BERLIN — A cruise ship will evacuate passengers before sailing past the Somali coast and fly them to the next port of call to protect them from possible pirate attacks, German cruise operator Hapag-Lloyd said Tuesday. picked by Anni 12 months ago

The building of the new Navy warship, the USS New York, has finally been completed and the ship is leaving the Louisiana shipyard for the Big Apple today. The 684 feet long and 105 feet wide ship, constructed by Northrup Grumman, was built with 7.5 tons of steel from WTC wreckage. picked by suebe 1 month ago

Draw your own ship, then play the game with it!
Add cannons, draw it in color, and customize your ship however you want it! picked by noiamtheone 2 years ago

Pretty cool pictures of freighter ship accidents-what else? picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

The cargo ship loaded with 1.8 million dollars worth of timber and a possible "mystery cargo" has been spotted 400 miles off the coast of Africa. It disappeared from communications two weeks ago after unconfirmed reports of a hijacking and stories of a "John LeCarre" worthy epic are now being speculated worldwide. picked by equinox 3 months ago

A Vancouver dad has lost his fight to keep the awesome pirate ship treehouse he built in his backyard for his kids. His neighbor doesn't like it, and it apparently violates a few city ordinances. He has 90 days to tear it down, but plans a sleepover for his kids in it first. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

The Pentagon paid a small South Carolina company — run by twin sisters — nearly $1 million to ship two 19-cent washers to an Army base in Texas. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Now and then 60 Minutes take viewers to places they’ve never been to before. They are exotic places, the stuff of dreams. This is a story about one of those places. But as Bob Simon reports, the ship breaking beaches of Bangladesh belong more in a nightmare. picked by neo3979 2 years ago

The American crew of a hijacked cargo ship off the shore of Somalia regained effective control of the vessel late Wednesday, but the pirates were holding the captain on a lifeboat and a U.S. Navy ship was steaming toward the scene. picked by jLoSsDh 8 months ago

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Pock and I were just discussing having too many books, and not being able to bring ourselves to throw them away... picked by lynxears 3 months ago

New Lunar Rover for their mission to colonize the Moon by 2020.

This thing looks bad ass. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

At least two sailors died and 23 were missing Sunday when five ships sank in storms in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, the official Russia Today Web site said.

*This boggles the mind. The impact is catastrophic. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

I have this bad feeling that it may be used to start a strike against iran. Heard that the officals in Washington are saying that this is a serious act of aggresion. MIDDLE EAST ROUND ? FIGHT!!!!!!!!! picked by Kurt311c 2 years ago

The answer to a big question — the future of New Orleans' cruise ship industry — will begin to unfold Sunday when the first regularly scheduled liner to sail since Hurricane Katrina leaves the city's docks. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

Space mold, galactic dust mites, and free orbiting fungus are all very real problems for astronauts. They've already found grapefruit sized balls of bacterial water hiding behind electrical panels and moldy walls where Zero-G gym clothes hang. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Three divers died when they became trapped deep inside the wreck of a sunken Navy landing ship off the Florida keys. The 510 ft long USS Spiegel Grove was sunk as an artificial reef and sport diving attraction... picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

I should probably be putting this as a comment to THIS post, but it's such an impressive sequence, I'm compelled to make it a feature. An amazing example of the Butterfly Effect.
*note - the drop of water at the start is a tear from the little girl at the end* *SLIGHTLY NSFW* picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

One of the biggest and most technologically advanced warships in the world has run aground in 17 to 22 feet of water half a mile off Honolulu. Can you say "Relieved of Command?" picked by BrownTrout 10 months ago

greatest ships that human ever created picked by sasa001 2 years ago

Van Beuren Aesop's Fables picked by suebe 2 years ago