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Superyachts are the stuff of dreams and there’s no doubt about the nature of their design: it just continues to push out larger and more sophisticated vessels. We have seen support, research, and ...

An Australian rescue vessel trying to reach a ship and its passengers trapped by ice in Antarctica was expected to arrive on Sunday evening local time (early Sunday morning Eastern Time), after early ...

VALLEJO (KPIX 5) -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, the nation's last - and only - ocean going heavy ice breaker is in the dry dock again at the Mare Island Shipyard in Vallejo. That's because ...

An Australian ice-breaker was on the way Saturday to help free a Russian expedition ship trapped by sea ice in Antarctica, after early rescue efforts by a Chinese vessel were stymied by extreme ...