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  2. Mooring - Wikipedia

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    Mooring involves (a) beaching the boat, (b) drawing in the mooring point on the line (where the marker buoy is located), (c) attaching to the mooring line to the boat, and (d) then pulling the boat out and away from the beach so that it can be accessed at all tides.

  3. Offshore embedded anchors - Wikipedia

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    The properties of chain, versus wire, mooring lines have been investigated, with chain mooring lines causing reductions in anchor capacity of up to 70%. [6] Thus, where appropriate and cost-efficient, wire mooring lines should be used. The embedded section of a mooring line contributes to the anchor's holding capacity against horizontal movement.

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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    Mediterranean mooring. Also Med moor and Tahitian mooring. A method of mooring stern-to. merchant marine A collective term for all merchant ships registered in a given country and the civilians (especially those of that nationality) who man them; the ships and personnel in combination are said to constitute that country's merchant marine.

  5. Portolan chart - Wikipedia

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    The principal lines are oriented to the magnetic north pole. [12] Thus the grid lines varied slightly for charts produced in different eras, due to the natural changes of the Earth's magnetic declination. [12] These lines are similar to the compass rose displayed on later maps and charts. "All portolan charts have wind roses, though not ...

  6. Garonne Canal - Wikipedia

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    The canal runs along the right bank of the Garonne, crosses the river in Agen via the Agen aqueduct, then continues along the left bank.It is connected to the Canal du Midi at its source in Toulouse, and emerges at Castets-en-Dorthe on the Garonne, 54 km southwest of Bordeaux, a point where the river is navigable.

  7. Holland America Line will launch 42-day Mediterranean cruise ...

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    The cruise line is launching a new Legendary Voyage, the 42-day Ultimate Mediterranean & Atlantic Passage, that will take guests to 16 ports in nine countries in 2024 round-trip from Fort ...

  8. Single buoy mooring - Wikipedia

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    Single point mooring at Whiddy Island, Ireland Single-point mooring facility off Puthuvype, Kochi, India. A Single buoy mooring (SrM) (also known as single-point mooring or SPM) is a loading buoy anchored offshore, that serves as a mooring point and interconnect for tankers loading or offloading gas or liquid products.

  9. Clewlines and buntlines - Wikipedia

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    Clewlines (green) and buntlines (red) for a single sail. The sail here is semi-transparent; fainter lines are running behind it. Clewlines and buntlines are lines used to handle the sails of a square rigged ship. The leechlines are clearly visible running inwards and upwards from the edges of the sail.