Ship transport

Decent Essays
Improved Essays
Superior Essays
Great Essays
Brilliant Essays
    Page 4 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Great Essays

    purpose of maximizing the net worth. Given three ships and same bank statement, each team has an equal start to make decisions about selling, bidding, and ordering ships, as well as the allocation of ships in harbour, coast, and deep sea. There are three sources of income, including fish sales, ship sales, and interests, while the expenses come from operating costs, ship purchases, new ship orders, and interest charges. Up until present, the ships and catches have been increasing almost 1:1…

    • 1525 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Treasure Island they life of piracy is much different from what it actually was like according to the factual information packet about pirates/pirating/piracy. First off, pirates were well known for looting ships and making people walk the plank. In the novel Treasure Island, it talks about a ship headed to treasure island but some of the members are planning a mutiny. The other crew members who are not part of the mutiny know about it but haven’t taken action. If this were real pirates they…

    • 684 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    a strong ship. She had her last moments a few miles of the shore of Winnetka Illinois. She left Chicago and was heading to Milwaukee with an overload of people. The leading man was Captain Jack Wilson. On September 8, 1860, there was a very stormy night. However, the captain was forced to sail through it with the passengers. A few hours later a small ship named the Augusta collided with the Lady Elgin. And the reason is because in 1860, they did not have navigational laws, so the ships did not…

    • 473 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Great Essays

    “I am a United States Sailor. I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, and I will obey the orders of those appointed over me. I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and those who have gone before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world. I proudly serve my country’s Navy combat team with Honor, Courage, and Commitment. I am committed to excellence and the fair treatment of all.” The Sailors Creed is something I say every morning at work. It is…

    • 1997 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Odyssey

    • 1248 Words
    • 5 Pages

    (Reuters). The ship was built in 1971 (Reuters) by the Diamond Port Shipping Corp of Monrovia, Liberia. Its length overall was 275.00 meters and the beam was 43.00 meters (Cedre). Despite its roots, the vessel was owned by the British, not by the Liberians. After the vessel construction was completed, Polembros Shipping Ltd. of London, England, bought the ship from the Liberians for its own purposes. The Odyssey, interestingly enough,…

    • 1248 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Charles Vane Conspiracy

    • 851 Words
    • 4 Pages

    letter of surrender of his life as a pirate. All fighting then paused between them but that wasn’t the end of the war. Later that night, Charles secretly sent one of his many ships lit on fire and loaded with gunpowder head on towards Governor Roger’s ship hoping for an explosion. Although before the fire could hit their ship, Governor Roger understood what was occurring and escaped…

    • 851 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    A/N: Chapter One: The Unexpected Transfer “Captain, May I speak to you?” “Yes, Number One. Did you enjoy your shore leave?” “Well it is about a young starfleet officer that I met on Risa while on shore leave. She was transferred to the USS Yamato, which we saw be destroyed a few days ago.” “Very well, I will look over her starfleet record.” “I had Data do that. What did you find on her?” “Her mother died after she was born. Her father was a starfleet officer assigned to an outpost near…

    • 1196 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Intersal Inc. found a mound of cannon, anchors, and ballast stones off the coast of Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina. What the researchers discovered Queen Anne’s Revenge, the flagship of Blackbeard, real name Edward Teach (Wilde-Ramsing:2006). The ship, which sank in 1718, was not professional excavated by archaeologists till 1997 when the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources (NCDCR) to control of the site. The site has been split into three sections the bow, midship, and the stern.…

    • 1816 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Black Fish Monologue

    • 474 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The Black Fish was known to be loud and full of the kinds of characters who enjoy imbibing in colorful company down at the docks. Boisterous laughter come from within accompanied by cries of excitement. One of the fisherman known for being no stranger to the bottle had challenged the Wastelander to a drinking contest. They are Barbaric people from the Northern wastes. The harsh environment ensured only the strongest survived. Standing at six and a half feet and thick with muscle, the monstrous…

    • 474 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    abandoned at sea due to an on board explosion. The cargo, and physical condition the ship was found in, points to this and I believe an explosion is the only reason such an experienced captain would abandon ship. Firstly, the cargo on board being alcohol, could have easily triggered a small explosion, with the result of abandoning ship. Different documents have shown that traces of alcohol were found in the bottom of the ship from barrels that had leaked. There is also the proof that several…

    • 481 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50