A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
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at least they didn't have eye.
It was some 40 years before the first McDonald’s…
Ship porn
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It was some 40 years before the first McDonald’s…
How many crew would have been likely to be serving on that kind of ship, and how long were the provisions intended to last for?
High Voltage
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Its a general purpose OSV - Offshore Supply/Service Vessel. Could be used for umpteen purposes.
Its design is an X-Bow, which is apparently one of the latest hot-poops in OSV design - More fuel efficient, better performance in heavy seas, less noisy/uncomfortable for crews/passengers.
More info here:
X-BOW®
The ULSTEIN X-BOW®, the inverted bow concept, redefined marine engineering. The bow concept was launched in 2005, together with the first shipbuilding…ulstein.com
It's posts like this one, and the associated link to a boat building shop, that are really pushing up the amount I need to win on EuroMillions to make it worth while going forward
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
"8 cases tongue"
i've eaten gizzard, neck, and liver, lots of liver, but never tongue. nor brain.
at least they didn't have eye
Still pretty common here - its a good value/cheap meat, often used for sandwiches, or cut-up in chunks for soups/braising. It has a distinctive flavour on its own but it also takes flavouring well. I believe some pastramis are made from it, instead of more expensive cuts?
I have seen pork tongue as well but I can't recall if I've ever eaten that - It was was always Ox tongue when I was growing-up.
It fell out of favour due to its relatively high fat/bad cholesterol content but more recent research has indicated it may have other some health benefits of its own, so might be promoted for making a comeback to at least some degree soon. It also cures/preserves well, which again may be an influencing factor in energy/resource-demanding markets.
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A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
You can't lick it!
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
and that's just the wardroom's supplies ...
/cynic
petee
no gods, no malarkey
Still pretty common here - its a good value/cheap meat, often used for sandwiches, or cut-up in chunks for soups/braising. It has a distinctive flavour on its own but it also takes flavouring well. I believe some pastramis are made from it, instead of more expensive cuts?
I have seen pork tongue as well but I can't recall if I've ever eaten that - It was was always Ox tongue when I was growing-up.
It fell out of favour due to its relatively high fat/bad cholesterol content but more recent research has indicated it may have other some health benefits of its own, so might be promoted for making a comeback to at least some degree soon. It also cures/preserves well, which again may be an influencing factor in energy/resource-demanding markets.
yeh i'd eat it, actually i'm a little surprised it wasn't part of my irish-farm diet growing up, which included the other items (also heart, i forgot to mention that. .nice bite-sized morsel).
bcuster
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4 Nigerian stowaways drank seawater to survive 2 weeks at sea on the rudder of a ship — and when they looked down, they saw whales and sharks below them
The men thought the ship would take them to Europe. But after 14 days and 3,500 miles at sea, they landed in Brazil.
www.insider.com
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
That's somewhat implausible, imo. for several reasons.
4 Nigerian stowaways drank seawater to survive 2 weeks at sea on the rudder of a ship — and when they looked down, they saw whales and sharks below them
The men thought the ship would take them to Europe. But after 14 days and 3,500 miles at sea, they landed in Brazil.
blossie33
trailer trash
I thought that - humans can't drink sea water can they?
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Not without giving themselves serious problems, including dehydration / vomiting etc
I suspect those guys travelled aboard, in the hull ...
{A bit like the guy who was supposed to have ridden an unescorted PWC over to the Isle of Man, the jetski concerned didn't have the range without at least one tank refill !}
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Similarly my first thought on seeing this on the socials is that they slipped someone on the crew a few hundred dollars for the crossing then moved to the rudder for the last few hours…
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Says they ran out of fresh water on day 10 and then did a few days on no water/sea water. Expect they didn't drink anything for day or so and then sips of seawater which is totally plausible to survive.
There's been a few incidences of people travelling long distances on the rudders of large ships, so it's doable.
bcuster
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Armed US troops may guard oil tankers against Iranian hijackings
Commercial vessels would be invited to carry sailors and marines in Strait of Hormuz, part of Persian Gulf where Pentagon is beefing up presence
Chilli.s
mingling jets and statuettes
Project boat
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
interesting idea, but not at that price !
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
like it !The Waverley's got a friend:
Which may be one of the US subs linked above - I don't think its one of ours?
{no idea about the boat alongside PS Waverley, though}
bcuster
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Scores dead in migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island
Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing accounts from survivors who have just reached the Italian island of Lampedusa.
www.france24.com
bcuster
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The”GW” was forward deployed in Japan for many years, where she received superior maintenance and upkeep. IMHO, she may wind up being the longest serving ship in USN history, besides, of course, “Old Ironsides”. My nephew served on her, while I had served in her older sister, USS Nimitz…
bcuster
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Excellent article on future developments in RN
www.businessinsider.com
The British navy is teaming up with the US to build a new 'Dreadnought' for a totally different battle at sea
In addition to being the largest British subs ever, the Dreadnought class will be one of the most expensive defense projects in British history.
www.businessinsider.com
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
If something is in active sonar range of your boomer, surely the jig is up? It just seems an odd thing to prioritise.
They also seem awfully fat for something that carries fewer missiles than Vanguard. Maybe being less porky will reduce your active sonar signature as well?
