Yemen's Houthi rebels hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea on Iran's orders, Israel says

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A cargo ship.

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  • Yemeni Houthi rebels hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea on Sunday.
  • The group has pledged to take action against Israeli ships until attacks on Gaza stopped.
  • Israel claimed Iran was behind the incident.

Israel said that a cargo ship was hijacked in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Iran's orders.

Archaeologists unearth remains of 1,300-year-old ship at Norwegian burial mound suggesting maritime exploration dates back further than previously thought

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Archeaologists uncovered the remains of a pre-Viking age ship at the Herlaugshaugen burial ground this summer.

Courtesy of Geir Grønnesby, NTNU Science Museum

A $10 billion battle is brewing over ownership rights to a 300-year-old sunken warship believed to hold the biggest maritime treasure ever

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The San Jose galleon was believed to have been carrying billions worth of treasure when it was sunk in 1708.
The San Jose galleon was believed to have been carrying billions worth of treasure when it was sunk in 1708.

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See photos of the last prison ship still operating in the US. The 5-story vessel is slated to close this week.

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The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is the last ship prison in the US. The New York-based facility is slated to close this week.

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I reluctantly went on my first cruise vacation. It was surprisingly fun, but the crowding was intense.

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The front of the Vision of the Seas ship.
When you go into the Windjammer buffet, it overlooks the front of the ship and gives a nice view of the ocean.

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An 'exceptional' Roman shipwreck was discovered with hundreds of intact 2,000-year-old jars off the coast of Italy

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An image of a pile Ancient Roman vases at the bottom of the Mediterranean sea.
The Italian Carabinieri discovered the remains of an Ancient Roman cargo ship full of terracotta jars, or "amphorae."

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A large Navy research vessel that once belonged to late Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen tipped over — injuring 33 people — and is stuck at a 45 degree angle

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A general view at the scene after a ship tipped over at a 45-degree angle in the Imperial Dock area in Leith on March 22, 2023 in Leith, Scotland.
Police said the research vessel the 'Petrel' began to tilt to one side earlier this morning, after it became dislodged on a dry dock.

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I'm designing the $900 million Storylines MV Narrative cruise ship for residents to live permanently at sea. It has an anti-aging clinic, 2 farms, and a hospital.

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Split image of Paul Read looking at ship designs next to a concept drawing of the MV Narrative.
Paul Read is the project manager for Storylines' MV Narrative.

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A worker died in a ship's cargo hold in Florida after 2 tons of paper crushed him against a wall, Department of Labor says

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Container ship and cranes in Port Klang. Malaysia
A worker was crushed to death by two tons of paper being hoisted onto a ship, the DOL said.

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