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ONE Henry Hudson Sets Sail From LA | General Average Declared | NTSB Investigation Pending

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the fire onboard MV ONE Henry Hudson, the salvage work, and...

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The Federal Maritime Commission Takes Aim at International Shipping | FMC ASSEMBLE!

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the Federal Maritime Commission and their involvement in th...

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What Went on With Shipping: The World War One Edition | How did Shipping Defeat Germany in WWI?

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In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses shipping during the First World Wa...

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US Coast Guard 50-Year-Old Icebreaker to the Rescue | McMurdo Station | US Shipping & Shipbuilding

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the rescue of the Expedition cruise ship MV Scenic Eclipse ...

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France Seizes a Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in the Mediterranean | The Grinch is Under Arrest

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the French boarding and seizure of the unregistered Dark Fl...

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Should the United States Authorize Privateers | The Historical Case of Privateering

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses Senator Mike Lee's and Congressman's Tim Burchett Cartel Ma...

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Containership Companies Say...Not So Fast...In Returning to the Red Sea, Suez Canal & Bab el-Mandeb

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses CMA CGM decision to reroute three services back to the Cape...

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2026 Marks the Latest Closing of the St Lawrence Seaway System Since its Opening in 1959

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the closing of the St. Lawrence Seaway System and discusses...

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UPDATE On US Tanker Seizures in the Caribbean | Six Supertankers Are in US Possession | What Next?

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the seizure of the six supertanker by the United States, MT...

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MV Maersk Denver is the First American Commercial Ship to Transit the Bab el-Mandeb in Two Years

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the voyage of the US-flagged containership MV Maersk Denver...

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New Wave Attacks in the Black Sea by Both Ukraine and Russia Against Commercial Shipping

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the new wave of attacks by both Russia and Ukraine in the B...

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2026 Container Shipping Forecast and 2025 US Container Import Review

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the 2025 container imports into the United States and the f...

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What is the Dark Fleet? | Shipping 101 | How Russia, Venezuela and Iran are Shipping Sanctioned Oil

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses what constitutes the Dark Fleet of ocean tankers.

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US Seizes 'Russian' Russian Tanker Marinera (ex-Bella 1) | How Was it Seized? | Other Tanker Seized

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the boarding and seizure of M/T Marinera and why the long p...

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Sanctioned Tankers Sail from Venezuela and Run the US "Blockade"

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the sortie of approximately 16 tankers from Venezuela and h...

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Sanctioned Tanker Marinera (the former Bella 1) - Russian-flagged and Heading Eastbound and Down!

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses why the US had not boarded the tanker Bella 1, why it has r...

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Is 2026 The Year That Shipping Goes to Ship?

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the forecast for shipping in 2026.

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What the Ship (Ep137) | Top 5 Viewer Topics for 2025 | Sal's Top 5 Moments for 2025

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the top Five Moments for 2025

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China Arms a Container Ship | Strategic Use | First Strike | Cost Effective | Expendable

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the outfitting by the Chinese of Zhongda 79 as an armed mer...

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Is the Red Sea Reopening? | Why Is the EU Escorting but Not the US Navy? | Disruptions Expected

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the return of containerships to the Red Sea with CMA CGM se...

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Six Oilers: The Epic History and Founding of the Supply Line Between American and Australia in 1942

This was my submission for the US Naval Institute Chief of Naval Operations History Essay Prize. It was not chosen as one of the finalists but this was the basis for my video entitled Six Oilers. ...

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Replenishment, Repair, Reinforcements & Replacements: Early U.S. Logistics in the Pacific 1941-42

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses early American logistics in the Pacific during World War Tw...

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For Want of an Oiler, the Pacific War Lost

Last year I submitted this essay to the US Naval Institute Chief of Naval Operations History Essay contest. It was not considered for any of the awards, but I wanted to post to my Patreon's this C...

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The United States Announces the Return of the Battleship [or is it a Cruiser]

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the announcement by the United States of a new large surfac...

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Tankers of the Caribbean - December 22, 2025 Edition

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the latest in tanker seizures in the Caribbean, as of Decem...

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The U.S. Seized a Second Tanker from Venezuela | Sanctioned Oil in the Crosshairs

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the United States seizure of the MT Centuries off the coast...

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President Trump Announces a "Blockade" [or Embargo] of Venezuela |The John Paul Jones Edition

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses President Donald Trump's announcement of a "Blockade" of Ve...

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Houthis versus the United States Regarding Vessel Takedowns and Attacks in the Red Sea and Caribbean

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the difference between the maritime operations conducted by...

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U.S. Seizes A Shadow Fleet Super Tanker off Venezuela | The Skipper Has Been Arrested!

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the arrest of the stateless Very Large Crude Carrier Skippe...

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Ukraine Strikes a 3rd Shadow Fleet Tanker in the Black Sea | MT Dashan Struck Multiple Times

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano β€” a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner β€” discusses the third Russia Shadow Fleet tanker, MT Dashan, struck by ...

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