New Zealand’s sleek black catamaran gracefully balances on the side of one hull, effortlessly gliding over the finish line at Zayed Port in Abu Dhabi. The 29-meter-long carbon fiber wing, caught in the sea breeze, propels the vessel to victory, marking the Kiwis’ second triumph in the Persian Gulf within weeks. This isn’t Formula One, … Read more
Once an exclusive five-star resort hovering above Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the Hotel Haegumgang now sits in a state of disrepair in a North Korean port, just a 20-minute drive from the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas. This floating hotel, the world’s first of its kind, embarked on a peculiar 10,000-mile journey over 30 … Read more
Recent severe winter storms across the United States have brought not only bitter cold and hazardous conditions but also a rare sight at Acadia National Park in Maine – the re-emergence of a 112-year-old shipwreck. The two-masted schooner Tay ran aground on Mount Desert Island in July 1911 during a storm, resulting in the death … Read more