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Trump announced on Saturday via social media that the United States will send a hospital ship to Greenland to provide medical care,
posting alongside an illustration of the USNS Mercy that
“we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It’s on the way!!!”
As of late January, the 1,000-bed hospital ship was firmly in drydock at Alabama Shipyard in Mobile, where it has been undergoing s…

Trump Announces Greenland Hospital Ship Mission as Mercy and Comfort Sit in Alabama Shipyard
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday via social media that the United States will send a hospital ship to Greenland to provide medical care, posting alongside an illustration of the...

Escalation
https://www.twz.com/news-features/uss-boxer-the-second-amphibious-assault-ship-now-heading-to-middle-east

USS Boxer The Second Amphibious Assault Ship Now Heading To Middle East
With two Amphibious Ready Groups heading to the Middle East, there is increasing speculation that the U.S. will try to seize Iran's strategic Kharg Island.

Trump Says He Is Sending Hospital Ship to Greenland (Natalie Andrews/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-says-he-is-sending-hospital-ship-to-greenland-5d6cd2db?st=ix6qWp
http://www.memeorandum.com/260221/p55#a260221p55

#TACO
Iran-US war latest news: Trump ‘considering’ lifting naval blockade
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/20/iran-war-latest-news-trump-strait-hormuz-cargo-ship/

We got back a week ago from a two week vacation in Central America. We started with 3 days in San Jose, Costa Rica, went on a 7 day cruise from Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica, to Colon Panama. If you're thinking wait, those are in different oceans! You would be correct, our Ship, the Star Pride (Small ship, 300 guests), transited through the Panama Canal. This was a bucket list adventure for me. I expected to see great things, and the transit exceed them‼️We then spent 3 days in Panama City.…

It is unclear whether a second round of negotiations scheduled to take place in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad today will go ahead as planned.
A senior Iranian official has told the Reuters news agency that Tehran is “positively reviewing” its participation in potential peace talks with the US
but stressed that no final decision has been made.
Iran said earlier that it has no plans for a new round of talks with the US,
ahead of the end of the ceasefire on Wednesda…

I am not sure whether blowing a hole in the engine room of a ship can be called a "ceasefire" 🤔
#trump #iran #usa

Controversial #startrek opinion.
The battle of Khitomer is the best >2-ship space battle.
https://youtu.be/VPz-6HuM8Sc?si=aKimLFchqa8jkZDQ

Gecko Robotics secures a $71M US Navy contract to use robots to slash repair time for dated ships, as the US races to reindustrialize its aging defense systems (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/17/gecko-robotics-navy-contract-ship-repair-t…

Gecko Robotics brings its AI to U.S. Navy ship repair in latest next-gen defense tech deal
CEO Jake Loosararian said Gecko is supporting the Navy's push to have 80% fleet readiness by 2027.

The funny thing is that people who actually _work_ at AI firms are not the same people here. Yes, there's a few fascists, and sama is absolutely an art-hating jerk who doesn't understand people or value, but you get a lot more of the systems-thinking, cares-about-humanity people at the labs.
That said, because these are ~~paperclip maximizers~~ businesses, not shipping isn't on the menu. "We hold back because this capability can cause harm" can only be a delay. Shipping will happen, because the structure is constitutionally built _to ship products_.

Live updates: Trump says he's ready to resume bombing Iran if talks don't go well ahead of ceasefire deadline (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-iran-war-trump-peace-talks-vance-ceasefire-ship-hormuz-rcna341149
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p60#a260421p60

Shipping’s biofuel gamble could deepen Africa’s land squeeze and food insecurity (commentary)
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/shippings-biofuel-gamble-could-deepen-africas-land-squeeze-and-food-insecurity-commentar…

Shipping’s biofuel gamble could deepen Africa’s land squeeze and food insecurity (commentary)
Africa’s future prosperity depends on how fast we can reduce emissions, especially from large polluting sectors like shipping. But using crops as fuel to cut emissions risks causing more harm than good. As countries gather at the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting in April to lay down the rules for future clean energy to […]

i just finished a rather dull book that santa left under the tree
i am now able to name from memory the six lake superior iron ranges
here's a harsh review from the journal of economic history

#Blakes7 Series D, Episode 04 - Stardrive
VILA: Hey, just think. If we can get hold of one of those drives and swap it for the clapped out unit on our ship-
AVON: That will be our immediate objective. Where is Dr. Plaxton now?
https://

Update Iran war live: Tehran slams US ‘piracy’ after ship seizure, vows response
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/20/iran-war-live-tehran-slams-uss-piracy-after-ship-seizure-vows-response?traffic_source=rss

Trump's Sunday pastime: threatening to blow up the whole country Iran (93 million people live there).
https://aje.news/w7b54q

Iran war live: Trump says Iran ship seized; Tehran denies agreeing to talks
Official IRNA news agency says US announced talks date to pressure Iran after Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Iran.

Cowboys Predicted to Ship Out $21.5 Million Defender in Head-Scratching Trade https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/cowboys-predicted-to-ship-out-21-5-million-defender-in-head-scratching-trade

"Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland"
#Iran #Environment
https://ww…

U.S. takes Iran-flagged ship into custody, Trump says (Rebecca Falconer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/19/trump-us-iran-flagged-ship-custody-gulf-oman
http://www.memeorandum.com/260419/p38#a260419p38

Why Journalists Are Going Indie (with Maddy Myers) https://www.404media.co/maddy-myers-mothership-interview/

Donald Trump ordered US negotiators to travel to Pakistan on Monday, just days before a ceasefire in the Middle East expires
State broadcaster IRIB on Sunday cited Iranian sources as saying “there are currently no plans to participate in the next round of Iran-US talks”.
The Fars and Tasnim news agencies had earlier cited anonymous sources as saying “the overall atmosphere cannot be assessed as very positive”, adding that lifting the US blockade was a precondition for negotiation…

“What's dispiriting is the (lack of) process and care: take someone's carefully crafted work, run it through a machine to wash off the fingerprints, and ship it as your own. This isn't a case of being inspired by something and building on it. It's the opposite of that. It's taking something that worked and making it worse.”
@… on how Microsoft …

Tucker Carlson has deserted the ship:
issues mass apology for supporting Trump: 'Sorry for misleading people' - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676792584/

U.S. struck, seized Iranian-flagged ship Touska in Gulf of Oman, Trump says (Garrett Downs/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/19/trump-navy-iran-ship-gulf-of-oman.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260419/p49#a260419p49

Sources: 11 CBS Evening News employees, or about 25% of the staffers eligible for buyouts, have chosen the option ahead of impending layoffs (Alexandra Steigrad/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/02/10/business

'CBS Evening News' staffers are 'jumping ship' with buyout offer ahead of Bari Weiss' layoffs: sources
“It’s a lot of people.”

Message to the Middle East: Sorry, Trump needs a break in his illegal war due to problems with his laundry room.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2026/03/18/another-us-navy-flattop-heading-is-to-the-mid…

This US Navy Flattop Is Heading To The Middle East As Supercarrier Sidelined
The United States Navy supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford will head to Crete for repairs, as amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli is en route to the region

Iran war live: Tehran may skip talks as tensions rise over US ship seizure (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/20/iran-war-live-tehran-slams-uss-piracy-after-ship-seizure-vows-response
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p2#a260420p2

Thousands of boxes sent to service members in Middle East are stuck in limbo.
The Postal Service has indefinitely suspended delivery amid Iran war.
Dan F.'s daughter told him in sporadic messages
– when the USS Tripoli reached a pocket of internet service
– that members were rationing their food supplies on the ship.
Fresh produce was nowhere to be found, she told him.
After his daughter told him the coffee machine on board had broken down,
Dan …

Cookies, deodorant, socks. Iran war puts military packages in limbo
Thousands of boxes sent to service members in Middle East are stuck in limbo. The Postal Service has indefinitely suspended delivery amid Iran war.

"Iran is planning to enshrine a “new status” for the Strait of Hormuz to require every passing ship to pay fees to Tehran for the privilege"
Eschaton: Free Was Nice
https://www.eschatonblog.com/2026/03/free-was-nice.html

Likely violating the UN Charter (article 2(4), article 51) and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (article 88, article 90), and possibly the Geneva Conventions, Additional Protocol I as well, the United States killed 87 Iranian sailors over 1,000 miles from Iran.
Unclear if the United States even attempted to rescue any of the 32 survivors rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy and Air Force.

Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk by US submarine
Sri Lanka’s navy has recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people after an Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine in international waters near the island. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday a torpedo sank Iran's “prize ship” — one of the few instances of a submarine sinking a ship since World War II. A spokesman for Sri Lanka's navy said it responded to a distress signal from the IRIS Dena, but by the time its personnel reached the location, there was no sign of the s…

Fire damage aboard #US supercarrier off #Iran caused by fire in a laundry is forcing the ship to go to Crete for repairs amid claims of poor crew morale.
Speculating here, but is this arson/sabotage?
#IranCrisis

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CraigCharles
Dry Cleaning:
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And while my arduino-cli issues are not solved, I may put them on the back burner until I ship the code for that project, then I can deal with it without the pressure of a deadline.
It will mean a lot of clicking (way too much clicking!) but whatever I guess.

Don’t ever ship at Target. Let them fucking die.
EDIT: removed link because it was deleted
Tl;dr guy’s wife got arrested for “shoplifting” (days later at home) after AI at self-checkout flagged her and they booked her with stripsearch and what have you and not was over like $80 or something.
Judge immediately threw case out because no evidence.

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🪵 Maritime archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum in Denmark have announced the discovery of what they describe as the world’s largest cog
https://www.medievalists.net/2025/12/medieval-ship-discovered-copenhagen/

Medieval ship discovered off Copenhagen may be the world’s largest cog - Medievalists.net
A medieval cargo ship of extraordinary size has been found in the waters off Copenhagen. Built around 1410, Svælget 2 is being called the world’s largest cog, and its remarkably preserved remains are revealing new details about medieval shipbuilding and Northern European trade networks.

Trump's promise to ship captains contemplating traversing the Strait of Hormuz: "Don't worry, if you die I'll compensate your boss for the value of your cargo!"
Somehow this hasn't been very effective at convincing them to attempt to run the blockade.
Of course, this message is actually aimed at said bosses, who Trump thinks can force their captains to go (might even be true in some cases). Literally asking civilians to put their lives on the line in service of "the global economy" to fix an issue he created.

CBS News will end radio service as Weiss struggles to right ship (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/20/cbs-news-bari-weiss-layoffs/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260320/p60#a260320p60

Our cruise ship was Silverseas' Silver Muse, an ocean-going ship on the smaller side at 600ish guests. Excellent high end service, the staff has dialed in the trick of being very professional but also genuinely personal and friendly. The ship is quite nice too with a lot of smaller spaces and restaurants to break up the crowd. We are going to miss this generous hospitality.

Another statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein has appeared on the National Mall, this one styled after Jack and Rose from Titanic.
#Titanic #JeffreyEpstein #DonaldTrump

This will be Trump's Belgrano.
U.S. submarine torpedoes Iranian ship in Indian Ocean, reportedly killing at least 87 sailors | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/indian-ocean-us-iran-ship-torpedo-9.7113910

U.S. torpedoes Iranian ship in Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka | CBC News
A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri ​Lanka, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on ​Wednesday at a Pentagon briefing.

Series B, Episode 04 - Horizon
CALLY: I tell you, I know.
AVON: I think we should get out. I have a standby plot, I can put the ship on auto, Zen can fly us out. We can get away, Cally.
CALLY: I'm going down.
AVON: You're a fool.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/204/385

Just checking - we have tried telling Trump the planet is about to be eaten by a mutant Star Goat and his only hope of survival is on the ark ship, right?

Oil prices jump after Strait of Hormuz setbacks (Ben Geman/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/19/oil-prices-us-iran-war-strait-hormuz-ship-seized
http://www.memeorandum.com/260419/p51#a260419p51

Cat Heads in Space: The Novel That Grew a Body
Some books begin as sentences. Others begin as outlines or fragments scrawled on napkins at two in the morning. This one began as a sound. Specifically, it began as the sound of my own voice reading a line about a cat head floating through space in a Life Helmet, arguing with another cat head about whether their ship had a name, and realizing that the argument was funnier and sadder and more philosophically loaded than…

Cat Heads in Space: The Novel That Grew a Body | David Boles, Blogs
Some books begin as sentences. Others begin as outlines or fragments scrawled on napkins at two in the morning. This one began as a sound. Specifically, it began as the sound of my own voice readin…

Осужденный преступник незаконно отдал приказ направить на Ближний Восток 2500 морских пехотинцев и десантный корабль после почти двух недель незаконной войны.
https://mastodon.world/@somecanuckchick/116224525207399443

🤔

I'm Building #Agents That Run While I Sleep
https://www.claudecodecamp.com/p/i-m-building-agents-that-run-while-i-sleep

Weekend #Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
Since March is the last week of Antarctic summer, it is appropriate to discuss a 2025 international study of the "seasonal vertical migration pump" which sequesters an enormous 65 million tonnes of carbon every year.
https://

A court filing in the iyO-OpenAI trademark case reveals OpenAI won't use the name "io" for its AI device, which isn't expected to ship before February 2027 (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-drops-io-branding-hardware-devices/

OpenAI Abandons ‘io’ Branding for Its AI Hardware
A court filing in a trademark lawsuit reveals OpenAI won't use the name “io” for its AI hardware device, which isn't expected to ship until 2027.

I started an adventure of replacing the inlet valve to my washing machine since the hot water didn't work. In true appliance nature though, everything breaks as soon as you look at it. When trying to remove the hoses from the detergent dispenser, everything snapped. How anybody is able to remove hoses from that brittle plastic is beyond me. Anyway, the replacement to detergent dispenser cost $200 and would ship from the US, plus I never found the exact part number, so I decided to try so…

Another addition to the space battle that is being fought above my head: the #StarWars #YWing my favorite ship from the saga. #3Dprinting with a Prusa i3 Mk3s,

"President Trump said a Navy destroyer had attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Oman. The White House said it is dispatching a high-level delegation, including Vice President JD Vance, to Pakistan for negotiations."
Live Updates Trump Says Navy Struck and Seized Iranian Ship as U.S. Prepares for Peace Talks - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/19/world/iran-us-war-trump-hormuz

Completely Artemis-pilled but I cannot divorce this from the current administration of Nazis. Again, if this were a just country, a just world, the people in power would take the symbolism of a ship named Integrity traveling around The Fucking Moon and make some changes for the common good.

Maxx Crosby, Davante Adams reunion fuels Raiders 3-round mock draft https://raiderramble.com/2026/02/15/maxx-crosby-davante-adams-reunion-fuels-raiders-3-round-mock-draft/

Fiery energy lanced out, but the beams struck an intangible wall between
the Gubru and the rapidly turning Earth ship.
"Water!" it shrieked as it read the spectral report. "A barrier of water
vapor! A civilized race could not have found such a trick in the Library!
A civilized race could not have stooped so low! A civilized race would not
have..."
It screamed as the Gubru ship hit a cloud of drifting snowflakes.
-- Startide…

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@pheonix/116221805295722939
Facebook: "AI" makes programmers so productive! They can ship way more features much quicker!
Also Facebook:

Wow, I was speccing out a Mac Mini for a client and if I wanted to get more than 24GB RAM, it’s 10-12 WEEKS estimated delivery.
I played with it and there were configurations that wouldn’t ship until AUGUST.
🤯🤷🏻‍♀️

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Dry Cleaning:
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Somebody Feed Phil, one of Netflix's longest-running unscripted programs, will stop premiering new episodes on Netflix in 2027 and move to YouTube (James Hale/Tubefilter)
https://www.tubefilter.com/2026/03/14/netflix-youtube-somebody-feed-phil/

As Netflix snatches up gobs of creator content, its long-running show 'Somebody Feed Phil' is jumping ship to YouTube - Tubefilter
Ms. Rachel. Alan Chikin Chow. Mark Rober. Salish Matter. Barstool Sports and The Ringer. Usually when we talk about YouTube, programming, and Netflix,

Series D, Episode 07 - Assassin
AVON: What?
NEBROX: Yes. You see, a party of travelling entertainers was brought in about two months ago. She bought one and they went back to the ship.
AVON: Why would she do that?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/407/134 B7B5

Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Attacks Iranian Cargo Ship While Preparing for New Round of Talks (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/19/world/iran-us-war-trump-hormuz
http://www.memeorandum.com/260419/p40#a260419p40

#USpol

Cowboys Headlines: If DT doesn't fit, you must ship... to SF? Latest in FA news https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/03/12/cowboys-headlines-news-odighizuwa-trades-free-agency/89099…

In its first act of goodwill since the declaration of a ceasefire,
on Wednesday Iran permitted a container ship loaded with copies of the Epstein files to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
“In recent weeks, the closure of the Strait has cut off the world’s supply of Epstein files,”
an Iranian government statement read.
“Now, those files will flow freely to the four corners of the globe.”
Although Iran is charging vessels millions for safe passage through the S…

Iran Allows Ship Loaded With Epstein Files Through Strait of Hormuz
Although Iran is charging vessels millions for safe passage through the Strait, “We are sending the Epstein files through free of charge,” they said.

#Chicago treats and eats, Wicker Park edition:
Queen Mary Tavern; Café Robey; soft opening at Qing Xiang Yuan

The Atlantic signs a three-year deal with cruise line Seabourn, giving passengers digital access while onboard and a three-month subscription after disembarking (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/atlantic-cruise-ship-seabourn-partnership…

The Atlantic Takes Its Journalism to Sea in Three-Year Cruise Ship Partnership
The deal will boost both ad revenue and subscriptions, which grew by 300,000 in the last year

China is watching closely in the Persian Gulf with the Liaowang-1
https://bsky.app/profile/seanews.bsky.social/post/3mgpoga4twb2q

SeaNews (@seanews.bsky.social)
The #Liaowang-1, a 30,000-ton Chinese SIGINT vessel commissioned in 2025, is currently operational in the Gulf of #Oman. Its deep neural network algorithms and high-gain antennas enable real-time tracking of ~1,200 aerial targets, providing a critical EM intelligence layer over the theater.

If Iran possesses sea-skimming supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles, as rumored, and succeeds in sinking a US ship, with concomitant loss of life, I will not know where to park my rage and fury at Trump and his Generals

Vast Ship Clusters and Speeding Tankers Point to Hormuz Jamming | Financial Post
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/vast-ship-clusters-and-speeding-tankers-point-to-hormuz-jamming

Q&A with Fidji Simo on ChatGPT ads, OpenAI's efforts to ship a new model soon to end Sam Altman's Code Red, Anthropic's Super Bowl ads, Sora, Jony Ive, and more (Alex Heath/Sources)
https://sources.news/p/openais-fidji-simo-on-ads-in-chatgpt

OpenAI's Fidji Simo on ads in ChatGPT and ending the Code Red
How ads in ChatGPT will work, what will end the Code Red, those Anthropic attack ads, working with Sam Altman, and much more…

For everyone who thought oil & gas markets would calm down already: Three cargo vessels hit in the Strait of Hormuz today.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cd70wzw9vqlt?post=asset:9084e0db-f059-434b-8964-156ec0321d30#post

Cargo ship catches fire in Strait of Hormuz after three vessels hit by 'unknown projectiles'
The reports of attacks on commercial ships came after the US said it "eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-layers in the area. Elsewhere, two drones were downed near Dubai airport.

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The Whip:
🎵 Trash
#TheWhip
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Dry Cleaning:
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Titusville Teen Charged as Adult in Killing of Stepsister on Cruise Ship (US Department of Justice)
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/titusville-teen-charged-adult-killing-stepsister-cruise-ship
http://www.memeorandum.com/260413/p136#a260413p136

It took more than 30 hours for sailors to put out the fire aboard the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford last week, sailors and military officials said,
as the beleaguered ship continued its monthslong slog through Trump’s military operations.
The fire started in the ship’s main laundry area last Thursday.
By the time it was over, more than 600 sailors and crew members had lost their beds and have since been bunking down on floors and tables, officials said.
The U.S. mili…

Fire on the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Raged for Hours, Sailors Say
The Ford is now entering its 10th month of deployment after arriving in the Middle East from the Caribbean.

Vast Ship Clusters and Speeding Tankers Point to Hormuz Jamming | Financial Post
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/vast-ship-clusters-and-speeding-tankers-point-to-hormuz-jamming

I’m fully convinced that when the Mars landing nears they’ll first send a ship full of South Asian workers to prep the landing site and construct buildings and won’t make them count as first humans on Mars

Series D, Episode 07 - Assassin
SERVALAN: Prepare to fire.
CAPTAIN: On target ma'am.
SERVALAN: Fire!!
[Ship fires a plasma bolt - black ship explodes]
SERVALAN: Well! May I congratulate you on a job well done, Captain.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/407/527 B7B2

Sandbar, which is developing the Stream Ring, a $249 AI-powered wearable that transcribes audio notes, raised a $23M Series A, bringing total funding to $36M (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/sandbar-secures-23m-series-a-fo…

Sandbar secures $23M Series A for its AI note-taking ring | TechCrunch
Sandbar aims to ship the Stream, which can be used to take notes, chat with an AI assistant, and for media playback, this summer.

New statue humiliating Trump and Epstein debuts at National Mall
The statue replicates a scene in 'Titanic' from 1997, when the film's main characters stand together on the ship -- before it collides with an iceberg and crashes
https://www.irishst…

New humiliating Trump and Epstein 'Titanic' statue debuts at National Mall
The statue is named "King of the World" and replicates Titanic from 1997, when the film's main characters stand together on the ship before it later collides with an iceberg and crashes

A story of courage and tenacity.
#strength

RMS Carpathia's Courageous Rescue Efforts
“You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it" - Fathers Ethics (2:21) I was struck by this story. It is not quite about the Titanic, but the ship and people that fought to rescue her: The Carpathia. "Carpathia received Titanic’

More Marines and Warships Head to Middle East as Hormuz Mission Intensifies (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/us-strait-of-hormuz-ship-escort-95d6daf0
http://www.memeorandum.com/260314/p9#a260314p9

After sinking Iranian ship, did the US military commit a war crime? | Responsible Statecraft
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/sinking-iran-ship-war-crime/

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Series C, Episode 02 - Powerplay
KLEGG: You were supposed to have searched the ship. These two should have been found. Where were you hiding?
DAYNA: We weren't hiding. We've...
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/302/5 B7B3

NYT reporting that under this ceasefire each ship will pay $2M to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
It was $0 before Trump launched this illegal war.
100-130 ships pass the Strait daily.
Trump just gave Iran an extra $100M-$130M per day.
Masterful gambit, sir.
Impeach and remove this fascist—NOW.
https://

Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@qasimrashid.com)
NYT reporting that under this ceasefire each ship will pay $2M to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. It was $0 before Trump launched this illegal war. 100-130 ships pass the Strait daily. Trump just gave Iran an extra $100M-$130M per day. Masterful gambit, sir. Impeach and remove this fascist—NOW.

A Chinese ship just ran the US Hormuz blockade: 'This is a scary moment' - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/hormuz-blockade/

16 and Counting: Oil and Cargo Ships Are Growing Targets in War With Iran (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/12/business/energy-environment/iran-war-ship-attacks.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260312/p127#a260312p127

Several crew members of a ship that collided with a bridge in Baltimore
almost two years ago
are still being held in the US
by federal authorities
despite the fact that
no criminal charges have been brought against them.
In the early hours of 26 March 2024,
the MV Dali departed the port of Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka.
While navigating the Fort McHenry channel,
the 1,000ft-long Singapore-flagged cargo vessel
lost power before strik…

Series C, Episode 09 - Sarcophagus
TARRANT: Don't try and bluff your way with me, Avon. I know what's been needling you right from the start. With Blake gone, you thought you'd got it made, didn't you? Thought you'd got control of this ship and a crew of three who'd say, "Yes, Avon. Whatever you want, Avon." [Cally puts the bookscreen down.] But you reckoned without me. [Cally starts toward the artifact.]
AVON: That wouldn't be too difficult…

In an effort to crack down on nations it views as promoting terrorism,
the Trump administration has been carrying out a campaign of seizing tankers carrying oil,
-- a move the president has repeatedly characterized as a financial boon for Americans.
But there’s a problem.
The seizures have put the U.S. government in a financial bind.
The ships are highly expensive to maintain.
And the Trump administration cannot legally sell their oil without a judge’s p…

Trump’s Move to Seize Oil Tankers Costs the U.S. Tens of Millions of Dollars
Although President Trump said seizing tankers would be a financial boon, the cost of maintaining just one aging ship has already reached $47 million.

#Blakes7 Series B, Episode 08 - Hostage
BLAKE: I see, yes of course.
TRAVIS: It is the fastest, the most powerful ship in existence.
BLAKE: Not a chance, Travis.
TRAVIS: We'll see.
[Exbar. Avon running, like a sleek silver colussus]

Greenland rejects Trump’s offer to send US hospital ship to Arctic island | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/22/greenland-reiterates-its-public-healthcare-amid-us-hospital-ship-proposal?traffic_source=rss

Series B, Episode 12 - The Keeper
SERVALAN: Yes? What are you talking about, Travis? [he sits down]
TRAVIS: I must alert the nearest Federation flotilla to attack the Liberator. I can't do it from here on this thing. I'll have to use your ship.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/212/148…

Trump cites health care issues in Greenland saying he's sending a hospital ship. His claims are off (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/fact-focus-greenland-us-trump-hospital-ship-5db7f911c79d1320c6c6e29d895e1403
http://www.memeorandum.com/260224/p109#a260224p109

The Trump administration, spooked by possible preparations by Iran to mine the strait,
Carried out strikes against 16 mine-laying vessels near the strait on Tuesday.
US Central Command posted a video showing munitions hitting nine vessels, most of which were moored as they were struck.
But the more potent threat remains the risk of a direct attack by Iran at scale
– for instance, a swarm of one-way attack drones or a series of shore-to-ship ballistic missiles, accordi…

The Greenlandic Bricklayer Behind Trump's Plan to Send a Hospital Ship (Sune Engel Rasmussen/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/the-greenlandic-bricklayer-behind-trumps-offer-to-send-a-hospital-ship-7b6451c1?st=vLSzKV&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/260224/p98#a260224p98

After Cease-Fire, Ship Traffic in Strait of Hormuz Remains Throttled (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/business/strait-hormuz-ships-traffic-iran-ceasefire.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260408/p115#a260408p115