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Marcus Faulkner
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Historian, naval and intelligence. Familiar with the Second World War. PhD, MA etc. Senior Lecturer, War Studies @ King's College London
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Good job and well done. Can't quite believe it has been that long either.

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Quite a few wrecks have been discovered in recent years. While there is a very good overview of all sunk ships during the war I don't think anyone has gone that extra bit to classify by warship type and link up with the images like this.

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Despite a few high profile navigational accidents and collisions in western navies over the past decades the loss of the HMNZS Manawanui stands out as a bit different. Other's will have better insights though. The entire crew surviving is a relief. www.bbc.com/news/article...

New Zealand loses first naval ship to sea since WW2
New Zealand loses first naval ship to sea since WW2

The HMNZS Manawanui ran aground while surveying a reef off the coast of Samoa before sinking.

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Puts the Houthi campaign into perspective: 'Aspides said the Houthis' missile strikes had 75% accuracy when aimed at vessels operating with the AIS tracking system on. But 96% of attacks missed when AIS was off, ..' www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Houthis' email alert to Red Sea ships: Prepare for attack, with best regards
Houthis' email alert to Red Sea ships: Prepare for attack, with best regards

On a warm spring night in Athens, shortly before midnight, a senior executive at a Greek shipping company noticed an unusual email had landed in his personal inbox.

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First off in a fail for my knowledge I had no idea what ghost sharks were - a fish between sharks and rays, something new learned. That the deep harbours so much we don't know and is such a different environment is clear, this species is quite something. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/s...

New ghost shark species with unusually long nose discovered in deep seas off New Zealand
New ghost shark species with unusually long nose discovered in deep seas off New Zealand

The narrow-nosed spookfish is also found in Australian waters and is distinctive for its elongated snout and whip-like tail

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Marcus Faulkner
@marcusfaulkner.bsky.social
Historian, naval and intelligence. Familiar with the Second World War. PhD, MA etc. Senior Lecturer, War Studies @ King's College London
151 followers43 following120 posts