Jul 17 2010

Divers Find 230-Year-Old Champagne in Baltic Shipwreck

Tag: Royalty and Rulers,Ship,Shipwreck,Taste,WineDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:29 pm
Perfectly preserved 230-year-old champagne has been discovered by Swedish divers.

Apr 14 2010

Great Barrier Reef Oil Spill Hits Wildlife Sanctuary

Tag: Nature,Oceania and Australia,Oil Spill,Seabirds,ShipDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 10:21 am
A small amount of oil is detected on North West Island, a breeding site for hundreds of thousands of seabirds and turtles.

Apr 05 2010

Australia Rushes to Contain Barrier Reef Oil Spill

Tag: Boat,Coal,Oceania and Australia,Oil Spill,Seas,ShipDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:39 pm
About 2 tons of oil have already spilled out into this fragile ecosystem.

Apr 04 2010

Officials Fear Ship Breaking Apart on Barrier Reef

Tag: Coal,Environment,Oceania and Australia,Oil Spill,ShipDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 7:20 am
A Chinese ship has run aground on the Great Barrier Reef, prompting fears of environmental damage.

Mar 25 2010

‘Amistad’ Replica Sails into Havana Bay

Tag: Atlantic Ocean,History,Seas,Ship,TechnologyDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 10:55 pm
The 19th-century slave ship became an icon of the abolitionist movement.

Mar 19 2010

Turbulence Tamed in Water Pipes

Tag: Aircraft,Gas Mileage,Ship,Technology,UtilitiesEric Bland @ 9:22 am
A technique to keep turbulence down in pipes could save money and could even be used to make vessels more fuel efficient and keep arteries clear.

Mar 09 2010

Centuries-Old Shipwrecks Found in Baltic Sea

Tag: Archaeology,History,Seas,Ship,Shipwreck,World WarsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:00 pm
A gas company building an underwater pipeline stumbled upon several wrecks, some dating back 800 years.

Mar 05 2010

Freak Waves A Hazard on the High Seas

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Oceanography,Seas,ShipDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 8:15 pm
These monster waves are so big that they're able to drown even the largest ships.

Mar 01 2010

Titanic, Lusitania Survival Just a Matter of Time

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,History,Ship,Survival,TitanicDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 11:26 pm
Are women and children really first? Depends on how quickly the ship is going down.

Feb 10 2010

Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris Dies

Tag: Boat,Crab Fishing,Fishing,Seas,Ship,TV ShowsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 10:51 am
The fishing boat captain from Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch died Tuesday night.

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