Cargo ship

Azores but was found abandoned 400 miles east of it. The crew men's belongings were left in their quarters and the ship’s charts had been tossed about. The only lifeboat on the ship was missing and one of the two pumps had been disassembled, and three and a half feet of water was found in the bottom of the ship. The cargo of 1,701 barrels of industrial alcohol was still intact, and a six month supply of food and water was left (Blumberg). The Mary Celeste set sail on November 7, 1872 with…

give clear instructions when leading professional teams on their projects. They must employ operations analysis for a design that will perfectly perform the ships simple functions, and employ critical thinking skills to correct and anticipate any errors before the ship is set out to sea or built. They meet with clients to analyze their ship system needs. They must be able to discuss progress with their clients to keep the design options open before it gets too far down the road. They use the…

Why was this path chosen? The U-boat was a phenomenal weapon, as well as a frightening one; few things were more terrifying for the crews of British merchant vessels than the U-boat. It would strike without warning, destroying ships, killing sailors, sinking valuable cargos. There was virtually no…

When you have a large piece of equipment, or other heavy cargo, that needs to be shipped to a job site you will likely call a heavy haul trucking company to do the job. They have the right type of trailer, a powerful semi tractor and a qualified driver ready to take care of your load. Before they arrive, however, there are some things that you need to do to ensure that the process is smooth and trouble-free for everyone involved. Loading Procedures Heavy haul trucking companies generally have…

Pirates were mainly famous for their work in the 60s and 70s, but nowadays there are pirates too. They are mainly found in Somalia but there are some pirates found near the Indian Ocean, as well as the “waters west of Indonesia and Singapore”("10 Shocking Facts About Modern-Day Pirates”). They are also found near the Red Sea sometimes, and are known to steal the same items as pirates back then but they are equipped with more modern tools such as cell phones, to keep in contact with organizers.…

The Halifax Explosion Halifax Harbour and World War I Halifax was devastated on 6 December 1917 when two ships collided in the city's harbour, one of them a munitions ship loaded with explosives bound for the battlefields of the First World War. The result was the largest human-made explosion prior to the detonation of the first atomic bombs in 1945. The north end of Halifax was wiped out by the blast and subsequent tsunami. Nearly 2,000 people died, another 9,000 were maimed or…

The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway that connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. The canal was dug up through the dessert by hand. The Suez Canal became an important route in the world trade market that provided a shortcut between Europe and Asia by eliminating the long journey around the African continent. The Suez Canal is very similar to the much more known, Panama Canal. Ferdinand de Lesseps wanted the Suez Canal to be able to be used by everyone in the world…

networked computers for political purposes” (Porter, 195) as it clearly describes the way both cyberwar and cybercrime are conducted, while opening up discussion about political and financial persuasion. The previously discussed new Rolls Royce cargo ships depict a prime example of ways that new technology is opening up the door to a more futuristic type of cybercrime. I discovered the term of cybercrime as financially motivated, which differs from cyberwarfares definition of politically…

Captain W. Snelgrave, transported slaves (africans) by ship and at the time when described he was gathering a cargo of slaves on the “slave coast” of Benin to transport to Santigua. Snelgrave considered himself a humane trader who was transporting his cargo to a better, Christian life. His job connected to the slave trade becasue he was transporting them allowing slaves to be moved which was how people recieved slaves. When trading them he was humane and kind, this type of action shows two sides…

The Slave Ship: A Human History written by Marcus Rediker is a painful eye-opening novel, embodying the many truths at a life at sea. This testament to a time when Anglo-American slave ships subjected countless numbers to the hatred and terror of the world, aims to eloquently prevail the provocative stories behind it. Rediker recreates this world by using personal accounts and seafaring records to reproduce the feelings and emotions that challenged life and death along this rigorous journey.…