Ultra-large ship on autopilot completes the first automated transatlantic voyage
Although not yet fully automated, this is an impressive feat still!
Tag: ship
Archaeologists find oldest intact shipwreck — 2,400 years, in the Black Sea
It's absolutely amazing.
Novel nanocomposite material might prevent shipwrecks from rotting
The technique is being trialed on the English warship Mary Rose.
Paper strips recovered from Blackbeard’s ship reveals pirates liked voyage stories — at least, stuffed in their guns
The real booty be knowledge ya landlubbers!
First all-electric cargo ship built in China will start its career drenched in irony
Cool achievement, ignoble task.
Divers solve 93-year-old mystery by discovering shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Huron
It went under in 1924, claiming the lives of 25 crewmembers.
Norway plans to launch the world’s first autonomous, fully electric ship next year
Such a shippy development!
Russian-launched Progress resupply module crashes on-route to the ISS
Nobody was hurt and no one is starving but it's never fun when this happens.
Navy’s futuristic destroyer will sail with reflectors because it’s too stealthy
This huge destroyer is apparently too stealthy for its own good - at least at peace. The U.S. Navy’s new Zumwalt-class guided ...
It’s the Motherload: $17 Billion in Loot Found on Sunken Galleon off Colombian Coast
A ship missing for over 300 years has been rediscovered, according to Colombian authorities - a boat with an estimated ...
Origins of mysterious World Trade Center ship discovered
When the huge reconstruction work began at the World Trade Center following 2001's tragedy, constructors uncovered something no one was ...
Oil Company will build the longest vessel ever
Well despite what you may think, the oil industry is doing better than ever. With a length of 468 meters, ...