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MSC Sara Elena (2015)

MSC Sara Elena (2015)

MSC’s container ship MSC Sara Elena (IMO 9702261) inbound to the Port of Oakland, California. She was assisted by AmNav...

Ghost of a Japanese Sailor

Ghost of a Japanese Sailor

A maritime tale for Halloween… The Evening Bulletin published the story ”THINK SHE’S HAUNTED” on 22 September 1902. It was...

USNS John Glenn (T-ESD-2)

USNS John Glenn (T-ESD-2)

USNS John Glenn (IMO 9647526) is a Military Sealift Command (MSC) Montford Point-class Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD)* ship launched in 2013....

Lightship Relief (WLV-605)

Lightship Relief (WLV-605)

The lightship currently known as Relief was launched in 1950 and began her service in 1951 at the Overfalls station,...

Freda B (1991)

Freda B (1991)

Freda B is a gaff rigged schooner based in Sausalito, California. The vessel offers a variety of public sails and...

Everest K (2009)

Everest K (2009)

Drake (2009)

Drake (2009)

San Francisco Water Taxi

San Francisco Water Taxi

San Francisco Water Taxi provides hop-on, hop-off service to selected piers from Hyde Street Pier to Pier 52 (Chase Center)....

A Visit to San Francisco, California

A Visit to San Francisco, California

Maritime Hawai‘i traveled to San Francisco, California at the beginning of August 2024. The following series of posts will cover...

World Maritime Day 2024

World Maritime Day 2024

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) World Maritime Day for 2024 was 26 September. The theme for this year was “Navigating...

Fraught with Danger – August 1885

Fraught with Danger – August 1885

The life of a maritime worker can be a hazardous one. Throughout history, accidents or physical violence at sea or...

Amerigo Vespucci (1931) Shifting

Amerigo Vespucci (1931) Shifting

On 25 July 2024, the Marina Militare (“Military Navy”—name of the Italian Navy) sailing ship Amerigo Vespucci shifted from Pier...

Nahoa II (1989)

Nahoa II (1989)

Caitlin (1985)

Caitlin (1985)

TradeWinds Towing ocean-going tug Caitlin (IMO 8428674) tied up to an American Marine barge at Pier 12, Honolulu Harbor.

Kāpena Raymond Alapa‘i (2018) with Ha‘aheo

Kāpena Raymond Alapa‘i (2018) with Ha‘aheo

Young Brothers tug Kāpena Raymond Alapa‘i (IMO 9816866) with Young Brothers barge Ha‘aheo inbound to Pier 39E, Honolulu Harbor. Mahalo to Foss...