Commanding a ship on the high seas would be a daunting prospect to the bravest of sailors, but for 19 year old Mary Ann ...

# Governor Gregory subscribed £20 from crown funds and collected £90 from private donations toward assisting the poor passengers, who had lost so much in the shipwreck. The Archdeacon and clergy ...

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I’ve been a U2 fan from the age of 14. I thought Sunday Bloody Sunday was iconic and it was the first time I saw music as a ...

Once a critic of the East India Company, Arnot was expelled from India, survived a ship fire, fell into bitter feuds and died with his reputation in doubt.

Nikhil Chopra’s For the Time Being chose an expansive fuzziness over the confrontations that a more explicit manifesto might ...

Maritime superstitions have long held a curious force. In the 19th century, for instance, sailors would put to sea with a ...

Some people watch Netflix in their spare time. Remy Osman tracks rusty tankers transporting illicit oil through one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez used her first annual address to urge lawmakers to approve reforms opening Venezuela’s state ...

Videos show U.S. forces descending quickly from helicopters onto the tankers, two years after a tragic boarding attempt.

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Jason Momoa is looking back at some of the last memories he shared with Ozzy Osbourne before the rocker’s death last year. “I had to host for them,” Momoa told Jimmy Fallon. “He’s like a God to me. It ...