In the shadow of the Cold War’s race for military supremacy, this submarine of the Soviet Navy was right at the very center of a naval disaster that spoke volumes on the tremendous pressure and ...

In 1911 Shipbuilder Magazine commented that, due to its unique design, RMS Titanic was "practically unsinkable". Those words proved fateful, and this hubris may have contributed to the most famous ...

The sinking of the Doña Paz stands as the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history. The Filipino passenger ferry collided with the MT Vector, an oil tanker, sparking a catastrophic explosion ...

Nearly all Duluthians and Northlanders are familiar with the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, taking with it all 29 crew members. Many who were around when it happened ...

Indonesia’s flirtation with the idea of acquiring an aircraft carrier has resurfaced again, this time justified primarily on humanitarian grounds. Proponents of the idea argue that a carrier would ...