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Archaeologists uncover English ship remains in Md.
ST. MARY’S CITY — Archaeologists working with Maryland’s Historic St. Mary’s City museum believe they have discovered the remains of an English ship 10 feet below the St. Mary’s River surface, officials announced Thursday. Archaeologist Scott Tucker and a crew of volunteer divers found the remains this summer in a site that was first mapped […]
1 month later, port’s deep-water coal pier remains closed
Large vessels carrying coal to Baltimore are still without a pier to offload their cargo nearly a month after a ship struck CSX Transportation Inc.’s deepest-water coal pier, closing it indefinitely.
Cruise disaster unlikely to halt industry growth
WASHINGTON — The luxury cruise liner that ran aground off the Italian coast has rattled even the most die-hard “cruisers” in an industry where catastrophic accidents are rare, but it’s unlikely to do significant long-term damage. The Costa Concordia hit a reef, tearing a massive gash into its hull and sending in a rush of […]
Pride of Baltimore II prepares for 5-month journey
The Pride of Baltimore II will be setting sail on a five-month voyage to ports along the East Coast, Great Lakes and in Canada. During the voyage, the ship will promote Maryland’s contributions to the War of 1812 and the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner during the 1814 Battle of Baltimore at Fort McHenry. The […]
Photo of the Day – Towing the USS Constellation
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Agents find $100K worth of drugs on Baltimore ship
Federal agents have found more than two pounds of cocaine and heroin in a locker aboard the cruise ship Enchantment of the Seas in Baltimore. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a drug-sniffing dog found two packages of heroin and one package of cocaine on Saturday. The combined street value is about $94,000. The agency […]
Cayman Islands sinking US ship to create reef
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A decommissioned U.S. Navy ship was scuttled Wednesday in the clear Caribbean waters of the Cayman Islands, where officials say the sunken vessel will attract fish and tourists. The USS Kittiwake, a 1945-vintage submarine rescue ship, rests on a sandy bottom off Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach. The 47-foot-tall (14-meter) ship […]
Photo of the Day – Pearl Harbor’s lone survivor at sea
Check out a slideshow of our past Photos of the Day from The Daily Record’s staff photographers. We also have a SmugMug page, where you can purchase photos taken by The Daily Record staff.
