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Making Waves: Cathryn Spain
Meet Senior Harbour Master Cathryn Spain, who oversees navigational safety on the River Thames
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Making Waves: Ashley Mullenger
Ashley Mullenger lifts the lid on the life of a female fisherman
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Making Waves: Fazilette Khan
Seafarer and environmentalist Fazilette Khan works to tackle marine plastic in coastal and riverside areas
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SS Canberra in the Falklands – recollections from 'The Great White Whale'
P&O assistant purser Sally Goodman recalls her service on board the cruise liner that became a symbol of the Falklands conflict
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A Sea of Drawings: the art of the Van de Veldes
Why do artists draw, and what can their sketches teach us about their skills and techniques? Take a closer look with the unique Van de Velde drawings collection
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The end of an oil rig's life
What happens to offshore platforms when they are decommissioned? Follow their final journeys from the North Sea to the breaker's yard
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Making Waves: Emily Penn
Ocean advocate Emily Penn leads all-women sailing expeditions to tackle marine plastic  
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Knotted histories: addressing Britain's colonial legacy through crochet
Meet Sarah Hawke, the artist behind a new crochet kanga on display at the National Maritime Museum
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Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert Series: Voyages and Inaugural Lecture
A programme of new multichannel immersive compositions inspired by maritime heritage and the iconic Cutty Sark
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HMS Sylvia's Circumnavigation of Hokkaido
In this month’s blog we travel to Japan, more precisely to its northernmost island of Hokkaido, and through a journal kept in 1871 by Lieutenant Swinton Colthurst Holland, meet the local Ainu people.
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