Raging for ten gruesome years combined, the two world wars caused unimaginable loss of life and property across the globe. Bomber airplanes shadowed the sun,
Steamships
Did the Titanic Help Sink the Eastland?
When the RMS Titanic sank in 1912, the outraged public demanded tectonic shifts in the shipping industry. One such development was the 1915 Seamen’s Act
Christmas on the Titanic – What Would It Have Been Like?
As many other admirers of the legendary RMS Titanic, I have my spells of daydreaming – what if she hadn’t sunk on her maiden voyage?
The Swiss Museum of Transport
Fathers are a peculiar species. They tend to recall and regret their mistakes as parents, often overlooking the things they did right. Focused on the
Whales of the Great Lakes
A peculiar species of cargo ship populated the Great Lakes in the late 1800s – the whaleback. Designed by Scottish captain and inventor Alexander McDougall,
How to Sink a Ghost-Ship: The Story of the SS Ourang Medan
The sea is a treacherous mistress – an alluring caress of winds and waves, below them only silent death. She has called out countless eager