disasters averted Cargo ship goes haywire in South Carolina — doubles its speed as busy bridge is forced to shut down Carla Sinclair

rescues Watch this amazing rescue: Dutch cargo ship dramatically abandoned Jason Weisberger

star wars Buy this overpriced Star Wars LEGO set for this one minifig Gail Sherman

logistics Kitesurfing but for huge ships to cut fuel use for cleaner trips across the ocean David Pescovitz

Boing Boing Gadgets This Coffee Subscription Service Is Changing The DEFINITION Of Freshness Boing Boing's Shop

books "Under The Banner of King Death" puts pirates in their place — in the history of workers' rights Thom Dunn

mistakes Abandoned freighter drifts close to Dutch shore Rob Beschizza

Commerce Manufacturers are airlifting Beanie Babies to get around supply chain logjams Annie Rauwerda

Boing Boing Gadgets Electrical engineering has never been more fun with these build-at-home robotics kits Boing Boing's Shop

ever ace Cross your fingers: the world's largest container ship heads for the Suez Canal Annie Rauwerda

books I cannot wait to read this new Becky Chambers novel: "The Galaxy, and the Ground Within" Jason Weisberger

Funny Is that ship still stuck? David Pescovitz

climate change Arctic Shipping Routes are melting early. It's good for trade, but not the planet. Thom Dunn

boats Industrious Swedes invent wind-powered cargo ship that's definitely not a sailboat Thom Dunn

disasters 42 sailors and 5,867 cows feared dead after ship capsizes in storm Rob Beschizza

Engineering Could we actually build a space elevator? Andrea James

here come the warm jets Anti-piracy steam jets on cargo ships Rob Beschizza

security Sand thieves believed to be behind epidemic of Chinese GPS jamming Cory Doctorow