maritime history /tags/maritime-history maritime history en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:38:23 GMT Gold Bar Thieves Sentenced, Ordered To Pay Half Million In Restitution To Keys Museum /news/2018-07-30/gold-bar-thieves-sentenced-ordered-to-pay-half-million-in-restitution-to-keys-museum The two men responsible for stealing a gold bar from a Key West treasure museum were sentenced Monday at the federal courthouse in Key West.Richard… Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:38:23 GMT /news/2018-07-30/gold-bar-thieves-sentenced-ordered-to-pay-half-million-in-restitution-to-keys-museum Nancy Klingener Irma Reveals New Parts Of Old Keys Shipwreck /news/2018-06-07/irma-reveals-new-parts-of-old-keys-shipwreck Hurricane Irma moved a lot of things around underwater off the Florida coast. And the storm has revealed new evidence of an old shipwreck off the Florida… Thu, 07 Jun 2018 21:53:46 GMT /news/2018-06-07/irma-reveals-new-parts-of-old-keys-shipwreck Nancy Klingener He Said He Knew Nothing About A Gold Bar Stolen From Key West Museum. A Jury Didn't Buy It. /news/2018-05-16/he-said-he-knew-nothing-about-a-gold-bar-stolen-from-key-west-museum-a-jury-didnt-buy-it The Key West case of the stolen gold bar has ended with two convictions but with only a sliver of the treasure recovered.Jarred Goldman acted as the… Thu, 17 May 2018 01:08:12 GMT /news/2018-05-16/he-said-he-knew-nothing-about-a-gold-bar-stolen-from-key-west-museum-a-jury-didnt-buy-it Gwen Filosa Gold Bar Heist Defendant's Case: He Thought They Were Going To Hard Rock To Play Cards /news/2018-05-15/gold-bar-heist-defendants-case-he-thought-they-were-going-to-hard-rock-to-play-cards Eight years after it was stolen from a Key West treasure museum — and almost 400 years after it sank to the bottom of the ocean — a gold bar is at the… Tue, 15 May 2018 20:08:30 GMT /news/2018-05-15/gold-bar-heist-defendants-case-he-thought-they-were-going-to-hard-rock-to-play-cards Nancy Klingener Captain, Regulators Blamed For The Sinking Of El Faro During Hurricane Joaquin In 2015 /news/2017-10-02/captain-regulators-blamed-for-the-sinking-of-el-faro-during-hurricane-joaquin-in-2015 Two years to the day after the American cargo ship the SS El Faro sank in a major hurricane off the Bahamas, killing all 33 people on board, U.S. Coast… Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:32:49 GMT /news/2017-10-02/captain-regulators-blamed-for-the-sinking-of-el-faro-during-hurricane-joaquin-in-2015 Maeve McGoran It's A Giant Metal Box, It's An Alien Spacecraft ... It's The USNS Spearhead /news/2017-08-01/its-a-giant-metal-box-its-an-alien-spacecraft-its-the-usns-spearhead Key West's Navy presence is more in the air than on the sea. But the Navy still has a pier on the island's waterfront and Navy ships sometimes pull in… Wed, 02 Aug 2017 02:16:16 GMT /news/2017-08-01/its-a-giant-metal-box-its-an-alien-spacecraft-its-the-usns-spearhead Nancy Klingener State Flagship Heading For A Facelift /culture/2016-03-24/state-flagship-heading-for-a-facelift The Schooner Western Union was built in Key West in the late 1930s as a cable tender — a repair ship for telegraph lines.Now the 92-foot wooden boat is… Thu, 24 Mar 2016 21:49:43 GMT /culture/2016-03-24/state-flagship-heading-for-a-facelift Nancy Klingener Group Asks Key West For $250,000 To Fix Florida's Flagship /news/2015-06-11/group-asks-key-west-for-250-000-to-fix-floridas-flagship Update: June 18, 3:39 p.m.: The Key West City Commission this week approved the $250,000 commitment toward repairs for the Schooner Western Union.That… Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:01:11 GMT /news/2015-06-11/group-asks-key-west-for-250-000-to-fix-floridas-flagship Nancy Klingener New Mission for Keys' Reef Lights: Historical Guideposts /keys-blog/2014-11-26/new-mission-for-keys-reef-lights-historical-guideposts The reef lights along the Florida Keys are still owned by the U.S. Coast Guard -- but a nonprofit group hopes to take over their care and make them a… Wed, 26 Nov 2014 21:17:25 GMT /keys-blog/2014-11-26/new-mission-for-keys-reef-lights-historical-guideposts Nancy Klingener