Continental Navy

The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. They had finally arrived back from the snorkeling trip on the boat. It was a long journey on that ship. They set off sail from the port one week ago, when they were supposed to be out on sea for one day. They left the island one week ago to go snorkeling in the beautiful coral reefs of the Caribbean. It took them aground two hours to get the coral reef. The boat had finally arrived and everyone was so excited, it was so…

“Captain, hatch three is open.” A girl says, peering over her terminal. A tall silhouette stands before her, gripping the side railing, peering through the window out into space. “Don’t-” Before the man could speak, the girl interrupts. “Call you captain, sir?” Turning around, the man squints his eyes. “Where is everybody?” “They’re eating, Captain.” The girl gazes at the man, but only for a short second. The man known as the Captain returns to the window, sighing. Outside, he saw…

crewmen could have destroyed the pirates, but U.S. law averts cruise ships from being armed. And then there are the law makers, whose temerity as well as attempts to preserve political hides keep nearby naval ships from coming to the rescue. A few Navy Seals manage to creep aboard and create chaos, but ultimately, threats by the pirates to kill vacationers make the surrender ineluctably foreordained. Obviously, the entire quarrel would have been sidestepped in the event that it hadn't been for…

Capitan Phillips is an exciting thriller/drama based on the true events of a sea Capitan that was help hostage by Somali Pirates. Capitan Phillips was a great movie from the beginning to the end. It always had some sort of action or emotional thriller happening on screen to keep the audience entertained and tuned in. But where the movie really shined was with how accurately it portrayed real life. Another thing that this movie did very well was have nice combination of action and suspense.…

The first quadrant of the book “Island of the Blue Dolphins”, by Scott O’Dell, tells us about a girl named Karana and how she jumps off a ship to go back to her brother. Some of the most important events happen in the first quadrant. First, the Aleuts arrive at the island so they can hunt for sea otter. Secondly The Aleuts are not willing to share the fair share that they were supposed to share so the indians get in a battle with the Aleuts and Karana’s dad (Chief Chowig) dies. After that,…

The Mary Celeste set out on its journey to the 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…

The dolphin pin is one of the greatest pins in the United States Navy. It signifies the mental, emotional, and physical qualifications necessary for sailing on a submarine. The most challenging, though, would be the mental and emotional requirements for sailing. Being in an isolated metal bubble of air hundreds of feet under water really takes a toll on a person’s sanity. It takes a real battle-hardened person to sail on a submarine. Usually, a submarine has no windows to prevent leaks and…

As the oar hit the water they began to hear something. It sounded like thumping or like the earth was shaking, suddenly hundreds of people which seemed like and army came out of nowhere. Half of the people went to one side and and the other half to the other side, when only one was left in the middle to speak. She demanded to know where they came from, who they were, and what they wanted from them. They replied that they came from England, and that they were travelers seeking new land. They…

In the early 1920’s, a group of dauntless Norwegian sailors attempted a voyage no one had ever successfully mastered. Through the rushing, diligent, and harsh waters of the cold Antarctic these men voyaged to the isolated island of Bouvet. As this accomplishment was exciting enough, the zoologist on board, Ditlef Rustad, discovered a fish like no other vertebrae ever seen. The Chaenocephalus aceratus, as it was deemed, changed thoughts of evolution with its physical appearance,defied rules of…

Economics is a very important factor in our country and it all began through mass production of tobacco and new ideas. Tobacco growth in New England in the early 1600s is what constructed our economy from the start. It’s rapid growth fulfilled by John Rolfe in 1612 led to mass production. This was refined in Jamestown, which is a New England colony discovered in 1607 by the London Company. The London Company was a joint-stock corporation charged with the settlement of Virginia, which was…