Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1)
One of the interesting sights in the Oakland Estuary is the HMB-1, which has a connection to Cold War history....
MSC Sara Elena (2015)
MSC’s container ship MSC Sara Elena (IMO 9702261) inbound to the Oakland International Container Terminal, Port of Oakland, California. She...
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 (IMO 9647526) is a Military Sealift Command (MSC) Montford Point-class Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD)* ship launched in 2013....
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 is a gaff rigged schooner based in Sausalito, California. The vessel offers a variety of public sails and...