Tag: Ship

How to Fix the Stuck Cargo Ship in the Suez Canal

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I Brake for Boats: A Totally Responsible Love Letter to Docked Cruise Ships

I wasn’t planning on stopping. I wasn’t planning on rubbernecking. I definitely wasn’t planning on doing the kind of thing you’re explicitly warned not to do in driver’s ed. But there I was, rolling along the San Diego waterfront, when two floating cities casually appeared in my peripheral vision and my brain made an executive …

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You Could Have Heard a Pin Drop

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Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60’s when DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaulle said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible. Rusk responded, “Does that include those who are buried here?” DeGaulle did not respond. You could have heard a pin drop. …

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Nippon Maru Maritime Training Ship

Took the train over to the Sakura-gicho train station in Yokohama today to wander around and see what sights were to be seen. While there I boarded the Nippon Maru maritime training ship that is permanently docked in Yokohama and now used as a museum. Related Posts Naval Base Yokosuka Sakura-gicho, Yokohama, Japan Yokosuka, Japan