A 2-kilo brick sinks, but hollow out that same brick and suddenly Archimedes is on your side. The same logic that keeps a ...

“This mark has been the hallmark of safety of the maritime industry since the 1860s; a lot of people died and a lot of mariners have been saved,” he said, describing his website as the world’s ...

English politician and social reformer Samuel Plimsoll was instrumental in bringing vital amendments to the Merchant Shipping Bill in 1876 - a legislation, which ensured the seaworthiness of British ...

The Plimsoll Sensation: The Great Campaign to Save Lives at Sea by Nicolette Jones 395pp, Little, Brown, £20 A storm at sea is enough to put the fear of God into anyone; and there's nothing like being ...