The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is pleased to present “The History of Coal Oil Point,” a fascinating new presentation for its ...

A piece of Great Lakes maritime history hit the auction block this weekend in Detroit. A life ring and wooden plank believed to be from the Edmund Fitzgerald sold for $150k.

Megan Beck, an authority on Sailors' Snug Harbor history, takes the helm as the Noble Maritime Collection prepares to ...

Ray Ashley, San Diego’s homegrown “old salt,” 70, retired Tuesday after three decades at the helm of the San Diego Maritime Museum. As president and CEO, he tripled the fleet on display; launched a ...

Significant progress with shipboard refrigeration was finally attained in 1878, when the Paraguay arrived at the Port of Le Havre with 5,500 frozen carcasses in good condition. The last few years have ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) will host a talk on the History of Coal Oil Point by Goleta historian Tom Modugno for its Maritime Distinguished ...

In the Western imagination, seafaring began to influence the course of world history with the European discovery of the New World. During the “classic age of sail,” spanning the fifteenth through the ...

These days, a visitor to the Persian Gulf sultanate of Oman is likely to be a pale European seeking some winter sun, or perhaps a diplomat seeking to broker a deal between longtime rivals such as, say ...

It makes sense that Canada's oldest and most substantial maritime museum is located in Halifax: The city's history drips with stories from the sea. By displaying artifacts and providing interactive ...

New York City’s maritime past has left a visible mark on the buildings in lower Manhattan, where the bustling port of New York Harbor was once centered. From custom houses to shipping offices, ...