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Day 226 #365project +

Warship that sank in 1908 found off U.K. coast, revealing "final moments" before over half the crew died (cbsnews.com)

HMS Tiger, a 400-ton torpedo boat destroyer, was cut in two after colliding with the 10,000-ton cruiser HMS Berwick in 1908. www.cbsnews.com/news/warship...

Why Captain Kidd Was Accused of Piracy: The Real Story - Patricia Lubeck (patlubeck.com)

He sailed under the King's direct orders, yet he ended up swinging from a noose. Uncover the scandalous political betrayal and hidden agendas that framed history's most famous privateer as... www.patlubeck.com/why-captain-...

Have you seen our two-part interview with Doug Tilden on the move from breakbulk cargo to containerization? Watch both parts at shiphistory.org/2025/08/28/c....

On this day in 1967, the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act or Marine Offences Act comes into effect, banning radio stations which were cirumventing the BBC's monopoly on radio in the United Kingdom, including those stations broadcasting from ships in international waters.

300-year-old shipwrecks were thought to be pirate vessels. Now scientists have identified them as Danish ships used in the slave trade (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

Danish ships from the early 1700s found off the coast of Costa Rica. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...