Growing up in New York City, Paula Hughbanks thought her uncle was a star. Meeting celebrities, traveling around the world — ...

Captain Mike Vinik was responsible for leading the massive operation to relocate the historic SS United States — his favorite ...

Enter Mike Vinik and his Keyport-based tugboat service, Vinik Marine. Using a half-mile-long, 2 1/4-inch wire cable, his tug ...

The SS United States is marking the end of the first leg of its journey to becoming the world's largest artificial reef.

Turns out, it’s all in the horsepower, some clever navigation, and beating bad weather, according to tugboat captain and self-described SS United States pallbearer Mike Vinik. “It was an honor ...

an emergency response and maritime salvage company now on standby to help Captain Vinik and the SS United States in case they run into any trouble. “There’s really not much danger in in the ...

Although the Titanic is often thought of as a historically massive ship, the SS United States is bigger. Here, learn by how ...

When the SS United States was launched in 1952, it was the era of crossing the Atlantic by ship, and people wanted to do it ...

The legendary SS United States is making its way into Alabama's waters Monday, where it will remain at Modern American Recycling Services for at least six months to be stripped of toxic materials ...

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In her heyday in the 1950s, the superliner SS United States broke all records by crossing the Atlantic Ocean in three and a half days. Looking rusty and every bit of 75 years old, the former ...

The SS United States has, perhaps, shown why it was once the fastest ocean liner in the world as the rusted ship -- long a fixture of the Delaware River waterfront in South Philadelphia -- has ...