Toward the shore

(1) Generic name for a large sea-going vessel. (2) To take an object aboard, such as cargo, or water. (3) To put items such as oars on the boat when not in use.

The proper return port of a discharged seaman.

When a vessel fills with water and sinks.

A listing of a particular boat's steering deviation on each point of the compass

Break horse power

Ratio of the pressure of a gas to its critical pressure, in like units.

Containers loaded at port of loading and discharged at port of destination.

A light spar set fore and aft on a boat, serving as a spread for the boat cover.

The outer resin surface of a fiberglass boat, usually colored.

Sailor's name for the north star, Polaris, which for all practical purposes remains fixed above the north pole, bearing north from everywhere in the northern hemisphere, making it a true aid to navigation.

Originally a seaman who, not wanting to work, preferred to exist by hanging around ports and harbors and living on the charity of others. Now more generally describing any loafer around the waterfront who prefers not to work.

To make fast. To bend a sail, is to make it fast to the yard. To bend a cable, is to make it fast to the anchor. A bend, is a knot by which one rope is made fast to another.

Abbreviation for "Trailer on Flat Car." The movement of a highway trailer on a railroad flatcar. Also known as Piggyback.

Wooden bar with an iron shod, wedge, Shaped end, used in prying the anchor or working the anchor or working the anchor chain. Also used to engage or disengage the wild-cat.

Special vessels employed in exploration for, development of or continuous production of, subsea oil and gas.

Person who assists in saving life or property from a vessel wrecked near the coast. Often applied to a small boat that lies in narrow waters ready to wait on a vessel, if required.

A course marked by buoys or ranges measuring one nautical mile. Measured miles are used to calibrate logs.

Disciplinary code in which maritime crimes and punishments are specified.

Hauled out of the water for repairs or storage