Demand for ocean divers who specialize in barnacle scraping is soaring as ships stranded in the Persian Gulf for more than ...

Secreting a fast-curing cement, these crustaceans latch themselves on to any hard surface - rocks, boats, whales and walls – and hold on for life. But don’t let these sticky sea creatures fool you.

The defense acquisition system is like an 18th century wooden warship that has been out to sea for too long, accumulating such a surfeit of barnacles that it can barely float, let alone operate under ...

Captain Manandeep Singh Kukreja, chief surveyor at Dubai-based Prominence Shipping Services, told Bloomberg that the rush could see the fee for one ship hit $8,000, up from $5,000 before the conflict.

WASILLA -- The Matanuska-Susitna Borough's never-used passenger ferry Susitna will get a much-needed tuneup, but one that doesn't include removing the layer of sea life coating its hulls. The Mat-Su ...