End of an era: Imray to stop chart publishing
Imray has announced it will be phasing out its chart publishing, citing the growing trend for digital navigation in...
Maritime history
MIN’s collection of stories linked to marine / maritime history. Fascinating articles about nautical heritage.
Global charity requests donations for historic maritime collection
Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s Heritage and Education Centre (HEC) is seeking donations of archival material and artefacts from businesses and...
Historic wreck of ship linked to William Wordsworth given protection
The wreck of the Earl of Abergavenny, an East India Company ship captained by John Wordsworth, brother of renowned...
Reconstructed Bronze Age boat sets sail in UAE
The world’s largest reconstruction of a Magan boat from the Bronze Age period has successfully sailed off the coast...
Amelia Earhart’s plane ‘found’ in Pacific after $11m search
After an extensive deep-water search, a group of underwater archaeologists and marine robotics experts at US marine robotics company...
207-year-old lost whaling ship discovered in Gulf of Mexico
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the discovery of the wreck of a 207-year-old whaling ship....
RNLI Penarth seeks volunteer lifeboat historian
Penarth Lifeboat Station is searching for a keen researcher and storyteller to become the RNLI’s first locally appointed volunteer...
Spanish Armada maps saved from export
Hand-drawn, Elizabethan-era maps depicting the Spanish Armada have been saved from export after £600,000 was raised to buy them....
Historic lifeboat returns to the RNLI
The historic lifeboat ‘Louisa Heartwell’ is now back in the care of the RNLI, following a period of sanctuary at...
Over £20K raised for WWII seaplane with engine failure on Loch Ness
More than £20,000 has been raised for a Second World War seaplane which suffered an engine failure as it...
Ex-lightship Britain stationed in Caernarfon through the winter
Normally home to a few sailboats and rowboats, Caernarfon harbour is currently occupied by a 30-metre ex-lightship, according to...
