meaning: openly, without trickery From Brian Berlin… A trick, common to warships and pirates alike, both of which had very large crews, was to keep…
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Pilot and Captain Your Own Ship
Through the nifty little Google Earth plugin you can now be the helmsman of your ships. This ship simulation program is a trip and I…
View More Pilot and Captain Your Own ShipNautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: On your beam ends
A little late and again from the spectacular website of Gary Martin. Definition: Hard-up – in a bad situation. Origin: The beams are the horizontal…
View More Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: On your beam endsGo Navy! Captain rescued from Somali pirates
Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> Somalian pirates received payback for their hostilities on Easter Sunday. Members of the U.S. Navy shot and killed…
View More Go Navy! Captain rescued from Somali pirates