance sports car styling to the high seas, the Dynamiq GTT 115 is designed to appeal… Read More
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The “Celebrity Edge” +
You have to admire the innovative mindset that is evident within the creative corridors of a modern cruise line.
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The Mailship vs The Corsair +
Before the Internet, Websites, Blogs and eNewsletters presented themselves to an unsuspecting world, the arrival of the monthly passenger shipping… Read More
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Cloud 9 Launched in Italy +
Nine different colours of cloudlike smoke were used as a backdrop when Cloud 9, the brand new 74 metre superyacht… Read More
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Ships, Ports and Places
Secrets of the "Awatea"
Somewhere off the North African port of Béjaïa, deep on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea, lie the remains of…
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A Different Type of Railway Steamer
When one thinks of Railway steamers of the past, the mind is invariably drawn to smart cross-channel or short-sea packets.…
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Companies, Events and Other Features
A Quartet for the North Sea
The chain of events that led to the Bergen Line building the Venus started in the head office of Swedish…
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Happy Seagoing Days - MacAndrew Line
After gaining my Masters Certificate in July 1962, I started to look for another job on General cargo ships, but…
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