A Tour of a Modern Ship's Bridge
As a Mariner everybody should know the importance of the bridge, installed equipment, and different operations performed inside it essential for safe …
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Marine Engineering
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A Trip through the Panama Canal - in Pictures
Every sailor looks forward to a Panama Canal trip. Crossing is a grand experience. We become humbled after observing the sheer magnitude of the work …
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How to Build a Drift Boat
If you want to make your own drift boat, you will need to follow a plan and the steps described in this article. Here described is how to start making …
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Marine Electrical Power Distribution System
A ship can be considered as a mobile power plant. Most of the machinery is driven electrically, which thus makes for a huge electrical power demand. …
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Ice Ships and Ice Trade - the Slow Birth of an Industry
The Ice Ships were a fleet of vessels used in the nineteenth century to transport blocks of ice from colder regions to tropical and subtropical areas …
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Gulf of Aden Magnetic Anomaly Exposed
Reports on the presence of magnetic anomalies as well as an inter-dimensional portal in the Gulf of Aden are widely available on the Internet. This …
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Breakdown and Repair of Marine Diesel Engines at Sea
When the ship’s main diesel marine engine breaks down at sea, it is imperative that the Engineering Officers affect repairs as quickly as possible in …
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I Learnt from That - Empty Sump Tank and Eight Tons of Oil... Somewhere
The Main propulsion engine had a special type of lube oil sump arrangement. The Engineers had no knowledge about this special arrangement, which lead …
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Radio Caroline
It was 1964. I was 18 years old and serving my time in the Harland and Wolff shipyard when I first heard that famous jingle on 199 meters MW: Radio …
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Why Doesn't a Ship Capsize when it Rolls?
A ship, as seen in a port, is not calm when it heads out to sea. It experiences huge waves and obeys the degrees of freedom- rolling, pitching, …
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