When the USS Bonhomme Richard caught fire in San Diego, a series of small failures turned into one of the Navy’s worst peacetime disasters. Miscommunication, incompatible equipment, and neglected ...

Over 100 years ago, the U.S. Navy had its worst peace-time disaster, just south of the San Luis Obispo County line. Seven destroyers were wrecked and 23 sailors lost their lives when a squadron on a ...

Fifty Black sailors were convicted of mutiny after a massive Naval disaster during World War II. This week the Navy finally cleared their names. The U.S. Navy this week exonerated 50 Black sailors who ...

Chief Officer ‘Rab’ McKillop, who has died aged 77, was a Merchant Navy purser who in his charmed life twice had to abandon ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney John Hillsman has spent a legal lifetime learning about ships, boats, and nearly anything that floats. And he's seen his share of disasters, including representing Bay Area ...

SEOUL, South Korea - An external explosion most likely sank a South Korean navy ship that split apart three weeks ago, an investigator said today, amid concerns about possible North Korea involvement ...

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the SS Morro Castle disaster, which claimed over 130 lives off the coast of New Jersey. To commemorate the tragedy, the Asbury Park Historical Society is hosting a ...