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The OceanGate Titan submersible imploded on June 18, 2023, during a dive to the Titanic wreck, killing all five people aboard, and its uncertified carbon-fiber hull is the focus of the safety questions that followed.
Marine Insight 360 · Apr 8 · 4 min read
Things to do along the Sea of Japan coastline are spread across five regions, from the Otaru Canal in Hokkaido and the island of Sado off Niigata to Kanazawa, the Tottori sand dunes and the Motonosumi Inari Shrine in…
Marine Insight 360 · Apr 8 · 5 min read
No ghost ship is more famous than the Flying Dutchman. The legend of the Flying Dutchman is rooted in history and popular culture, and the concept of ghost ships also appears in art and literature.
Marine Insight 360 · Apr 7 · 7 min read
The Red Sea's location is between the African and Asian continents, a maritime waterway about 2,350 km long and 350 km wide that links the Gulf of Suez with the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
Marine Insight 360 · Apr 7 · 4 min read
If you’ve ever wondered why the South China Sea (or West Philippine Sea) keeps popping up in the news, you’re not alone. This stretch of water in Southeast Asia is a big deal—full of history, resources, and arguments.
Marine Insight 360 · Mar 25 · 5 min read
The vast oceans have always fascinated and excited mankind. They hold countless secrets, and nothing is more fascinating than the legend of the sea…
Marine Insight 360 · Mar 25 · 8 min read
Mariners told stories of Davy Jones, a sea monster who dragged sailors to the bottom of the ocean and imprisoned them there forever as punishment for…
Marine Insight 360 · Mar 24 · 8 min read
First of all, the weight of a ship is a very interesting aspect. Unlike other physical objects, when we talk about the weight or mass of a ship or any floating object, we usually refer to displacement.
Marine Insight 360 · Mar 23 · 4 min read
The three types of bulkhead on a ship are defined by location, transverse or longitudinal; by purpose, watertight, non-watertight, collision or fire-isolating; and by construction, plain or corrugated.
Marine Insight 360 · Mar 23 · 8 min read
Laying a keel is an important date in ship history as it represents the birth of a ship.
Marine Insight 360 · Mar 20 · 6 min read
For most people, seafood appears magically on grocery store shelves or restaurant plates—beautifully packaged, perfectly portioned, ready to cook. But…
Marine Insight 360 · Mar 20 · 20 min read
water covers about 71% of the Earth's surface. That liquid takes up more than 332,519,000 cubic miles of that total surface, or 1,386,000,000 cubic…
Marine Insight 360 · Mar 19 · 5 min read
