Source: Fast Facts: Nautical Miles and Knots – The Log
Son of a Gun
Here's some nautical trivia: For women stowaways, childbirth at sea traditionally happened between cannons on the gun deck, and the...
Boston Light
[caption id="attachment_5396" align="alignleft" width="1100"] Boston Light[/caption] Here's a bit of nautical trivia for you out there. The oldest lighthouse in...
Great Carrier Reef
The USS Oriskany became an artificial reef off the coast of Florida in 2004. Its nickname is the Great Carrier...
Dirty Water
You may or may not know that the song Dirty Water by The Standells is about pollution in the Boston...
Queen Mary
Here's a little nautical history.... The Queen Mary's maiden voyage was on May 27, 1936. Happy 75th! She served as...
Crow’s Nest
Crows were kept on ships as an aid to navigation, and were kept high on a mast. Hence the origin...
Happy May Day
Happy May Day (1st day of May) not to be confused with Mayday - which is an international distress signal...