- Highlights from the history of ichthyosaur research (example pictured) include fossils of pregnant females, whale-sized ichthyosaurs from Nevada, and ichthyosaurs with swordfish-like jaws.
- One ship had to deal with Hurricane Tanya twice in two different areas of the North Atlantic Ocean five days apart in 1995.
- Seafarers have used the tower of Sweden's Rone Church as a navigational aid since the Middle Ages.