(as published on Mad Mariner)
Born on the river Clyde, in the John Brown Shipyard, the Queen Elizabeth II was launched by a young queen of the same name in 1967. When she first went to sea the following year, the QE2 was powered by great steam boilers.
After four decades of service and 5.5 million nautical [...]

 
(as published on Mad Mariner)
BURLINGTON, Wa. – In the 1990s, a 32-footer was the best seller in the Nordic Tugs line. The company added a 42 when it was time to expand – and learned a lesson in the balance.
“It became apparent that the 10-foot jump in size was too much for some of our [...]