Redress Newsblog: Pirates of the Mediterranean
Written by admin on December 31, 2008 – 12:12 pm -Dawn had not yet broken over the Mediterranean waters in which the SS Dignity was sailing when an Israeli naval gunboat appeared from the inky black and rammed the aid-bearing ship. … Read the original post: Redress Newsblog: Pirates of the Mediterranean Read More →
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Above The High Seas: 29 African Countries: Naval Muscle On Somolia?
Written by admin on December 22, 2008 – 10:01 pm -Firstly, it provides another piece in the puzzle of China’s blue water naval ambitions, by affirming the much suspected link between seafaring commerce and open ocean warfare in the minds of Admiral Liu Huaqing’s disciples at the top … media heap of Russia coming to the rescue with a diplomatic ballad of force there really is no one other than the “good olde USA” to come to the rescue. Diplomacy has to be reunited and maintained with all. Here is the original: Above The High Seas: 29 African Countries: Naval Muscle On Somolia? Read More →
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Hello world!
Written by admin on December 22, 2008 – 1:13 am -Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! Read More →
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The Princess Tai Ping Crosses the Pacific Ocean | Fool's Mountain …
Written by admin on December 15, 2008 – 2:00 am -After sailing across the Pacific Ocean in a 15th century Chinese junk, Captain Nelson Liu and his crew of seven on the Princess Tai Ping spent their last few days at the San Diego Maritime Museum before making their way to Hawaii and eventually back to Japan and Taipei. .. Read the original post: The Princess Tai Ping Crosses the Pacific Ocean | Fool's Mountain … Read More →
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Modern mariner phones home to Maine schoolhouse | csmonitor.com
Written by admin on December 15, 2008 – 2:00 am -Castine is on Penobscot Bay in the Gulf of Maine, the granite-shored region at the heart of shipbuilding and seafaring in the Age of Sail during the 1800s, when sea captains from nearby Searsport and Belfast spent years away from their families moving cargo … View post: Modern mariner phones home to Maine schoolhouse | csmonitor.com Read More →
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Naval Telescopes « Age Of Sail
Written by admin on December 12, 2008 – 3:26 pm -Problems of lens polishing, lens composition, and manufacturing were slowly overcome and the telescope became a vital element of seafaring equipment. Superior optics meant that navigation hazards could be identified at longer distance, … The one pictured below and found in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London dates from 1775 and is made of mahogany. Read the original here: Naval Telescopes « Age Of Sail Read More →
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H-Net Reviews
Written by admin on December 3, 2008 – 10:45 pm -Eight Thousand Years of Maltese Maritime History: Trade, Piracy, and Naval Warfare in the Central Mediterranean. Gainseville: University Press of Florida, 2008. Read the rest here: H-Net Reviews Read More →
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H-Net Reviews
Written by admin on December 3, 2008 – 10:45 pm -Eight Thousand Years of Maltese Maritime History: Trade, Piracy, and Naval Warfare in the Central Mediterranean. Gainseville: University Press of Florida, 2008. Read more: H-Net Reviews Read More →
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