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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A ship Audio (US) (help·info) is a large vessel that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and passenger capacity. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing, entertainment, public safety, and warfare. Ships and boats have developed alongside mankind. In major wars, and in day to day life, they have become an integral part of modern commercial and military systems. Fishing boats are used by millions of fishermen throughout the world. Military forces operate highly sophisticated vessels to transport and support forces ashore. Commercial vessels, nearly 35,000 in number, carried 7.4 billion tons of cargo in 2007. These vessels were also key in history's great explorations and scientific and technological development. Navigators such as Zheng He spread such inventions as the compass and gunpowder. Ships have been used for such purposes as colonization and the slave trade, and have served scientific, cultural, and humanitarian needs. As Thor Heyerdahl demonstrated with his tiny boat the Kon-Tiki, it is possible to navigate long distances upon a simple log raft. From Mesolithic canoes to today's powerful nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, ships tell the history of human technological development From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How did ocean going sailing ships enter a navigable river and sail upstream against the current? Q. I'm interested in the historical period around 1780. For instance how did ships get to New Orleans, up the Mississippi, from the Gulf. Asked by James - Tue Apr 28 23:10:02 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. square riggers simply could not go upstream without a favorable wind. The technique was to wait for the tide and sail in as close as possible. In most harbors, ships would anchor outside the harbor and be serviced by smaller 'lighters' which were rowed or sailed back and forth to unload harbor. In some harbors, a ship might be manhandled into the inner harbor by men or animals pulling lines along a quay. Occassionally a ship might be pulled by crew rowing ships boats, but this was not feasible when a strong current was present. Answered by squeezie_1999 - Sat May 2 20:53:33 2009 The best online pet supply store that ships to Canada and takes paypal? Q. I have been trying to find an online petstore that ships to Canada and takes paypal. I'm sick of paying double to triple what the pet stores here charge for simple everyday pet supplies!!! I'm looking for cheep mesh wheels(for my mice) and water bottles. Thanks! Asked by pharfly1 - Fri Aug 3 23:32:32 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. try ebay? You should be able to find wheels and water bottles fairly cheap at any store that sells pet supplies.. sometimes it costs more to order online after you pay for shipping. Answered by BYBS sell deformed puppies - Sat Aug 4 02:12:25 2007 How do pirates manage to board ships?
Q. I realize that cargo ships aren't allowed to have weapons but what about electric "fences" or mace sprays? Seems there should be something that the ships can do to defend themselves against someone coming on board. How about if the military flies over and sprays them with "sleeping gas?" It's amazing that in the 21st Century, we are still dealing with piracy. Asked by Julie Q - Tue Apr 14 12:11:46 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments From Yahoo Answer Search: "ships"  news.google.com BBC News Mr Voitenko - who was among the first to cast doubt on official explanations about the ship's disappearance - told the BBC it was nonsense to suggest ... Writer: I was threatened after questioning Russian ship hijack CNN International Outspoken Arctic Sea ship commentator flees Russia AFP Ship claim editor 'flees Russia' Aljazeera.net Brisbane Times - Ynetnews - Telegraph.co.uk all 212 news articles » news.google.com TheStreet.com (subscription) Strength in panamax-sized ships has continued to support the overall Baltic Dry Index. At present, the BPI is up 17.1% on a weekly basis, compared with a ... and more » news.google.com SYS-CON Media To read logs from the ships and see photographs and video clips of the current mission, please visit: warcticsurvey.nrcan.gc.ca ... and more » From Google News Search: "ships"  bezanson.ca 150px x 150px | 7.40kB [source page] tall ships people005 JPG jpg From Yahoo Image Search: "ships"  sequimtech.blogspot.com Sequimarian Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:56:00 GM AAXA P2 pico projector . ships. out, sparks little Halo parties everywhere: "Optoma's PK102 not swank enough for you? Fret not, as AAXA Technologies is also shipping its second-generation pico projector. The stupendously simplistic P2 ...  engadget.com Darren Murph ue, 01 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GM Gallery: WD . ships. 7200RPM 2TB desktop hard drives: Caviar Black and RE4. wd launches high-PerformancE, 7200 RPM 2 tb hard drives for desktop and enterprise systems wd caviar Black and WD RE4 Four-platter Hard Drives Set New ...  climatechangefraud.com (Marc Morano, Climate Depot) ue, 15 Sep 2009 13:22:48 GM The September 12, 2009 article in the paper claimed: Two . ships. are finishing the first commercial navigation of the fabled Northwest Passage. It is an epic moment -- but also a vivid sign of climate change in the Arctic." ... From Google Blog Search: "ships" |
