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Attendees at San Francisco's Chantey Sing at Hyde Street Pier.
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San Franciscans Sing Sea Chanteys by the Seashore

It's actually on the Bay, but this monthly event brings together hundreds of maritime music enthusiasts.
Britta Shoot March 30, 2018
Former pier-head at Withernsea.
Withernsea, England

The Sandcastle

This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.
Z2 Georg Thiele.
Narvik, Norway

Z2 Georg Thiele Shipwreck

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.
The Eduard Bohlen, buried within a sea of sand.
Namibia

Eduard Bohlen Shipwreck

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.
Jacksonville, Florida

The USS Orleck

After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.
British sailors with a mascot from the surrendered German fleet, November 1918.
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The Little-Known History of Seafaring Pets

From war to exploration to pleasure cruising, pets have often accompanied us on the oceans.
Vittoria Traverso January 17, 2018
Pepsi was the first "capitalist" product sold in the Soviet Union.
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When the Soviet Union Paid Pepsi in Warships

The company had a long, strange relationship with the U.S.S.R.
Anne Ewbank January 12, 2018
Yavari in Puno, 2015.
Qullaw pruwinsya, Peru

Steamship Yavari

The 19th-century vessel floats proudly on Lake Titicaca, but its journey from Britain to the Peruvian altiplano was far from smooth sailing.
Ships sailing into Fowey, Cornwall, c. late 1800s.
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Why a Maritime Forecast Is So Beloved in the United Kingdom

This weather report has been making waves for 150 years.
Karen Gardiner December 26, 2017
Down periscope.
Washington, D.C.

USS Balao Conning Tower

Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.
The elevator-disguised-as-a-smokestack monument to FDR.
Cambridge, Maryland

FDR Smokestack Memorial

The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.
The USS Pueblo, Pyongyang
Pyongyang, North Korea

The USS Pueblo

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.
All aboard the Elissa!
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The Grim Food Served on 17th-Century Sea Voyages Wasn't All Bad

Though just the sight of two-month-old salted beef may make you nauseous.
Paula Mejia November 8, 2017
The memorial.
London, England

Sir John Franklin Expedition Memorial

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.
<em>The Hudson at the Tappan Zee</em>, Francis Silva, 1876.
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The Effort to Bring Sail Freight Back to New York’s Hudson River

What's old is new again.
Kelsey Kennedy October 31, 2017
The abandoned galleon.
Deyme, France

The Abandoned Galleon

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.
The Schiffshebewerk Niederfinow.
Niederfinow, Germany

Schiffshebewerk Niederfinow

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.
The wreck.
Hunstanton, England

Wreck of the Steam Trawler Sheraton

All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.