Sailing

Based on the sample schedule above, the Maersk Ohio spent 178.2 hours in port ( 7 days 10 hours) and 493.8 hours at sea ( 20 days 14 hours). Using the metric of 8760 hours in a year, the Maersk Ohio could theoretically complete about 13 voyages a year. The Atlantic crossing, after leaving the East Coast is when the Maersk Ohio typically carries around 3200 TEU’s (Capt Leville). While leaving Le Havre, France we were typically fully loaded with around 4120 to 4140 TEUs (Voyage Abstract). To…

In the late 19th century, the art world of the United States was primarily centered in the northeast, and as result, much of the art of that period contains imagery of or pertaining to this region of the country. Scenes of popular recreation were common as subject matter within paintings during this era, appearing in some of the most iconic American artist’s portfolios, and becoming representative of American painting in the 1870’s. Considering the works below, the three paintings contain nearly…

Defoe, publisher is Modern Library, the year of publication is in 1719, genre is Historical Fiction, the type of genre is an Adventure Novel and the number of pages is 198. The book is about a man named Robinson Crusoe who always had a desire for sailing and having adventures. He gets many chances but finally land up being the only survivor on a deserted island. Here he makes a life for himself and lives quite comfortably for twenty eight years with few dangerous situations, but then a…

top of the sky. Jimmy and I observed the sun glisten off of the calming blue waters of the lake. We could’ve watched it all day. With Jimmy’s face all lit up, he had the idea to take the boat out on the lake for the day. Before we knew it, we were sailing across the water. All of a sudden, Jimmy and I both noticed constant bubbling coming from beneath the surface. Unless I glanced out of the corner of my eye, I wouldn't have noticed my coke bottle tipping backwards off of the boat.The fragrance…

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Real pirates would attack right then and there, not try and take it with a flag of truce.(Pirate History, Krzysztof Wilczynski) This shows that Treasure Island has romanticized pirates in a mutiny. Finally, Treasure Island has romanticized boats sailing across the ocean. Treasure Island took place around the Golden Age of Piracy. According to Krzysztof Wilczynski,”Starting in XVI century piracy was gaining popularity.” There should have been ships in a lot of different places looking to rob…

Imagine Sailing on a small, crude ship to an unknown destination, with only a compass made up of a magnetized needle floating in water to guide the ship. Perhaps there are one or two hundred other passengers aboard brave enough to venture forth into the unknown. All of the early immigrants to our country dealt with this plight. In spite of this situation, the Englishmen, came to America in the 1600s for three main reasons: to escape the economic strife, social problems, and religious persecution…

Throughout the many ages, pirates have always been a center of fascination. Depicted as swashbuckling, carefree, and charismatic individuals, pirates have inspired many children to one day become pirates themselves. However, this depiction of pirates is far from how legitimate pirates are. Genuine pirates are not swashbuckling, carefree, nor charismatic, but, are more of an individual who “disrupts” the ocean, thereby being labeled as a criminal. In the documentary, Stolen Seas, directed by…

“Odysseus! We’ve been sailing for days, we must find a place to stay!” “Intruders!” Polyphemus said, “how dare they come onto my island! I must gather my foot power to stomp on these fools who decided to bare their scrawny human bodies onto my island! Brother Sam! I command you to stay on the lookout for any other people who dare to step foot onto my island.” Polyphemus wandered through the bright green trees; each one springing at least 60 feet high. He got to his home filled with everything…

the war but at night, Odysseus and his men slaughter every living thing in the city of Troy. Women, men, children, and even babies, all killed by the Greeks. The gods of Olympus noticed Odysseus’ cruel acts and cursed him to another 10 years at sea sailing everywhere except for his destination which was his home, Ithaca. In this challenging journey, Odysseus starts off as a bragger that has no self control that led to unnecessary consequences. The obstacles that are thrown at him for a test…