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News

Navigation Data Shows Costa Concordia May Have Had a Steering System Failure

8:45AM January 26, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

This video shows the navigation path of Costa Concordia, the ship that ran aground in Italy. Lots of things went wrong after it hit the first rock, but her path reveals that they may have been a steering system failure before that. More »

Geek Out

China’s Second Aircraft Carrier Is A Hotel

9:40AM August 16, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

China’s first aircraft carrier recently set sail in full military regalia. Its second aircraft carrier will serve a more humble purpose as a floating hotel. More »

Science

Bacteria Is Nibbling Away At The Titanic’s Carcass

9:40PM December 8, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Always wanted to see the remains of the Titanic, 3.8km below the surface? You better start making travel arrangements, because this never-seen-before bacteria “rusticles” are eating away at the ship. More »

Cars

This Ship Doesn’t Eat Humans

10:00AM September 27, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

It looks like a hungry metal monster eating humans floating on the sea, but it’s just the USS Iwo Jima, a multipurpose amphibious assault ship that is sailing the Caribbean providing with medical, dental, and engineering assistance to partner nations. More »

£1bn Royal Navy Destroyer Still Unarmed After A Year Of Setbacks

2:36AM December 3, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

The UK’s investing over £1bn on each Type 45 destroyer in the Royal Navy, but the first ship in the fleet, HMS Daring, is still floating idly in the sea, unarmed like an albatross around the UK’s neck. More »