Sentences with phrase «by seafarers»

Maritime flags are used internationally by seafarers to convey messages amongst ships, with each flag used to signal different letters of the English alphabet.

The scattered islands of the vast Pacific Ocean were settled by seafarers who set out from the eastern coasts and islands of Asia and traveled thousands of kilometers by boat.

Unionised crews from Europe have been replaced by seafarers from the Third World.

Not exact matches

For seafarers living in India or the Philippines — the country that provides 25 % of the world's seafaring labour — the potential earnings level provides a standard of living in their home countries that is well in excess of what they could expect to achieve by taking employment ashore in those countries.

Operators of ships not remaining within that area (other than for reasons purely related to safety of life at sea, weather, navigational safety or military instructions) should allow any of their seafarers to choose not to proceed to the high - risk zone by allowing any such seafarers to leave the ship (or not to join it) at a preceding port.

The tales of sea serpents that terrified seafarers in days of yore may have been inspired by the mysterious oarfish.

Red deer (Cervus elaphus, shown) that once lived on remote Scottish islands may have been introduced from distant sites by Stone Age seafarers thousands of years ago.

Thomas Steitz looks like he should be piloting a whaling ship, by virtue of his old - timey New England seafarer's beard - with - no - mustache.

Yet instead of Rita (voiced by Kate Winslet) getting him out of his rat's nest, Roddy is pulled into the seafarer's sticky situation involving a villainous Toad (Ian McKellen) and his henchmen, Spike (Andy Serkis) and Whitey (Bill Nighy).

Not far from the old seafarer's fortress, Beaufort, is a military base with the same name kept by the Israeli army.

Set to World Premiere tonight at the Midnight Madness portion of the Toronto International Film Festival is Kevin Smith's Human Centipede-esque Tusk, about a man (Justin Long) who is surgically turned into a walrus by a mysterious seafarer (Michael Parks), in theaters September 19.

Once again, the greatest strength in the film is a hypnotic performance by Parks as the old seafarer with nefarious motives.

With shambling zombies on deck and gorgeous mermaids beckoning sailors into the icy waters below, Sparrow has his work cut (more...) Flamboyant seafarer Jack Sparrow is lured onto Blackbeard's ship by an enigmatic siren and forced to seek out the Fountain of Youth.

Flamboyant seafarer Jack Sparrow is lured onto Blackbeard's ship by an enigmatic siren and forced to seek out the Fountain of Youth.

The plot was inspired by one of Smith's Smodcast podcasts, and involves a mysterious seafarer (Michael Parks) in Bitfrost, Manitoba, who takes a podcaster (Justin Long) hostage and attempts to turn him into a walrus.

I imagine an old seafarer dozing by the fire, landlubbered at last, and the winter gale rattling the window frames.

The folks at Seafarer argue that they would like as many shareholders as possible to benefit from lower expenses, so they're trying to manage an arrangement by which their institutional share class might actually be considered the «universal» share class.

By way of fair disclosure, I should note that I've owned shares of Seafarer in my personal account, pretty much since its inception, and also own shares of Matthews Asian Growth & Income (MACSX), which he managed (brilliantly) before leaving to found Seafarer.

This month, Luxe Lavs contributors Angela Fairhurst and Natalie Compagno pay homage to the original travelers — seafarers — by showcasing some impressive bathrooms aboard cruise ships.

These two - masted sailing ships were used by the skilled Bugis seafarers who, for centuries, plied the waters off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, trading in spices, gold and sandalwood.

Carvel Rock was mistaken by some ancient seafarer as a ship who was so sure of his identification that he fired on the «ship.»

The show includes installations, models, prints, drawings, photos, videos, and various other musings by artist - seafarers who generously impart their experience of the sea in order to refresh our perception of the land.

I've always been fascinated by the thought of early seafarers such as Frobisher, Davis etc in the 16th c, in ungainly, vulnerable, wooden ships that could not go an inch to windward whereby on average, 50 % of the navigable water was denied them, poking about the arctic with a view to navigating through to the East Indies.

Bridge McFarland's personal injury practice is led by Leanne Keating, who handles a range of claims involving industrial accidents and diseases, and includes Kathryn Hudson, who is singled out for her expertise in claims involving injured seafarers and handles serious and fatal injuries arising from motorcycle accidents.