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(CNN) — From anchors aweigh to funnels ashore. As the historic SS United States gets ready to be converted into the world’s largest artificial reef off the coast of Florida, a new plan for an ...

Tay Perry feels for imperfections on the hull of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole’s A‘a before applying its final coat at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. He prepared the 40-foot racing canoe’s return ...

Christened this January, the Queen Mary 2, newest star of the storied Cunard line, is a ship of superlatives. No less than twice the size of her elegant older sister, the QE2, the QM2 is — at least ...

The 40-foot-long Koa canoe was named the Aa. For 100 years, Bishop Museum has been co-steward of the canoe, which it recently ...

The Polish adventurer finishes his North Atlantic kayak journey—his third ocean crossing in a kayak and his toughest yet—a week before his 71st birthday. Aleksander ‘Olek’ Doba on Sunday finished an ...