The world’s biggest modern cargo sailboat has just proven it can do what skeptics long said was impossible, hauling commercial freight across the Atlantic largely on the power of the wind. The ...

In the 1770s many local families answered the call for the creation of a new nation. Among them was that of Simon Wehr, who, ...

The Columbia River Bar Pilots, Part III By Nancy Lloyd  For The Astorian On the centennial of the Columbia River Bar Pilots’ ...

Named Deep-Sea All-Weather Resident Floating Research Facility, the floating artificial island will have almost the same ...

A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's ...

It's the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Flights, the largest refugee airlift in history. But how immigrants to the U.S. are ...

A man fell from the pier next to Norwegian Encore while docked in Nassau over the weekend. How can these incidents happen?

Port Hueneme (pronounced “Why-NEE-mee,” a linguistic trap I’ve watched countless visitors stumble into) sits nestled between Oxnard and Point Mugu in Ventura County, offering a slice of coastal ...

The Indian Navy is set to add a major boost to its coastal defence capabilities with the commissioning of INS Mahe, the first ...

This week's letters to the editor, featuring your views on local and national politics as well as their effects on our ...

Although cruise lines offer excursions that explore the pristine forest of the Sitka National Historical Park, there's no ...

Port Hueneme (pronounced “Why-NEE-mee,” a linguistic trap I’ve watched countless visitors fall into) sits nestled between Oxnard and Point Mugu in Ventura County, offering a slice of coastal paradise ...