That certainly makes clambering up and over the rigging of the main mast more manageable ... it’s a struggle to climb in. The saving grace is that back in the 18th century this level would ...

During a reception on Jan. 8, the Princess of Asturias was greeted by several officers who are responsible for the operation and training on the ship, and after had a meeting with some of the ...

The coins were aboard the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet, a convoy of 11 ships filled with treasure from the New World that were lost to a hurricane in July 1715. The shipwreck gave Florida's ...

It will arrive on September 23 at St. Katharine Docks, where visitors will be able to climb ... ship’s manager, has been living aboard the Galeón Andalucía for nine years, leading crews of up ...

“The main mast of the Cutty Sark stands at 153 feet high. The climb may not ... favourite books growing up was ‘Wonderful story of the sea’ which told the history of ships and shipping from dugout ...

The construction of galleons, which were used from the mid-16th century to the 18th century ... on sailing ships in the 17th century). The masts attached to the hull can be up to 100m tall ...

resembles an 18th-century ship resting on its side, with timbers surrounding the outside to represent the frame of the ship. “The ocean is tossing you up and down and sideways,” Schwarzer said.

In the deep waters between Morocco and Spain, wreck-divers discovered a pirate ship that may have sailed the seas during the 18th century ... for the ship ending up at the bottom of the sea.

In the deep waters between Morocco and Spain, wreck-divers discovered a pirate ship that may have sailed the seas during the 18th century. The ship was heavily ... the most likely reason for the ship ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s late in Falmouth and outside on the bay sailing masts rattle in the quiet, dark blue night.

“Sometimes older steamers ended up in ... those ships. He gives the example of the Paniolo, Hawaii’s cowboys who predated the American cowboy of the Wild West. Longhorn cattle and horses were ...

As I headed up the steep ramp on a bright May afternoon to board onto the 17th century ship ... you can climb to get to the highest level of the deck, and you can even climb up the mast although ...