Cruise liners and cargo ships look top-heavy, yet they glide through storms without tipping—how? The secret lies in their design, ballast systems, and invisible forces keeping them balanced.

This is the brutal account of a Soviet nuclear submarine that turned into a burning steel trap hundreds of meters underwater. A simple malfunction in the ballast system caused oil to spray onto a ...

Bulk carriers are vessels that transport bulk cargo, such as coal, ore and cement. Bulk carriers play an important role in the global trade, facilitating the transportation of large quantities ...

At the end of a tour in Hawaii, Jimmy Buffett announced he was planning to open a club in Key West. In 1986, Buffett brought ...