Ten Famous Shipwrecks that Changed Maritime Safety
What are the most significant shipwrecks in history? Often, the ones that cost the most lives. It is often said,
Category: Contemporary Commentary
Thoughts on issues and entertainments of our day.
What Are Some of the Most Controversial Titanic Theories?
Going beyond the most traditional and accepted Titanic explanations, here are the most debated and controversial theories about the Titanic sinking.
What is the Latest News About the Titanic Sinking?
The Latest News and Theories About the Titanic Sinking 4 More than 113 years after the 1912 disaster, scientists are still
What Are Some of the Deadliest US Maritime Accidents?
SS El Faro (2015) 4 The U.S.-flag roll-on/roll-off container ship SS El Faro departed Jacksonville, Florida, on September 29, 2015, bound for
SS Marine Electric Sinking: A Key Moment in U.S. Maritime History
SS Marine Electric Sinking (1983): Tragedy That Changed U.S. Maritime Safety The SS Marine Electric, a 605-foot bulk carrier, sank on
Suzanne Saxton-Frump, 1948-2025, Tribute
(Note: Suzanne Saxton-Frump died peacefully on Aug. 22 in her home with family surrounding her. Services in Philadelphia on September
The Late Gene Kelly, Hero of the Marine Electric, in his Own Words
I’m proud of my book on the wreck of the SS Marine Electric and think it’s some of the best
A Hero of the SS Marine Electric Crosses the Bar
Gene Kelly died over the weekend. He was one of three survivors of the wreck of the SS Marine Electric
At the Ninth Anniversary of the SS El Faro Disaster, Here is a Bob Frump Podcast About Maritime Safety, the SS Poet, the SS Marine Electric , the El Faro and Frump’s Forty Years on the Maritime Beat
I sat down with Cyprus-based Captain VS Parani a while back and think this podcast may be of interest to
Waiting for the Monsoon: A Master Class in Journalism and Human Growth by Rod Nordland
By Bob Frump Ha! Comes now Rod Nordland, one of my personal heroes and our mightiest modern-day war correspondent, fallen