The Age of Exploration, or the Age of Discovery, saw the rise of European trade, wealth and power While European maritime and technology flourished during the Age of Exploration, but what about the lives of seafarers? Well, seafarers during this time did not have it easy. Seafaring was tough, life on board could take years as ships could move about ...
106 years after the heavily publicized sinking of the Endurance ship that was lost in 1915, the shipwreck has now been found deep under the Weddell Sea Remember the famous lost ship of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton that sank off Antarctica? Well, it has been found with the help of a team of 43 South African seafarers under the guidance ...
Funny, but mariners once believed that women would anger the water gods if they were allowed on board, which was also their excuse for the cause of turbulence and bad incidents during sail Did you know that women were only allowed to be seafarers in the 20th century? Before that, if a woman wanted to work on a ship, she ...
Taking a peek into maritime history Seafaring has come a long way. Some noteworthy seafaring activities in history include, the infamous Norse Viking raiders (9th – 11th century) who terrorized and raided coastal cities in Europe, the enterprising Arabs who started the first age of discovery (7th – 13th century) by navigating the seas for trade, and the western age ...