Week 2 - Escort off Sainte Canne - Transneptune

The English attempt to intercept a French VIP escort, and despite fierce fighting, are repulsed.

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Bezoek gebracht aan Bunschoten Spakenburg in de provincie Utrecht. Mooie oude haven met houten schepen.

#Utrecht #ships #theNeterlands #harbour #haven #bunschotenspakenburg

La visera de proa del ferry MS Estonia, que se abría hacia arriba para permitir la entrada de vehículos. Fue el principal responsable de su hundimiento el 28 de septiembre de 1994 en la ruta Tallin a Estocolmo, con la muerte de 989 tripulantes. 📷Wolfgang Hägele #barcos #ships
Portuguese caravel during the Age of Sail
How Little #Sea Creatures Could Keep #Oil Scarce Long After The #StraitOfHormuz Reopens
A new report from The DeepDraft, shines a light on how "#biofouling" — #ships fouled by biological contaminants like #barnacles — can cause a whole host of issues for tankers leaving the Strait of Hormuz. Issues include an inability to reach top speeds, excessive fuel consumption trying to get there, and even risks of being blocked from ports upon arrival.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2191436/strait-hormuz-sea-creatures-delay/
How Little Sea Creatures Could Keep Oil Scarce Long After The Strait Of Hormuz Reopens

Perhaps the biggest issue, though, will be a race for nearby ports at which ships can be inspected and cleaned.

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Afloat: New Website Launches Alfred Mylne Yacht Design Archive. “A new website dedicated to celebrated Scottish yacht designer Alfred Mylne has been launched, bringing more than a century of yacht design history together in one online archive. The new platform… provides access to a growing collection of yacht records, original drawings and historical material linked to one of the most […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/11/afloat-new-website-launches-alfred-mylne-yacht-design-archive/
The Worst Admirals - Doing the enemies job for them...

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I title this one "Welcome Home, Billionaires", because when you've got a vessel like this, *where else* could you possibly fit in, if not the Principality of Monaco? And if you're someone like me who'd like to have one, where else to be on a night like that was, if not a room with a view...

#art #photography #Monaco #harbor #boats #ships #yachts #city #cityscape #Europe #night #nightsky