A father’s way to reach his son! Tom Crestodina’s amazing drawings
Few days ago, i found a message in my inbox saying “Hey! You might like my site with boat cutaways.” And when i checked the site my first reaction was “I want them!”. This...
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47 Beautiful Shipwreck Photos
47 Beautiful shipwreck photos that proove ruins of something can give a great view.
Fethiye Fishing Boat model building guide Part 1
In this page, i will translate Nebi Yıkaroğlu’s model Fethiye fishing boat building experiences to you from his own blog. If you want to download the plan set, please click here. Although i am not...
Wayne Mazotta’s ocean liners on canvas
If a hobby passes over a certain limit of popularity, it creates a market and then comes the side products. Ofcourse as well as good ones, there are bad ones. This motion even effects...
Kaçak
“Kaçak” a Turkish word which means “deserter” is also the name given to a wind specific to the sea of Marmara. Kaçak is a very sudden and strong wind which sink so many ships...
Danmark’s voyage to become Alemdar, hero of a town
I have been researching about stories behind ships for a long time and when it comes to local ships, can’t say that it’s an easy work. Turkish archives do not provide so much and...
Istanbul ferries take their part in 24.th Akbank Jazz Festival advertisement
The ferries are one of the most iconic symbols of İstanbul and you can see them anywhere on media and art. This time we hear them sing along Deniz, a musician friend. And we...
Norway’s new bank note designs
Norges Bank introduced the new bank notes of Norway which are set to be released in 2017. The new design of the bank notes are pieces of art, which shows Norway’s connection with sea. The designs...
Brian Fell’s Merchant Seaman’s Memorial
While researching for something else, i stumbled upon an amazing memorial sculture made by Brian Fell. The idea is so nice, simple but touching. So i thought i had to share it with you....
R/V Arar is taken out of service, waiting to be scrapped!
Sometime ago, i came across the news which said that Turkey’s first research vessel R/V Arar was decomissioned and was going to be scrapped. Arar is a familiar sight if you are from Istanbul...
