Magazine dedicated to the maritime culture and heritage of the Mediterranean, published by the Barcelona Maritime Museum.

The Ebro delta and lands

Wealth and fragility of a landscape, heritage and environmental treasure
  • AUTUMN 2025

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  • Argo#15

FILE

The heritage of the Ebro Sea

Landscape, culture and maritime essence

The Ebro Delta: chronicle of a death foretold?

Buda could be the first island in Europe to disappear from the map

On the banks of the Delta

The river as a nexus of culture and life
ARGOS
Sailing tests of the Licor 43 in Cartagena, January 1981. ©Aleksejs Vjuns. ARGO 15. Barcelona Maritime Museum.
Liquor 43
The return of the legend
SEA TODAY
Ships stranded on the beaches of Bangladesh. Photo: NGO Shipbreaking Platform.
Ship scrapping
One of the most dangerous jobs in the world, an environmental and human problem
SEA SPORTS
Dani Anglada sailing with the adapted Lady skate. Dani Anglada background. ARGO 15. Barcelona Maritime Museum
Yes, we sail!
The Yes We Sail project, promoted by Dani Anglada, aims to make sailing accessible to blind people.
HEADING TO THE PAST
29096F
The landing at Alhucemas
The first naval-air amphibious operation in history
TREASURES IN MUSEUMS
View of the port of Barcelona from the Barceloneta. 1889. Author: Francesc Soler i Rovirosa. MMB Fund. ARGO 15. Maritime Museum of Barcelona.
View of the port of Barcelona
Painted by Francesc Soler i Rovirosa from Barceloneta in 1889
INTERVIEW
The Captain of the Merchant Navy Añaterve Sánchez, at the Maritime Museum of Barcelona. Photo: Quim Roser. ARGO 15. Maritime Museum of Barcelona
Añaterve Sánchez, merchant marine captain
When ships were a school of life and trade routes, portals to other worlds
SEA PEOPLE
Illustration by Emerencià Roig. Author: Alicia Caboblanco. ARGO 15. Barcelona Maritime Museum.
Emerencià Roig i Raventós
(1881-1935) Father of Catalan maritime ethnology
THE SPANISH
Vista del port de Barcelona. Fototípia (fotolitografia). Finals del segle XIX. Autor: desconegut. Parera y Cia. Editores. ARGO 15. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.
PortADa
Un projecte d’humanitats digitals i història marítima
EDITORIAL

Digital Argo: We break down physical borders

We invite you to navigate with us through the virtual world.
  • SUMMER 2025
  • #15
ARGOS
Sailing tests of the Licor 43 in Cartagena, January 1981. ©Aleksejs Vjuns. ARGO 15. Barcelona Maritime Museum.
Liquor 43
The return of the legend
SEA TODAY
Ships stranded on the beaches of Bangladesh. Photo: NGO Shipbreaking Platform.
Ship scrapping
One of the most dangerous jobs in the world, an environmental and human problem
SEA SPORTS
Dani Anglada sailing with the adapted Lady skate. Dani Anglada background. ARGO 15. Barcelona Maritime Museum
Yes, we sail!
The Yes We Sail project, promoted by Dani Anglada, aims to make sailing accessible to blind people.
HEADING TO THE PAST
29096F
The landing at Alhucemas
The first naval-air amphibious operation in history
TREASURES IN MUSEUMS
View of the port of Barcelona from the Barceloneta. 1889. Author: Francesc Soler i Rovirosa. MMB Fund. ARGO 15. Maritime Museum of Barcelona.
View of the port of Barcelona
Painted by Francesc Soler i Rovirosa from Barceloneta in 1889
INTERVIEW
The Captain of the Merchant Navy Añaterve Sánchez, at the Maritime Museum of Barcelona. Photo: Quim Roser. ARGO 15. Maritime Museum of Barcelona
Añaterve Sánchez, merchant marine captain
When ships were a school of life and trade routes, portals to other worlds
SEA PEOPLE
Illustration by Emerencià Roig. Author: Alicia Caboblanco. ARGO 15. Barcelona Maritime Museum.
Emerencià Roig i Raventós
(1881-1935) Father of Catalan maritime ethnology
THE SPANISH
Vista del port de Barcelona. Fototípia (fotolitografia). Finals del segle XIX. Autor: desconegut. Parera y Cia. Editores. ARGO 15. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.
PortADa
Un projecte d’humanitats digitals i història marítima