Show Notes
This week's roundup spans a war reaching the Black Sea, a fishing vessel run aground beneath a Scottish sea stack, and a 2,100-year-old shipwreck that gave up its cargo almost untouched. Host Rich Napolitano covers seven stories in sourced, fact-checked detail, from active maritime disasters to historic wrecks and the ongoing fight to save a Falklands-era frigate from the scrapyard.
Stories in this episode:
Drone Strikes Sink Two Ships in the Black Sea — Russian drone attacks sink the cargo ships Alfa Watan and Royad Mammadov, killing two and leaving a crew unaccounted for.
Virgo Transport 8 Salvage Operation Confirmed — Indonesia's ferry operator agrees to raise the capsized vessel this month, with 55 people still believed inside.
Fishing Vessel Runs Aground at Old Man of Hoy, Orkney — Seventeen crew are winched to safety after the longliner Genesis strikes rocks off Scotland.
Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Jeju, South Korea — Nine crew are rescued and two remain missing after a coastal longliner capsizes in rough water.
Campaign to Save HMS Ambuscade Continues in Karachi — A preservation group appeals directly to Pakistan's prime minister as the deadline to remove the former Royal Navy frigate passes.
2,100-Year-Old Shipwreck Yields Intact Luxury Tableware — Archaeologists recover more than 6,500 ceramic pieces from a Roman-era wreck off Turkey's Antalya coast.
Twelve Divers Rescued in Separate Incidents Off Japan and Indonesia — Strong currents sweep two dive groups off course, prompting search and rescue operations on both sides of the Pacific.
Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, show notes, and transcripts can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
Original theme music is by Sean Sigfried, and you can find him at seansigfried.com.
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