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A spar is a pole of wood, metal or lightweight materials such as carbon fibre used in the rigging of a sailing vessel to carry or support its sail.These include yards, booms, and masts, which serve both to deploy sail and resist compressive and bending forces, as well as the bowsprit and spinnaker pole.
The deck department is responsible for safely receiving, discharging, and caring for cargo during a voyage. The ship's bosun, an able seaman (AB) day worker, and a watchstander AB are seen here working aloft aboard a U.S. freighter to maintain cargo rigging. The deck department is an organisational team on board naval and merchant ships.
Larger cutters, over 181 feet (55 m) in length, are controlled by Area Commands, the Atlantic Area or Pacific Area. Smaller cutters come under control of district commands. Cutters usually carry a motor surf boat and/or a rigid-hulled inflatable boat. Polar-class icebreakers (WAGB) carry an Arctic survey boat (ASB) and landing craft.
Joann. The 81-year-old fabric and craft retailer filed for bankruptcy in March, falling victim to customers cutting back on spending, including on fabric, arts and supplies materials. Joann’s ...
The Bell & Howell Rechargeable Scrubber Pro Deluxe, now on sale for $40, comes with nine brush heads for cleaning your shower, floorboards, windows, ceiling fans, tight corners, car and pretty ...
Nike is taking a step in the right direction under new CEO Elliott Hill.The footwear brand posted its fiscal second quarter earnings on Thursday after market close. Its revenue of $12.35 billion ...
Preliminary design plan for the CF-2 type flight deck cruiser as envisioned in January 1940. The flight-deck cruiser was a proposed type of aircraft cruiser, (warships combining features of aircraft carriers and light cruisers), designed by the United States Navy during the Interwar period (between World War I and World War II).
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