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@bartgonnissen.bsky.social1/x In December 1950, an American freighter with berths for 12 passengers loaded 14,000 refugees and carried them through a minefield to safety. Nobody died. Five babies were born. It remains the largest rescue by a single ship in history, and it ended on Christmas. A small 🧵 #maritimehistory
@jwshoemaker.bsky.socialThe Gales of November by John U. Bacon is a one of the best maritime history books I have read in a long time.
It’s about the Edmond Fitzgerald, its crew, and the disappearance.
What book that I should read next? #histbookchat #maritimehistory
@vesselspotter.eurosky.social
@divedup.bsky.socialEver wondered why a binnacle is raised above the deck on metal wrecks? It prevents the metal hull from interfering with the magnetic compass! Uncover the history with 'The Shipwreck Decoder': [Zoho Link] #Binnacle #WreckDiving #MaritimeHistory
@guel-sen.bsky.socialI had taken this illustration from a MAD Magazine issue several years ago, but unfortunately, I lost track of which issue it was published in.
Anyway and once again:
“Sentenced to the Galleys: Manpower as a Challenge for the Ottoman Navy” (published July 2026)
@shiphistory.bsky.social#OnThisDay in 1967, the AURELIA arrived at Pier 40 in New York.
Images: Motor vessel AURELIA being guided into Pier 40 at New York City by a Moran tug and arriving on September 9, 1967 with her decks crowded with passengers. Braun Brothers Collection, SSHSA Archives.
@novelsalive.com4.5-STAR REVIEW⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫: DELAWARE KEEPERS by Dave Tabler
👉DELAWARE KEEPERS offers a fascinating look at the men and women who kept the lights on until technology took over. bit.ly/3STc2j6 #bookreview #bookskty #historical #maritimehistory #books #book #reading #booklover #bookworm
@guel-sen.bsky.socialCall for Papers #MaritimeHistory
@joaomoreiradasilva.bsky.socialThe Cambridge Oceanic and Maritime History Workshop is now inviting submissions to deliver papers during Michaelmas Term (October to December 2026) - MPhil and PhD students from all universities are welcome to apply!
@camhistory.bsky.social #MaritimeHistory
@harchivestrust.bsky.social1 week to go for our next webinar! 📣
If you’re interested in #EarlyModern #Hampshire & #MaritimeHistory, this is the event for you! ⚓️
📍 Zoom
🗓️ 16th September
⏰ 7pm
Book your place today to hear from Profs John McAleer and Craig Lambert‼️
@bartgonnissen.bsky.social1/x On September 11, 2001 Coast Guard Lieutenant Michael Day, aboard the Sandy Hook pilot boat New York, keyed his radio: "All available boats. This is the United States Coast Guard. Anyone wanting to help with the evacuation of Lower Manhattan, report to Governors Island." #maritimehistory
@bartgonnissen.bsky.social1/x On a February night in 1983, thirty-four men went into the Atlantic off Virginia in ice-cold water. Three came out alive. The shipwreck that changed the Coast Guard forever. This is the MV Marine Electric. #maritimehistory
@mabelquill.bsky.socialVictoria Completes the First Circumnavigation #TodayInHistory #MabelQuill #FirstCircumnavigation #JuanSebastianElcano #MaritimeHistory #HistoryTok #HistoryFacts #LearnHistory #fyp
@bartgonnissen.bsky.social1/x On a clear, warm night in 1986, two ships that saw each other for half an hour sailed straight into each other off the Soviet coast. 423 people died in seven minutes. Nothing was wrong with the weather or the ships. This is the story of the Admiral Nakhimov. #maritimehistory
@guel-sen.bsky.socialAs admiral of the Ottoman fleet in the Indian Ocean, Piri Reis led successful campaigns in the Red Sea. In 1552, he failed to capture the fortress of Hormuz from the Portuguese and was executed in 1554.
The Red Sea and Suez from his Book on Navigation.
