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There is no other environment that would match all the dangers of a sea. The present publication contains more than sixty accounts of the famous tragic cases, errors and survivals including the incidents with Exxon Valdez, Kingfisher 2, HMS Proserpine and Kursk. The book will offer its readers the perfectly written accounts of the disasters at sea.

We would say that this volume is a must-read for any maritime historian and in fact anyone with the interest in shipwrecks and everything like that. There is a separate section in this book which is devoted solely to the cases that have been left unexplained until now. These include but are not limited to the famous Flying Dutchman and Mary Celeste. Two other sections of the book are dealing with the natural and manmade disasters.

The former addresses the cases that involve wrecks, storms and ice, while the latter deals with the accounts resulting from the fires, human errors and acts of war. All of the accounts covered in the pages of this brilliant work are listed in the chronological order. Go through this book and you will not be disappointed with the contents. Open it sand start straight with the first case, the shipwreck of the famous St. Paul…

Nowadays, there are more tankers sailing all around the planet than the vessels of any other type. Their sizes vary significantly, from the small-sized short-haul vessels carrying just a few hundred tons of oil or products to the true giants capable of transporting half-million tons or even more. They are deservedly referred to as the biggest man-built floating objects. They sail all the oceans of the world.

The main purpose for which the tankers are constructed is the transportation of the oil from the place where it is produced to the refineries – we are talking of the so-called crude oil carriers here. In this brilliant publication the author took up the whole historical background of the oil carrying vessels and presented a good discussion of all economic factors encouraging the production of the giant ships.

You will get to know how these vessels are built at the shipyards, including the design and construction as well as the post-construction testing and trial. The readers will also be acquainted with the common duties of the crew members of a typical tanker, understand the seriousness of the oil spill problems and their consequences, and so many other interesting things. There are many informative photos supplementing the text part of the volume.

The port of New York is one of the busiest ones on the planet with the new ships entering the port nearly every twenty minutes. Just try to imagine the traffic intensity inside the harbor itself. There are so many ships of different types, such as the tugboats that are there in every port. All of them do the enormous amount of work every single day and night. The number of the tugboats in this port exceeded five hundred a long time ago.

These vessels are used to bring the ships entering the port to their piers and then, upon completion of the loading/discharge activities, to move them out of the harbor in the safest possible manner. It goes without saying that it is very important to have a thorough understanding of the operation principles of the tugboats. This information is a must-know not only for the people who are working on these ships but also for the crew members of the vessels entering ports, i.e. literally everyone.

The present publication offers an excellent historical overview of the American tugboats and will be interesting to the people willing to know a bit more about these ships and how they developed and worked in America. Written by a veteran with a great practical experience, it is a good reading for all of us.

Starting from the very earliest times, sailing has been a truly unique occupation and all of the methods and techniques applied have always puzzled people far from the sea world. Even the wise Solomon used to say that the move of the vessel in the middle of the ocean was far too wonderful to be understood. Today, there have been significant technological innovations and developments being introduced in order to make the ship sailing safer.

The present book will be interesting to the general readership not limited to the people directly involved in the maritime industry. The book is arranged in four major sections, the first one giving general introduction to the ship’s hull covering more or less everything that the readers should be aware of involving the terminology used. The second section is devoted to the spars and rigging of the ship – it was prepared by the professional captain.

The third section addresses the ship’s sails and will provide all information about the types of sails, knots, bowlines, tools used for making sails, flags etc. the closing section covers the ship navigation and handling – it will be of particular interest to the navigators, since is deals with the navigational instruments, navigation charts, sailing theory, and all other important aspects.

The maritime nations, throughout the history, have always been defined by their navy and merchant fleets. The navy fleet would normally be considered as consisting of the armed vessels while the merchant fleet would normally be made up by the ships transporting cargo. The so-called mercantile marine is commonly referred to as merchant fleet in UK. They normally carry the maritime ensign of the country where the particular vessel has been registered.

Nowadays, the British fleet of merchant vessels includes those owned by the citizens of Great Britain and also the vessels placed by the ship owners under the British regulatory framework in accordance with the provisions of the Tonnage Tax regime. As a result, they are entitled to carry the Great Britain ensign and to receive the tax breaks.

It should be noted that the ship registry of the Great Britain implies that the owners of the vessels should sign-up o the particular practices ranging from the shipboard safety and technical maintenance standards to the environment protection via implementation of the applicable regulations on board. The quality assurance will allow the ship owners to be “white listed” and this will make their ships much more attractive to the clients in need of the safe and efficient transportation of their goods.

The oceans of the world cover around seventy percent of the surface of our planet. They have been considered the only way of transporting goods between countries and continents before the development of the air traffic which took place about thirty years ago. Even today most of the international trade is being done by sea. There is nothing surprising in this, though…

The main objective of the present publication was to bring together all marine information that would be of interest to the general readership as well as to the practicing maritime industry professionals, in a single and comprehensive volume. The author’s efforts resulted in the concise yet super-informative Companion covering the range of information that would otherwise require hours of time and libraries of books to be gathered.

The material is presented in a very reader-friendly and accessible manner. Not only technical matters but also historical background has been covered. The readers will also appreciate the rich sea language which might be quite exotic to the ordinary land man, but it will be of great benefit to all seamen to have a good knowledge of the lingua franca, one of the most interesting areas of those covered in the book.

We recommend this publication to everyone interested with knot making. This is an absolutely comprehensive reference source with the contents developed and re-designed to include all popular knots, hitches, bends, and turns. Moreover, there are so many decorative plaits and knots covered. The step by step instructions to making these knots will make it much easier and understandable to the beginners who are just entering the magic world of knot making.

The simple terminology used by the author will be easy to remember. The volume is excellent when used for the general information and knowledge. Numerous diagrams supplement the text and all of them are very informative with the notes very clear. According to the hundreds and thousands of reader reviews, the publication is one of the best available today.

Even the people with no previous experience and skills in knot making will be able to produce good and nice looking splices, knots, ties and all other types when following the detailed instructions provided by the author. In fact, making knots is not that difficult, but the problem is that not too many books today give such detailed information; however, this one does and we encourage you to check.

This book was first released in 1912, the year when the R.M.S. Titanic disaster took place, and has been re-printed several times since then. The book depicts a truly thrilling story of one of the passengers who managed to survive in that catastrophe. The memoirs are supplemented with numerous photographs and artefacts in possession of the family of the person.

We all know that the subject vessel is one of the most famous and her history is deservedly considered one of the most tragic ones. Though the R.M.S. Titanic was considered unsinkable by everyone, the collision with the iceberg resulted in sinking of the ship. The author of the book survived in one of the lifeboats and wanted to refute the numerous stories that used to be reported by the journalists.

According to the reviews provided by the readers, the volume is perfectly written and the content is fascinating, so it will definitely be interesting to everyone, including people far from the maritime industry. The book provides valuable insight in the ship and her first and last trip, the passengers and crew members. In fact the story presented by the author puts the reader on the vessel just at the time when the actions were unfolding…