He commissioned the Vasa to be built with two gun decks, 64 bronze cannons and a crew of 450 men. On 10 August 1628 the ship set sail on its maiden voyage, but only a few metres offshore, as everyone ...

Cruise ships promise luxury, leisure, and escape—but sometimes, those dreams go disastrously off course. Behind the glossy brochures and endless buffets are stories of chaos, confusion, and survival ...

In March 2019, the Viking Sky cruise ship came dangerously close to one of the worst maritime disasters in recent history. While crossing Hustadvika, a stretch of Norway’s coast known for treacherous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on Dec. 6, 1917, as coverage of the ship explosion in the Harbor of Halifax, Novia Scotia, ...

Have you ever heard of someone who seemed to dance with danger and always walked away unscathed? Meet Violet Jessop, the woman who became known as “Miss Unsinkable” after surviving not just one, but ...