of a vessel above the waterline‚ the visible part of a ship. Also‚ topsides. 3. Act of Pardon or Act of Grace A letter from a state or power authorising action by a privateer. Also see Letter of marque. 4. Abaft Toward the stern‚ relative to some object ("abaft the fore hatch"). 5. Abaft the beam Further aft than the beam: a relative bearing of greater than 90 degrees from the bow: "two points abaft the port beam". Abandon ship! An imperative to leave the vessel immediately‚ usually
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of Somalia. These new very dangerous pirates have devised ways to hijack cargo ships and take its entire crew and products hostage. They then use these products and crewmembers to their advantage and demand ransoms of a high dollar trade. Piracy off the coast of Somalia has grown in large numbers in the last half decade. The pirates are regularly now demanding and receiving million dollar ransoms from the cargo ships they hijack. Therefore‚ there should be a greater naval presence on the coast of
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On December 6th 1917 two cargo ships traveling through Halifax harbour collided‚ creating the largest explosion until the detonation of the atomic bomb. The explosion killed many people and devastated Halifax‚ its harbour and the neighbouring towns of Richmond and Darmouth. The towns surrounding the harbour were thriving thanks to the war overseas and their populations grew drastically. Halifax quickly became a "boom" town by 1917‚ only three years after the war. Halifax’s population was about 50
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ng EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF INDIA OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 142 INDIAN SHIPPING INDUSTRY: A CATALYST FOR GROWTH Exim Bank’s Occasional Paper Series is an attempt to disseminate the findings of research studies carried out in the Bank. The results of research studies can interest exporters‚ policy makers‚ industrialists‚ export promotion agencies as well as researchers. However‚ views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Bank. While reasonable care has been taken to ensure authenticity
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the cruise. We left while the sun was fully up and the sky was blue with fluffy white clouds; there was not a sign of rain anywhere. We walked on the pier to where we had to board our cruise ship. Many cruise ships were docked. Some were coming in while others were waiting to depart. The boarding of cruise ships takes as long as boarding an airplane. First‚ my father and I had to check in and then go to a boarding area. Then‚ we had to go through customs and check our luggage that was not seen again
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Working on would cruise linerwould give me a chance‚to travel which has always been a dream of mine and gain tremendous amount of experience My ambition in life like many in my class in Roehampton University is to become a senior manager within a cruise ship. I was given the job (assistant to by a company called Athenian Travel ltd.‚ travelling around the Mediterranean countries for example Italy‚ Greece and Cyprus. Athenian Travel ltd.‚ specialise in high class holidays for upmarket tourists who want
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language we can make this implication. “I have seen a lot of really big white ships.....I have seen camcorders that practically required a dolly...I have seen a toupee on a thirteen year old boy.” (257). He goes on like this for almost a whole page‚ describing what would seem like interesting experiences but by saying “Is this enough?” he shows us that he is annoyed with everything he has encountered.He compares the ship to many things‚ but one that I found to be most shocking is his comparison to
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also to be looked at. It is this externalization of costs that has led to the ship breaking industry being an unsustainable one. Adverse Environmental Impacts: The 3 toxic materials present in any ship – asbestos‚ polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and toxic paint such as tributylin (TBT) – are the ones that have caused and are continuing to cause havoc in the environment. Mishandling of these hazardous wastes during ship breaking cause considerable and long-term consequences on health‚ safety and the
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My Vacation I just had the most amazing vacation! I just came back from a cruise aboard the largest cruise ship in the world; it’s called The Oasis of the Seas. I would like to share with you three of the most enjoyable aspects of my trip‚ from the endless activities‚ to the exciting land excursions and just meeting tons of new people. The ship was huge! It was a whopping 225 feet above the water. The possibilities of having something to do were endless. Just think of mountain climbing‚ while
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for the parts. After two days of full on shopping they finally finished getting all the parts for the rocket ship. Next day they started to make the rocket ship‚ but they had a lot of troubles but the end they finally got how to make it. Two weeks past and Bob and Jeff nearly finished the rocket they just had to paint the rocket. They were thinking what color they should paint the rocket ship and they decided to paint the rocket the black and blue. After they finished building they had a big rest and
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