PortandTerminal.com, December 6, 2020 OAHU, HAWAII – This December 7th is the 79th anniversary of the Japanese sneak attack and bombing of Pearl Harbor – the event that drew America into the Second World War. The Pearl Harbor attack killed 2,403 Americans — about the same number who die daily now in this country 79 years later from COVID-19. As …
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Nazi Enigma code machine found in Baltic Sea by divers
PortandTerminal.com, December 5, 2020 BERLIN – German divers searching the Baltic Sea for discarded fishing nets have stumbled upon a rare Enigma cipher machine used by the Nazi military during World War Two which they believe was thrown overboard from a scuttled submarine. The legendary code machine was discovered last month during a search for abandoned fishing nets in the …
Read More »Long before IKEA, the US military was flat-packing Jeeps for shipping
PortandTerminal.com, November 28, 2020 HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – Long before IKEA figured out how to break down and flat pack darn near anything for shipping, the US military was crating up Jeeps in a similar fashion. During World War II the military needed a tough vehicle that could carry heavy loads, pull heavy objects and move quickly over rough ground. …
Read More »Fears grow that American WW2 munitions shipwreck may finally explode
PortandTerminal.com, August 18, 2019 It is 75 years ago this Tuesday since the American cargo ship SS Richard Montgomery sank and split in two off of the English coast on its way to Allied-occupied France. The ship sank in shallow water while carrying over 7,000 tons of munitions. Fears are growing now that after 75 years in the sea those …
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