Small iceberg that has broken away from a larger iceberg.

(1) The points of the jaws of a boom or gaff where they embrace the mast. (2) The outer ends of the crosstrees.

2,000 pounds.

An expression of surprise or unbelief, as when a ship strikes a rock or shoal so hard that her timbers shiver.

A white navigation light carried by vessels under way at night to indicate their presence and give an indication of their course.

Removal of a shipment from a vessel.

Document listing all personal goods of crew members.

Old expression for the engraving of the wind-rose on charts.

A floatation device shaped like a U and thrown to people in the water in emergencies.

The frames or timbers of a ship as they rise from the keel to form the shape of the hull.

A business firm which sells its services to organizations which operate vessels

Any Boat Designed with a pointed bow and stern

is an ideal process that may be stopped and made to retrace its steps and restore to the systems or surroundings all work and heat previously removed. It is frictionless.

The tackle used for running guns in and out.

Any signal that is used to indicate that a vessel is in distress and needs help. Flares, smoke, audible alarms, EPIRB, electronic beacons and others are all types of distress signals.(2) A flag display or a sound, light, or radio signal calling for assist ...

The large enclosed floor where the lines of a vessel are laid out and the molds or templates made.

The rotating element of a machine and, in the case of a compressor, is composed of the impeller (impellers) and shaft, and may include shaft sleeves and a thrust balancing device.

An individual or company selling equipment and supplies for ships.

To touch bottom.

A vessel formed of two or more hulls. A catamaran has two hulls, and a trimaran has three hulls.