Exploring the beach this past winter, I came upon parts of a mid-19th-century wreck at Jones Beach. While researching the wreck of the Montezuma off Long Island’s famous Jones Beach on May 18th, 1852. I became intrigued by the fact that this ship was built…
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If you have never visited the Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville, you are missing a real experience, especially if you love boats and bay history. It sits on land with a great bay view and various historic buildings for displays and active boat…
All politicians make promises they can’t keep. It’s part of the game! And yes, it is a game. Our representatives keep talking about our precious eco-system but have never passed a cohesive marine policy. The United States is a hodgepodge of federal, state, county, and…
Many nations have ruled the seas since ancient times. The Phoenicians, Egyptians, Romans, Carthaginians, Vikings, and the Italian city-states of Venice and Genoa were all preeminent maritime powers in their time. The 16th Century saw the rise of the Spanish and Portuguese as they plundered…
You’re standing on the quay in Sag Harbor before a whaling ship named ‘’The Montaukette”. You’re graced with a fine 19th-century name of “Samuel R. Butt”. You are one of three mates on board for the next voyage. The captain is Abraham Cooper hailing from…
THE ANDREA DORIAThe Italia Line’s SS Andrea Doria has intersected my life a few times and greatly sparked my interest in the sea. I was nine years old when it sunk on July 25, 1956, only 50 miles off Nantucket and 100 plus from New…
In this edition we feature a chapter from our writer, Mark C. Nuccio’s, latest book, “Just this side of Heaven”.Written under the auspices of New York State and Long Island Traditions, it deals with protecting our fresh water, bays, creeks, ocean and remaining open spaces.…
In Ancient times, if you became sick on a Roman galley, your medical plan allowed you to be thrown overboard, fortunately without any cost or co-pay to you. The Romans didn’t consider it “Socialism”! Yet here, in the good old USA, this simple effective plan…
Those who know me as an almost truthful teller of “Sea Tales” will accept this story unquestioned, at least to my face. Those who think this tale is mere folly, I detest. I tolerate those who casually question it, I admire those who believe it’s…
“When I was a boy, there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades…that was to be a steamboat man.” Mark Twain. Many of us think only of Mark Twain as the writer of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, but Twain led an adventurous life…