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Seaman's Memorial Tower
Aransas Pass, Texas

Seaman's Memorial Tower

A tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves.
Rio Shipwreck
Russia

Rio Shipwreck

One of the most popular attractions in the small resort town of Kabardinka.
Foxton Locks
Foxton, England

Foxton Locks

The longest and steepest staircase locks in the United Kingdom.
Gassie boat.
Portslade, England

Portslade ‘Gassie’

This desolate boat was once a key form of public transportation for Portslade residents.
The Patsy Green was built around 1906. A married couple, Henry A. Wise Wood and Elizabeth Ogden, once paddled and sailed the canoe from New York City to Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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This Museum's Broom Closet Is Actually Full of Historic Boats

A room meant for mops and buckets is now the best-kept secret at Mystic Seaport Museum.
John Boudreau August 10, 2020
The front of the boathouse today
Whitehead, Northern Ireland

Whitehead Boathouse

The base for the battle against the smugglers of Islandmagee.
Saugatuck Chain Ferry
Saugatuck, Michigan

Saugatuck Chain Ferry

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.
Some of the boats are well over a century old.
boats

Europe's Last Sail-Powered Fishing Fleet Faces a Stormy Future

Can this age-old industry weather both COVID-19 and climate change?
Katherine Waters June 24, 2020
Captain Joshua Slocum Monument
Fairhaven, Massachusetts

Captain Joshua Slocum Monument

A monument to the first person to sail around the world solo, nowhere close to where he was born, set sail, or landed.
Clydebank, Scotland

McMonagle's

A historic shipbuilding town is home to a sail-through fish-and-chips shop.
Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico

Vena Cava

Get three sheets to the wind at this desert winery with a nautical theme.
Jiffy Felix, in light blue, captains around 100 rowers from the back of his team's snake boat.
boats

The Resurgence of Indian Snake Boats in an Age of Rising Seas

Storms, floods, and COVID-19 could threaten one of Kerala's iconic sports.
Colin Daileda April 22, 2020
Ostend, Belgium

Amandine Museum Ship

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.
The Visiter Memorial
Robin Hood's Bay, England

The Visiter Memorial

This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.
The Old Lifeboat House
Lytham, England

Old Lifeboat House

This former lifeboat house now used by a funeral service was the site of a 19th-century boating tragedy.
The chubby, moss-colored, papaya-scented kākāpō.
islands

How One Man and His Dog Rowed More Than 700 Kākāpōs to Safety

In the late 19th century, Richard Henry laid a blueprint for modern conservation in New Zealand.
Sabrina Imbler February 19, 2020
Here's the catch: Dried cod is Norway's oldest export industry.
vikings

How Dried Cod Became a Norwegian Staple and an Italian Delicacy

The lucrative stockfish trade dates back to the Viking days.
Roff Smith February 7, 2020
Dover, England

Bronze Age Boat

One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.