The last T-2 tanker, in the world is on the way to its final resting place.  The USNS Mission Santa Ynez is a Type T2-SE-A2 tanker, of the Mission Buenaventura Class.  She has been laid-up in the mothball fleet of Suisun Bay, CA since 1975, and in a few days will be departing the San [...]

Here’s the complicated story of the Suisun Bay National Defense Reserve Fleet, and  the latest on its possible closure from the San Francisco Chronicle – The federal government and environmental groups reached an agreement Wednesday that will mean the end of the ghost fleet of retired ships in Suisun Bay. The vessels were once part [...]

Captain Richard Phillips, the Master aboard the Maersk Alabama during the hostage drama that played out on the high seas off Somalia in 2009 has written a book on the ordeal. The 286-page hardcover, titled “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS and Dangerous Days at Sea,” hits bookstores Tuesday. Capt. Phillips says he learned [...]

This is the strange story of the forgotten Hawaii Super Ferry, the High Speed Vessel (HSV) Huakai.  For those not familiar with this ferry, it was originally built to provide inter-island high speed ferry service for the Hawaiian Islands.  Hawaii Superferry built two aluminum catamarans at Austal USA in Mobile, AL.  Upon starting service in [...]

North American Emission Control Area to be established, while energy efficient ships remain on the drawing board.