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Scraping at the dirt, earth thick under his fingernails, amateur archeologist Basil Brown came across a section of hard earth. After further excavations, he found other patches stained with rust, and iron nails and rivets spread intermittently across the site. Over several weeks, after a delicate and painsteaking operation, archologist Basil Brown saw the shape … Read more
Carnival Cruise Line has taken delivery of its new £1 billion cruise liner called ‘Mardi Gras’ ahead of her big debut in 2021. The company’s now-largest vessel wights 180,000 tonnes and is 1,130 ft (340m) long, and features a roller coaster that loops around a water park – and six on-board zones, including a French … Read more
A hoard of more than 100 elephant tusks aboard a sunken ship that was lost for nearly 500 years has been traced to West Africa in a new study. Scientists used DNA analysis to compare the well-preserved tusks – recovered from a 16th century Portuguese shipping vessel called the Bom Jesus that was discovered in … Read more
A hoard of more than 100 elephant tusks aboard a sunken ship that was lost for nearly 500 years has been traced to West Africa in a new study. Scientists used DNA analysis to compare the well-preserved tusks – which were recovered from a 16th century Portuguese shipping vessel called the Bom Jesus that was … Read more
Up to six million people will be vaccinated during the first rollout of Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. During a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) briefing on Monday, officials said medical supply company McKesson will obtain the jabs, which will be sent to 3,285 locations across the country by FedEx and UPS. … Read more
Cargo ship suffers epic losses after 2,000 containers topple over during a storm en route to Japan Containership, ONE Apus, arrived at the Port of Kobe, Japan, on Tuesday It lost 1,816 cargo containers 1,600 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii The ship reportedly encountered 52-foot waves during its journey By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Pfizer will only ship 50 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine worldwide – HALF as many as promised – by the end of 2020 after running into supply chain problems Pfizer now says it will ship 50 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year The firm had planned to … Read more
A huge cargo ship carrying 4,200 cars has been split open with an anchor chain, more than a year after it capsized and was left stranded on the Georgia coast. The 600ft South Korean ship Golden Ray is finally being demolished after months of setbacks, with the dismantling revealing the many cars stacked inside. It … Read more
Turnaround specialist Melrose Industries was a steady riser on the FTSE 100 leaderboard as investors cheered a bullish update. Aggressive cost-cutting and a rebound in demand for car parts has helped steady the ship after a tumultuous start to the year. Melrose, which bought prestigious engineer GKN in 2018, was hit harder by Covid than … Read more
Shifting sands on Florida’s Crescent Beach revealed the wreckage of a sailing vessel that crashed some 200 years ago. Beachgoers spotted timber and metal spikes poking from the sand and after a closer look, they realized it was more than just discarded trash. Archaeologists say the wreckage is from a 19th century cargo ship that … Read more