marine transportation Archives

Singer Marc Anthony's yacht destroyed by fire in Miami

Singer Marc Anthony's 120-foot yacht caught fire in a Miami marina, a spokeswoman for the performer said.

China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier enters service

China has officially commissioned its first domestically-built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, a significant step forward in Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambitions for the country to field a world-class navy.

Russian spy ship off US coast operating in 'unsafe manner'

A Russian spy-ship has returned to international waters off the southeastern coast of the United States and is operating in what two US officials told CNN is an "unsafe manner."

Feds arrest Connecticut man who planned to join ISIS

A Connecticut man was arrested after telling people he was planning to leave the country to join ISIS, federal prosecutors say.

Luxury yacht that turns into submarine

It looks like something straight out of a James Bond movie, but this concept might just signal that the future of superyachts is sub-aquatic.

Capsized cargo ship removal could take months

Crews have finished removing oil from overturned cargo ship

Crews have completed removing fuel from the Golden Ray, a cargo ship that has been overturned in St. Simons Sound off Georgia since early September, the St. Simons Sound Unified Command said Thursday.

Russia's only aircraft carrier catches fire

At least one person was killed after Russia's only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, caught fire on Thursday morning during repair work in Russia's Arctic Sea port of Murmansk, according to Russian state news agencies.

Japanese island could become unsinkable US aircraft carrier

Three square miles of volcanic rock on the edge of the East China Sea may one day be used as an unsinkable aircraft carrier for the United States Navy in the event of war in Asia.

One of last USS Arizona survivors will be interred on sunken ship

A World War II veteran who was the second-to-last man to escape the USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was interred on the ship's wreckage on Saturday.

British caver suing Elon Musk emotional during testimony

"Disgusting." That's the word Vernon Unsworth used to describe how he felt when his attorney asked him what it was like to be "branded a pedophile" after Tesla CEO Elon Musk called him "pedo guy" in a tweet.

Brazil's Ilha do Cardoso is a true escape

There are no established roads, no cars. There's not even a school bus; children are picked up and taken to school by boat. Electricity is generated by solar panels, and the generator shuts off at 10:30 each night.

US Navy orders $22 billion worth of submarines

The US Navy has awarded its most expensive shipbuilding contract ever, more than $22.2 billion worth of the world's most advanced submarines.

China bans US military visits to Hong Kong

China will ban US warships and military aircraft from making stops in Hong Kong in the wake of Washington passing legislation supporting the territory's pro-democracy protesters, the country's Foreign Ministry said Monday.

6 people on cruise ship docked in LA treated for flu-like symptoms

Norwegian Joy cruise passengers treated for illness again

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics treated 10 people aboard the Norwegian Joy cruise ship for minor medical complaints after the ship docked early Sunday, the LAFD said.

Inventor abandons solar-powered boat in Canada

When a solar-powered wooden houseboat was found washed up on an Irish beach, locals were puzzled.

Swimming with Hawaii's charismatic spinner dolphins stirs controversy

On the west coast of Hawaii Island, the sun rises over tall volcanoes and glints off the vast blue Pacific in Honokohau Harbor near Kailua-Kona. Tourists climb aboard waiting boats in the bright morning light, giddy at the prospect of swimming beside the island's famous spinner dolphins.