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The Baltimore bridge cargo ship asked nearby tugboats for help just before it crashed. It was too late.
The NTSB described data retrieved from the Dali's 'black box' in the minutes before it crashed into…
Mia Jankowicz
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My cargo ship briefly lost power at sea. Here's how merchant mariners are trained to deal with it.
Merchant mariner Bryan Boyle breaks down how workers are trained to deal with emergencies on cargo …
Grace Kay
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A new experimental US Air Force bomb can sink warships, but the question is if it's the right weapon for a war with China
The US military hails its experimental QUICKSINK weapon as a low-cost way to defeat surface vessels…
Jake Epstein
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Chilling video shows Iran-backed rebel commandos hijack a cargo ship during a helicopter raid
The footage shows armed militants storm the bridge of the large ship during an incident that Israel…
Jake Epstein
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The Red Sea shipping crisis has given an unexpected country's elite commandos a chance to shine
Indian commandos played a key role in seizing back a cargo vessel that'd been hijacked by Somalian …
Tom Porter
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Black box recovered from cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge could help uncover what went wrong
"From the data, we hope to develop a timeline of events that led up to the striking of the bridge,"…
Sarah Jackson
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The collapsed Baltimore bridge didn't stand a chance against such a huge cargo ship, engineers say
Experts told BI the strength of the cargo ship's impact seemed well out of the norm planned for by …
Marianne Guenot
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Russia may have struck a civilian cargo ship by accident because it screwed up hitting military targets, UK intel says
Russian missile may have locked onto the civilian ship's radar in the absence of a live Ukrainian m…
Sinéad Baker
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Why the West can't stop the Houthi rebels' missile attacks on ships
America is discovering that there are few good options for stopping the Houthi rebels who command t…
Michael Peck
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Russia may resort to an old World War II tactic that had a key role in the D-Day landings to repel Ukrainian drone attacks
Barrage balloons were first used in WWI, but they played a particularly important role in Britain's…
Cameron Manley
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New video shows Russian forces raiding a cargo ship in the Black Sea, shouting 'stop machine' as they stormed the bridge
The footage, which saw Russians demanding the crew "speak English," captures a new threat to shippi…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine stopped Russian cruise missiles from taking out a cargo ship in the Black Sea as Putin tries to 'weaponize food,' UK says
Kyiv's air defenses successfully downed two Kalibr missiles heading for a Liberian-flagged cargo sh…
Jake Epstein
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China can't use civilian ships to invade Taiwan just yet, but it's getting there, says former US intelligence officer
One such exercise involved 14 merchant vessels that could transport 1,000 military vehicles and 2,0…
Matthew Loh
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Claims that Houthis fired missiles at US Navy ships aren't true, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said claims that Houthi rebels targeted a US warship with cruise missiles in Red Sea a…
Thibault Spirlet
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The US is piling huge amounts of firepower into the Red Sea to combat Houthi attacks on vital shipping routes
The US is trying to prevent attacks on a crucial shipping route escalating into a wider regional wa…
Tom Porter
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Italy's elite special forces stormed a cargo ship taken over by knife-wielding stowaways, reports say
Italy's San Marco Brigade was scrambled on Friday to the Galata Seaways cargo ship off the coast of…
Kieran Corcoran
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D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in history — and likely the last. Here's why.
D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in history, and possibly the last due to smaller militari…
Michael Peck
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The legacy of 'Captain Santa' and his 'Christmas Tree Ship,' which sank into the depths of Lake Michigan more than a century ago
A skipper nicknamed "Captain Santa" helmed the "Christmas Tree Ship" — and went down with its holid…
Natalie Musumeci
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The ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge is a 'monstrous' size, says veteran ship captain. But that's standard now.
Cargo shipping has been getting safer, but ships are getting so big that any mishap could be catast…
Huileng Tan
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Shipping is a big polluter so the freight giants are trying new cargo ships powered by wind or green methanol
Maersk launched a cargo ship powered by green methanol last month, while Cargill announced Monday a…