Nearly all Duluthians and Northlanders are familiar with the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, taking with it all 29 crew members. Many who were around when it happened ...

In 1986, the passenger ship SS Admiral Nakhimov collided with a cargo vessel in the Black Sea, triggering one of the fastest maritime disasters in history. Within just 7 minutes, the ship began to ...

Climate change is largely driven by human activity – industrial emissions and the overuse of natural resources. Those who study the field know that one of the most striking examples of environmental ...

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Maritime disasters: events and milieus -- Fire at sea: the Queen -- The Valencia: disaster on many fronts -- Rosecrans: born to lose -- The Mimi: salvage can be dangerous -- The mystery of the Francis ...