curious about this

Inside the lives of U.S. sailors on an 1896 warship https://t.co/4qVGLtqIRY pic.twitter.com/JapdpY1PIT

— Mashable (@mashable) July 28, 2016

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oh good, it will have dinosaurs.

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New York Harbor is not only one of the largest and busiest natural ports in the world, but also the most complex. State law requires any foreign ship, or American ship with foreign cargo, to be escorted into the harbor with one of their pilots.

The entrance to the harbor from the Atlantic is protected by two thin pieces of land that jut out into the water: Sandy Hook from New Jersey and Rockaway from Long Island. These narrow outreaches have shallow shores that make entering the bay tricky.

Henry Hudson ran into the Sandy Hook Bar, a barrier of sand built up on the seafloor by downstream currents, when he tried to come into the harbor in 1609. It took him three days to successfully get in and explore his namesake river. Hudson enlisted the help of men who held long, straight poles off the sides of ships to test the water’s depth. The men who were experts with these pijls, as they were called in the Dutch shipping days, were called pijl loads, a title that eventually became “pilot.” (via)

on a related note, i watched the finest hours last night. it was not great but i liked it anyway.

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ALL THE BOATS. spend a few hours moving around this mesmerizing visualization of world shipping routes. Kylie, you're gonna love it. click here

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RSS Boaty McBoatface!!!!!11

This British Ship Is About To Be Name 'Boaty McBoatface'
This ship is about to be named 'Boaty McBoatface' thanks to the Internet
Posted by NowThis on Monday, March 21, 2016

I hope Boaty will come and visit us in the states. ps. I'm back xoxo

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the SS UNITED STATES!!!!

this beauty is the fastest ship ever invented, and it is rotting away in Philadelphia... but (maybe) not for long!

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this movie appears to have just about everything.

megaships- shipping the future

Largest container ship to ever visit the U.S. docks along West Coast ports. @melissakchan reports https://t.co/QSawG7tKlL

— Al Jazeera America (@ajam) January 5, 2016

what are you doing for labor day?

cool!

An impromptu produce stand in the Solomon Islands and more markets around the world: http://t.co/QVelCfCyS4 #YourShot pic.twitter.com/W2zCkP9Kbv

— National Geographic (@NatGeo) August 17, 2015

first look at your new LaGuardia

take a boat to catch your flight at the new LGA, brought to you by Gov. Cuomo and Joe Biden.

they are expecting to spend $4,000,000,000, they are supposed to start next year, and they will still operate continuously. (insert side eye)

YBD

“Let’s cruise, baby!” - Florida man snaps picture of raccoon riding a gator: http://t.co/Y9WWzL2xvD via @WFTV pic.twitter.com/AR1E7ZTwZN

— WPTV (@WPTV) June 14, 2015

i think this is a metaphor for this season's tennessee - florida game.

first of all, everyone go see mad max : fur(r)y road

its a feminist triumph for the ages!


right before i saw it, i saw THIS trailer and get rrrriiillllll excited. it looks like this. movie. has. everything.

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erik larson, author of many narrative nonfiction bangerz, including "the devil in the white city", has a new book and it is about...

the sinking of the lusitania! it's called "dead wake"!

you can read an excerpt here, before it comes out on march 10.

toot toooooooooooot.

thomas wilhelm misses the last ferry to kweenz.

(via)

oh nothing, just minding my own HOLY SHIT

sam sparro covers aaliyah

via

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this is the norwegian spy vessel, marjata (III)! her wedge shape was a revolutionary maritime advancement back in 1992, designed to stalk the russian military in the roughest of northern seas. needless to say, the russians can't stand her, and often try to run her off. just like whale wars but for people. read this, it's chock-full of drama, as well as  a sneak peek at the marjata IV!

marjata, i can see your halo lifeboat.

rooting for the whale

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joel showed me this awesome article and video about the new class of container ships. they are so big that we can't even use them in our tiny little american ports. mmmmmmmmMMOOOOOOOoooooOOOoooooooo!!