Without this crucial advance in ship technology, the Vikings would never ... They could cross the open oceans under sail and then switch to oars for lightning-fast hit-and-run attacks on ...

and research indicates it was a tartane — a small ship with triangular lateen sails on two masts that could also be propelled by oars. Tartanes were used by Barbary pirates in the 17th and 18th ...

An Australian warship pulled off a dramatic rescue Monday, saving a Lithuanian rower stranded in the Pacific after he was ...

The ship, which carries a 15-member Indian Navy crew, will embark on a historic voyage to Oman by the end of 2025, retracing ancient trading routes.

But why should I now dwell upon the sides of the ships, which were not only painted with ornate colors but were covered with gold and silver figures?...The blue water, smitten by many oars ...