Wind Redemption
A modern vessel. A rising storm. And a crew about to relearn what it means to sail. Ship Universe Note This post is part of our Wednesday ShipLog Stories series at Ship Universe We...
Rust and Riches (Part 2)
This entry is a continuation of Rust and Riches (Part One) Ship Universe Note This post is part of our Wednesday ShipLog Stories series at Ship Universe We spotlight the human side of the...
Rust and Riches
A forgotten ship. A hidden room. And some silly words that could change everything. Ship Universe Note This post is part of our Wednesday ShipLog Stories series at Ship Universe We spotlight the human...
Deck 7: Ignition Point
Aboard a RoRo ship in the mid-Atlantic, a single electric vehicle ignites deep in the cargo deck, triggering a race against time as the crew battles a spreading fire that no standard system can...
ShipLog Story: Shadow in the Bab el-Mandeb (Part 2)
This is entry is a continuation from Shadow: In the El-Mandeb Part 1 Ship Universe Note This post is part of our Wednesday ShipLog Stories series at Ship Universe We spotlight the human side...
ShipLog Story: Shadow in the Bab el-Mandeb
One man adrift. One ship off course. In one of the world’s most watched waterways, a quiet rescue turns into something no one expected. Ship Universe Note This post is part of our Wednesday...
ShipLog Story: Blindside in the Storm
Caught between a monsoon, malfunctioning radar, and an unlit vessel with no identity, Blindside in the Storm is a maritime collision story where legality and survival drift apart, and the line between criminal and...
ShipLog Story: Black Box at 14°N
Set in the shadowy overlap between logistics, liability, and truth, Black Box at 14°N is a maritime suspense story that explores the lines between official records and what really happened and what it costs...
ShipLog Story: Two Sides of the Strait
Piracy is often seen in black and white—criminals and cargo, threats and response. But behind every skiff is a story, and behind every decision on the bridge is a person weighing more than just...
The Last Engineer 2: Relay
Marcus Vale returns in this quiet, powerful continuation of The Last Engineer. Set aboard a next-gen ship run almost entirely by AI, Part 2 explores what happens when one man’s legacy forces the system...
The Last Engineer
A gripping story of one man’s final voyage aboard an autonomous cargo ship, where loyalty, memory, and grit collide with a system that no longer needs him. As AI tightens its grip on the...
Seven Days to Tahiti
Chief Engineer Rosa’s Log | 02:14 UTC Pressure drop again in circuit 18B. I’ve tagged the pipe section for review—possible microfracture. Recommend we reroute pressure and monitor overnight. Temp holding at 88°C...
The Last Voyage of the Broken Bow
Three men crossed paths over an aging vessel. Each made a choice. Only one knew what he was leaving behind. ShipUniverse Note This post is part of our Wednesday Shiplog Stories series at ShipUniverse...
What Happens to Abandoned Seafarers that No One Talks About
The ship hasn’t moved. Not an inch. Edric Malu scratches the number into the wall near the galley door, right under yesterday’s mark, and the one before that. It’s a habit now. Something to...
How a Simple Phishing Email Can Ground a $70M Vessel
A single click sets off a silent chain reaction—leaving a ship stranded, a company exposed, and costs mounting by the hour. This is a hypothetical, yet entirely plausible, scenario built on patterns seen in...