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The Drake Passage is the stretch of ocean between South America and Antarctica, famous as the roughest crossing on earth. Why it rages, and what a trip is like.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 6 · 2 min read
STCW certification is the international training standard every seafarer needs. The five basic safety courses, what they cost, renewal rules, and how to start.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 6 · 2 min read
The poop deck is the raised deck at a ship's stern, and the name comes from Latin, not plumbing. What it did, where the word came from, and where it went.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 6 · 2 min read
Nigeria has joined a 14‑nation naval alliance led by Saudi Arabia to protect key shipping lanes in the Red Sea. Find out what it means for vessels, crews and po
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 3 · 4 min read
Find out which vessel holds the record for length, gross tonnage and displacement. Includes specs for Seawise Giant, Pioneering Spirit and Shell Prelude.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 3 · 4 min read
Learn saudi arabia launches maritime coalition with practical maritime context, safety checks, operational guidance and related resources for global...
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 3 · 4 min read
USS Nimitz facts: the US Navy's oldest active carrier, lead ship of her class, her half-century career, final deployment, and the plan to retire her in 2027.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 3 · 4 min read
What deadweight tonnage means, how DWT differs from gross tonnage and displacement, the ship size classes built on it, and why charterers price by the number.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 3 · 4 min read
What the angle of loll is, how it differs from a list, why a ship with negative stability flops to one side, and the exact order of actions that corrects it.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 3 · 4 min read
The Britannic wreck is the largest intact ocean liner on the seafloor. How Titanic's sister became a hospital ship, hit a mine in 1916, and what divers find.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 3 · 4 min read
What a blue hole is, how ice-age limestone made these marine sinkholes, famous ones from Belize to Mexico's 420 m record, and why divers respect them.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 3 · 4 min read
HMS Hood was the Royal Navy's pride for twenty years, lost to Bismarck in minutes in 1941 with 1,415 men. Her story, the battle, and the wreck found in 2001.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 3 · 4 min read
