/tags/ships ships en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:00:00 GMT /history/2025-11-20/final-resting-place-set-for-the-historic-ss-united-states-to-become-an-artificial-reef-off-florida Okaloosa County officials announced Tuesday that they expect to sink the SS United States between Destin and Pensacola. The nearly 1,000-foot vessel shattered the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:00:00 GMT /history/2025-11-20/final-resting-place-set-for-the-historic-ss-united-states-to-become-an-artificial-reef-off-florida David Fischer | Associated Press /environment/2022-12-07/beach-erosion-in-daytona-uncovers-wooden-ship-from-1800s Severe beach erosion from two late-season hurricanes has helped uncover what appears to be a wooden ship dating from the 1800s on Florida's East Coast. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-12-07/beach-erosion-in-daytona-uncovers-wooden-ship-from-1800s Mike Schneider | The Associated Press, Freida Frisaro | Associated Press /news/2022-01-26/capsized-boat-found-near-florida-39-people-missing The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 39 people missing for several days after a boat capsized off Florida's Treasure Coast. The boat was en route from the Bahamas -- and Coast Guard officials suspect it was used being used for human smuggling. Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:41:30 GMT /news/2022-01-26/capsized-boat-found-near-florida-39-people-missing Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price | Associated Press /news/2021-06-15/how-chaos-in-the-shipping-industry-is-choking-the-economy The U.S. trade deficit is hitting record highs — and it's fueled by a surge in demand for imports, mostly from East Asia. On both land and at sea, the shipping industry is struggling to keep up. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:23:04 GMT /news/2021-06-15/how-chaos-in-the-shipping-industry-is-choking-the-economy Greg Rosalsky /news/2021-06-03/sri-lanka-faces-an-environmental-disaster-as-a-ship-full-of-chemicals-starts-sinking Beaches are coated with plastic pellets, and a container full of nitric acid has leaked. Sri Lankan authorities are now making preparations for an oil spill. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:59:32 GMT /news/2021-06-03/sri-lanka-faces-an-environmental-disaster-as-a-ship-full-of-chemicals-starts-sinking Laurel Wamsley /2021-05-13/floridas-gas-supply-state-wants-sea-turtle-rescuers-off-the-beach-and-the-new-host-of-washington-week Fear-induced gas shortages. Sea turtle rescuers are being shut down by the state. Plus, a conversation with Yamiche Alcindor, who is hosting one of PBS’ biggest political shows. Thu, 13 May 2021 22:31:57 GMT /2021-05-13/floridas-gas-supply-state-wants-sea-turtle-rescuers-off-the-beach-and-the-new-host-of-washington-week Suria Rimer, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2021-05-13/miniature-pirate-ships-odyssey-from-scotland-to-miamis-shores-and-back In 2017, two boys in Scotland launched a toy pirate ship into the ocean. It made its way across the Atlantic before the ship got lost. After that, they re-launched another boat, and got the world record for the longest distance sailed by a toy ship. That boat arrived on Miami’s shores in March, and the little girl who found it has now released it back into the ocean, hoping it arrives back in Scotland. Thu, 13 May 2021 14:46:46 GMT /news/2021-05-13/miniature-pirate-ships-odyssey-from-scotland-to-miamis-shores-and-back Raquel Coronell Uribe /2021-03-01/how-fast-are-oceans-rising-the-answer-may-be-in-century-old-shipping-logs A century ago, the shipping industry recorded the daily ebb and flow of tides. Now, those records are becoming crucial for forecasting how fast sea levels are rising in a warming climate. Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:03:00 GMT /2021-03-01/how-fast-are-oceans-rising-the-answer-may-be-in-century-old-shipping-logs Lauren Sommer /npr-breaking-news/2020-03-17/ships-planes-and-other-spots-are-getting-a-deep-clean-whats-that-mean There is no universal protocol defining "deep clean" as industries work to eradicate the coronavirus. Instead they are tailoring sanitation efforts in accordance with what makes sense for them. Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:00:42 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2020-03-17/ships-planes-and-other-spots-are-getting-a-deep-clean-whats-that-mean Victoria Knight, Carmen Heredia Rodriguez /environment/2020-03-09/studies-show-new-ways-smelly-ocean-plastics-and-ship-noise-hurt-turtles-and-crabs Choking plastics and deafening noise in the world’s oceans may be harming wildlife in more ways than scientists previously thought.In two new studies… Mon, 09 Mar 2020 21:02:11 GMT /environment/2020-03-09/studies-show-new-ways-smelly-ocean-plastics-and-ship-noise-hurt-turtles-and-crabs Jenny Staletovich