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 ...

— -- Why the cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized remains a mystery to world maritime and salvage experts two weeks after the tragedy that left 16 people dead and 16 still missing. The ...

Graph illustrating the stark increase in global trade (exports and imports) in the late 1800s, with an exponential increase (dashed colored line) becoming particularly marked by circa 1980. Numbers ...

Nearly all Duluthians and Northlanders are familiar with the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, taking with it all 29 crew members. Many who were around when it happened ...

Nicola Mawson A 2013 maritime disaster is back in South African courts, with Transnet arguing that it isn’t at fault, and the ship’s owners saying it is, despite a UK tribunal finding the crew ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Monday is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, marking a half-century of fascination with one of the most infamous nautical ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney John Hillsman has spent a legal lifetime learning about ships, boats, and nearly anything that floats. And he's seen his share of disasters, including representing Bay Area ...