The 1909 Republic Disaster: When Wireless Proved It Could Save Lives
When the passenger liner Republic was struck in fog in 1909, wireless telegraphy helped turn a collision into a coordinated […]
The Fastnet Disaster: The Storm That Changed Offshore Sailing
In August 1979, a summer ocean race met a storm that exposed the limits of forecasting, yacht design and offshore […]
The Andrea Doria Collision: Radar, Radio and Confusion in the Fog
Maritime history · Collision · Rescue In dense fog off Nantucket in July 1956, two radar-equipped liners formed incompatible pictures […]
When Radio Officers Ruled the Airwaves
Maritime history · Working life · Wireless For much of the twentieth century, a ship’s connection to the world passed […]
The Prinsendam Rescue: A Maritime Rescue Without a Single Life Lost
Maritime history · Search and rescue · Alaska When fire disabled the cruise ship Prinsendam in the Gulf of Alaska […]
The Birth of MAYDAY: How a French Phrase Became a Global Distress Call
Maritime history · Distress calls · Radio language Before MAYDAY became one of the most recognisable words in safety communication, […]
From Spark-Gap to DSC: A Short History of Maritime Radio
History · Technology · Maritime safety Maritime radio evolved from noisy sparks and Morse code into an integrated distress system. […]
From Titanic to GMDSS: How One Disaster Helped Transform Maritime Communication
From Titanic’s wireless room and the silence aboard Californian to SOLAS and today’s GMDSS: how one disaster exposed the need for a coordinated maritime safety system.