SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A luxury cruise ship, the Queen Victoria, is anchored at a San Francisco pier Wednesday after more than 100 passengers and crew members became sick with an unknown illness.
The ballistic missile hit the Rubymar on the evening of February 18. For months, the cargo ship had been shuttling around the Arabian Sea, uneventfully calling at local ports. But now, taking on ...
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How a ship anchor really works

How does a ship’s anchor actually hold thousands of tons in place? In this video, we explain the full procedure of anchoring at sea - from choosing the right spot and calculating scope to lowering the ...
Federal officials on Tuesday recommended increasing the distance from undersea pipelines that vessels are allowed to anchor in Southern California, citing a 2021 oil spill they said was caused by ...
The huge anchor that once moored the U.S. Navy oiler the USS Ponchatoula to the bottom of the seas and in countless ports around the world during about 50 years of service is now firmly anchored in ...
A major oil spill off the coast of Southern California fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday, to contain the crude before it spread further. Crews continue to clean ...
Two cargo ships that allegedly dragged an oil pipeline with their anchors during a winter storm should be held liable for a disastrous October oil spill that sent thousands of gallons of crude ...
VIRGINIA BEACH — Now that the anchor’s away, expansion work at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is back at full bore. Burrowing of a new tunnel to help carry more vehicles between Virginia Beach and ...
In a study published May 7 to the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand observed and quantified the damage that anchoring container ships can do to ...