The bow, which fell to a depth of 2,214 feet, had been unaccounted for since Nov. 30, 1942, when a Japanese torpedo detonated the ship’s forward magazines during the Battle of Tassafaronga, the ...

Ever noticed strange buildup on the bottom of a ship and wondered what it is? That stuff clinging to the hull is called biofouling—a collection of marine organisms like barnacles, algae, mussels ...

Beautiful beach where dinosaurs once walked is right next to a famous town You can walk along this amazing beach fossil-hunting as you go, and it's perfect for adventurers and history buffs alike.

The Fletcher destroyer, the USS Kidd, has been missing from Baton Rouge for a year. It is being repaired and restored in dry dock in Houma. Repairs are explained here.

The Navy announced this week that it has finally solved an old nautical problem: how to keep barnacles off the bottom of a ship. The solution: a new plastic paint which makes bottoms so slick that ...

A county in Florida is planning to turn this ageing ocean liner into the world's largest artificial reef. The historic vessel departed from south Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront on ...

Historic US ship SS United States on its final voyage after 30 years moored up Sarah Hooper Published February 21, 2025 11:05am Updated February 21, 2025 11:06am Comments ...

This paint is applied to reduce the amount of underwater growth on the bottom of a ship, like barnacles, worms, and weeds.

After rounding up some typical, and barnacle-encrusted, plastic trash from beaches in Beaufort and nearby Atlantic Beach, N.C., the researchers put them under the sonar transponder on the Duke Marine ...