The RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner operated by the White Star Line. The vessel sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. But did you know that Captain Smith was also the Captain of the Olympic? Captain Edward […]
You’ve undoubtedly seen the towering whale tail embellishing ships belonging to a prominent cruise company if you’ve traveled the oceans. The attractive and functional red, white, and blue funnel with fins on both sides. But do you know what this is for? On cruise ships, the whale tail is used to deflect diesel emissions over
The RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner operated by the White Star Line that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. More than 1,500 of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard died, making the
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A massive replica of the sunken RMS Titanic is currently being built. Titanic II is a planned passenger ocean liner that will be a working modern-day replica of the said ship. Building a working replica of the Titanic has been floated several times, most notably following the resurgence of interest following the release of James
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Rob Konrad used to be the fullback for the Miami Dolphins. He was drafted to the NFL team in 1999 and was then traded to the Las Vegas Raiders in 2005. But did you know how he had to face a life and death situation during a boating accident in 2015? Rob Konrad, who was
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While the director of the Titanic movie, James Cameron, may have taken artistic liberties in creating stories about the people aboard the so-called unsinkable ship, there are factual characters in the film as well. We see an elderly couple hugging on the bed as the ship sinks towards the film’s end. But did you know
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While Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean films are mostly fictional, the Caribbean was the center of piracy during its so-called Golden Age. But when did the Golden Age of Piracy occur? The Golden Age of Piracy occurred between the years 1650 to 1730. During this time, robbery and crime rates were highest in the Caribbean
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Pilar (boat) Location of the dry docked actual boat (At the Hemingway Museum, Havana, Cuba) Ernest Hemingway owned a 38-foot (12 m) fishing boat named Pilar. It was acquired in April 1934 from Wheeler Shipbuilding in Brooklyn, New York, for $7,495. “Pilar” was a nickname for Hemingway’s second wife, Pauline, and also the name of
Henley-on-Todd Regatta Competition at 51st Henley-on-Todd Regatta in August 2012 The Henley-on-Todd Regatta (also called the Todd River Race) is a “boat” race held annually in the typically dry sandy bed of the Todd River in Alice Springs, Australia. It began – and continues – cautiously as a joke at the expense of the original
