This gripping memoir by the world's foremost marine geologist is an enthralling blend of maritime history, popular science, and Clive Cussler-style adventure. David L. Mearns has discovered some of the world's most fascinating and elusive shipwrecks…
Lake Erie has seen its share of disasters, claiming more ships per square mile than any other body of freshwater. Read the mysteries of its most mysterious and notorious wrecks and disappearances. The great lakes have seen many ships meet their end,…
The great lakes have seen many ships meet their end, but none so much as Lake Erie. As the shallowest of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie is prone to sudden waves and wildly shifting sandbars. The steamer Atlantic succumbed to these conditions when, in 18…
During WW1 the North Sea became the principal battleground for the navies of Britain and Germany. This book explains in chronological order the major encounters between Kaiser Wilhelm II’s High Seas Fleet and the Royal Navy. It also includes o…
Ein Notizbuch mit 120 unbeschriebenen Seiten, das der Sammlung von Einf llen, Bemerkungen und Notizen aller Art dient. Hier sind alle Gedanken, Ideen und Pl ne gut aufgehoben. Das blanko Buch wird gerne als Reisetagebuch, Notizenbuch, G stebuch, Ged…
Houlders Post-War: Part 2; Nile Steam Ship Co.; Offshore Support Vessels: Part 1; British Liners-Greek Tramps: Part 2; Ben-My-Chree 1908; Irish Ports; John Bowes -- The First Bulk Carrier?; Index to Records 17/20.
This book reflects knowledge obtained by the author working as apprentice, and then as a qualified officer on steamships, motor ships (Diesel), and sail training ships, sailing fishing boat etc. These ships included a large passenger ship on the New…
Light boats, light vessels, lightships before radar, depth-finders and satellite-guided navigation, mariners relied on floating lighthouses that lingered offshore as warning beacons in perilous waters. Moored near shifting shoals and treacherous ree…
The Maurice River Township area was first settled by the Lenni-Lenape along the Maurice River prior to the arrival of European explorers in the 1600s. The Maurice River became important for many industries, including oystering, commercial fishing, a…
- This course is designed to be a comprehensive introduction and review of current Bridge Resource Management (BRM) techniques for ships officers and crew. It presents the latest BRM operating practices and teamwork management skills using the princ…
Alexander Shipping Co. Ltd; Potato Ship Turned Turtle -- John V; Bazeleys of Penzance: Part 2; Pilgrim Ship Follow-Up; Ken Cunnington -- Photographer; Dom Pedro; Takes One to Know One -- Clyde Steamers; Every Picture Tells a Story; Record Books / We…
Edward Teach – ‘Blackbeard’-is one of the legends of the so-called ‘golden age of piracy’. There have been so many accounts of his short, bloody career that it is hard to see him and his times in a clear historical ligh…
Elder Dempster Postwar: Part 1 -- The S & E Classes; The Clipper Family of Reefer Vessels: Part 1; The First Mistley, Portreath in Cornwall & the Bains Coasters; The Last Grace (a Master with Guan Guan); A Century of Sludge Disposal at Sea.
This Companion is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format.The most comprehensive and authoritativ…
Whether repairing or laying teak decks. refurbishing an old keel or rudder, installing new windows and hatches, fitting headlining, replacing deck fittings, stripping down winches or modernising the galley, the author takes the DIY boat owner throug…
A fiberglass hull's seamless nature leads many boatowners to conclude that repair must be difficult. Wrong. Here, clearly and abundantly illustrated, is all you need to know to seal joints, bed hardware, replace portlights, locate leaks, fix cracks…
This is an audiobook unlike any other. Rather than offering simply a detailed retelling of the Titanic's sinking on her maiden voyage, John Maxtone-Graham devotes his considerable knowledge and impeccable prose to a discussion of salient, provocativ…
Within days of settling on Mili Atoll in the Marshall Islands, Comstock was murdered by his fellow mutineers. Six innocent seamen--George among them--seized the Globe and escaped; most of the rest were killed by natives. Two survivors lived for twe…
Designer Notebook with 150 lined pages, 6" x 9". Glossy softcover, perfect for everyday use. Perfectly spaced between lines to allow plenty of room to write. Wild Pages Press are publishers of unique journals, school exercise books, college or unive…
Originally published in 1894, this book presents a detailed study of ships from the Mediterranean area during the period 1000 BC to 1000 AD. Evidence is drawn from written sources, including inscriptions and literature, and material sources, such as…
Of all the great seafaring vessels of the Age of Discovery, not one has been recovered or even--given the lack of detailed contemporary descriptions--accurately represented. Then, in the mid-1990s, a sunken ship was found in a small, shallow gulf of…
Ein Sch n verziertes Notizbuch f r Seefahrer, Schwimmer und alle die gerne ihre Zeit im Wasser und auf dem Boot verbringen oder auch gerne angeln.
Notebook 6" x 9" Ruled 150 Lined Pages Softcover
DRÖMMEN HAR BLIVIT verklighet. Ostindiefararen "Götheborg" är nu ute på sin seglats på de stora världshaven. Den ursprungliga ostindiefararen "Götheborg" gick på grund och förliste vid inloppet till Göteborg den 12 september 1745. Skeppet var fullas…
On April 22, 1912, during the third day of the US Senate investigation into the loss of Titanic, it was learned that there had been a steamer in sight of Titanic. This steamer had failed to respond to distress rockets that were being sent aloft from…
The invaluable on-the-water reference guide to the essentials of the racing rules, updated for the latest 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing. Every racing sailor should have a copy! The book summarises the basic principles, definitions and rules and…
Notebook with 150 lined pages, 6" x 9". Glossy softcover, perfect for everyday use. Perfectly spaced between lines to allow plenty of room to write. Wild Pages Press are publishers of unique journals, school exercise books, college or university lec…
Here are the basics: the physics of sailing, the theory of sail, ship handling under sail and power, the diesel engine, electrics and electronic. Here is an introduction to navigation--piloting, celestial, and electronic, the Nautical Almanac, the s…
For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten oddities such as Pan-American flying boa
For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten history such as Pan-American flying boats landing in M…
