When Bismarck sank following a devastating naval battle on May 27, 1941, only a small group of the crew could survive the engagement. Months later, another ship called HMS Cossack was severely damaged by a torpedo fired by the German submarine U-563 when she was escorting a convoy from Gibraltar to Great Britain. Her destiny…
Everyone knows that ships float and planes fly. Is it always true though? Is it possible to build a ship also capable of flying? Let’s find out. Lifting Force and Foiling If you think that the class of vessels that will be discussed in the article have airplane wings and fly at cruising speed,…
The effect of the International Maritime Organization is everywhere. On the media, on booklets, on maritime education and in nearly all regulations. But why United Nations gave birth to such a specialized agency for regulating shipping? Here is the story. Foundation of IMO It has long been accepted that adopting international rules that are…
You might label planet earth as massive or small. Depending on your scale it could be an insignificant particle in enormous outer space or a huge planet with obscurity. Ships helped the discovery of unknown lands and connected civilisations. However, before icebreakers, icy water which covers approximately %7 of Earth’s surface and more than %10…