The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Harbor in the early hours of March 26, 2024, has revived memories of a similar disaster that took place in Tampa Bay 44 years ago, when the bulk carrier Summit Venture, hit the Sunshine Skyway in St. Petersburg, Florida, resulting in the deaths of 35 people. The accompanying article about that event originally appeared in Professional Mariner 61 (December/January 2002).
Paine, Summit Venture, ProMariner 61Shorter Pieces
NASOH Annotated Bibliography of Race, Class, Labor, and Gender in U.S. Maritime History
Paine, “Over the Bounded Main”
Any discussion about boundaries at sea has to begin with the question: How useful could such an arcane subject as maritime borders and border making possibly be to the study of world history?
The short answer is: Very useful. In fact, the linguistic map of the world in the 21st century makes almost no sense without an understanding of a variety of legal instruments developed roughly 550 years ago.
Review of Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Or-der in World War II by Paul Kennedy
Engelsberg Ideas June 17, 2022
When considering a new book on a topic as well-trod as the naval aspects of the Second World War, the first question that comes to mind is whether the world really needs another one. In the case of Paul Kennedy’s Victory at Sea, the answer is yes.More