Gare, Jonashil Rios MT32-B2 Viewpoint M/V Rena grounded on Astrolabe Reef This vessel named M/V Rena with a 236 meters long PANAMAX container ship was aground in Astrolabe Reef in New Zealand on October 5, 2012 at 0220H while sailing from NAPIER to TAURANGA. The ship was carrying 1,368 containers, eight of which contained hazardous materials, as well as 1,700 tons of heavy fuel oil and 200 tons of marine diesel. This incident considered as the unfavorable maritime accident in the year of 2012. According
Words: 1182 - Pages: 5
union organizers and labor leaders in our nation’s history. Courageously defying company unions, Bridges rigorously committed himself to uniting dock workers under a great strike, which ultimately unfolded in 1934 and resulted in a sweeping domino effect of protest and defiance. In
Words: 992 - Pages: 4
“It represented the last word in luxury ocean liners.” Built to accommodate millionaires, the Titanic was the world’s largest ship and illustrated its superlative maritime technology. In addition to being fast, the ship was considered to be invincible. But, why and how did the Titanic ultimately sink on its first and last expedition? Neither the design nor the structure of the Titanic was accountable for the Titanic’s unforeseen demise. Rather the main reason was a lack of understanding of the limitations
Words: 2317 - Pages: 10
next page. These are sometimes referred to as the three-cell general circulation model. Air rises at the Equator and near 50( to 60(, and it sinks near 30( and 90( (the poles). The winds do not blow directly north and south due to the coriolis effect. The coriolis “force” deflects moving objects to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. Winds are named for the direction from which they blowing. As indicated, the general circulation of the atmosphere
Words: 661 - Pages: 3
Case 12-9 Rough Waters Ahead - IFRS 1. Cruise Ship belongs to the assets that apply to IAS 36 Impairment rule IAS 36-2 states the Impairment of Assets rule shall be applied in accounting for the impairment of all assets, other than: a) Inventories b) Assets arising from construction contracts c) Deferred tax assets d) Assets arising from employee benefits e) Financial assets that are within the
Words: 1041 - Pages: 5
of two Confederate embassies, James Mason and John Slidell, sailing towards Europe aboard the Trent, a British mailing boat. When the USS San Jacinto caught up to and arrested the Confederates, they received transportation to Boston and filed into Fort Warren, a British base. Great Britain, a country who had claimed neutrality between the Confederacy and the Union, was not horribly delighted to see the Union lay siege to one of their ships, initially because this broke an
Words: 473 - Pages: 2
In the Odyssey by homer, Odysseus and his men were sailing when they come across The Sirens. The Sirens are two women who try and make those who come across them to live in their past. They live on an island and one pulls men in by their beautiful voices as They sing about Odysseus’s past. Scylla represent those who live to make people dread or gloat about their past. The other (Charybdis) is a whirlpool that will destroy everything in the future much like a person who wants to see you fail as a
Words: 473 - Pages: 2
[pic] 12 NIGHTS AND 13 DAYS IN HOTELS. DEPARTURE DATES: 19th & 26th april, 03rd, 06TH, 10th, 13TH, 17TH, 20TH, 24TH & 27TH may, 02nd june 2013 with compulsory super star viRgo FOR 02 NiGhTS / 03 dAYS. DEPARTURE DATES: 23rd & 30th april, 07th, 14th, 21st & 28th may 2013 without cruise. |DAY |ITINERARY |NIGHT STAY |MEALS | |DAY 01: |MUMBAI – BANGKOK
Words: 2682 - Pages: 11
immigrants. The sailors on the ships were crude and rude to the immigrants, greatly shaping the way the Japanese viewed white people. Japanese immigrants also had to endure many hardships during the two week voyage (Takami, Web) from Japan to America. The passenger ships for large scale immigration were notorious for having damp holds, lice-infested beds, poor ventilation, and nearly inedible food (Takami, Web). Since it was many immigrant’s first time sailing long term on a ship, seasickness was a common
Words: 1284 - Pages: 6
Portuguese sailed around Africa as part of their exploration activities, and their main objective was to find a route to the Spice Islands. The Spice Islands are a group of islands in eastern Indonesia. Although the initial objective of the Portuguese sailing around Africa was to find a route to the Spice Islands, they later realized that they could make some gains or profits from Africa itself. Due to this new idea, the Portuguese constructed forts on both the western and eastern coasts of Africa. One
Words: 1389 - Pages: 6
