Sentences with phrase «of wrecked ships»

They are probably the anchors of wrecked ships, that came to life thanks to the possession of the souls of those who died in the shipwreck.

Their plan is aided by the discovery of one of their wrecked ships on the dark side of the moon.

«Metal extracted from roofs in antique churches or from keels of wrecked ships has often been used in experiments.»

Now it is known as Iron Bottom Sound, because of the number of wrecked ships there.

In 1836, survivors of the wrecked ship Stirling Castle took shelter on the island before being rescued by a Brisbane search party.

The «Lock And Peacock», ornament on display at the museum was found amongst the cargo of a wrecked ship.

An arrangement of piano keys on the museum floor creates a visual experience that references turbulent ocean waves, splintered boards of a wrecked ship and slaves who lost their lives during the trans - Atlantic journey.

Keys, which are methodically arranged on the floor, create a engulfing visual experience that references waves of the ocean, splintered boards of a wrecked ship, and the bones of those slaves who lost their lives during the transatlantic journey.

Not exact matches

A circus ship carrying fifteen exotic animals is wrecked off the coast of Maine.

The «central moment of the novel» occurs after Crusoe's sickness, when he «finally reads the Bible he has brought from the wrecked ship.»

Because of this cargo, it can be argued that the wreck in the hole was not a revenue ship at all, or at least that it was not bound back for Spain at the time; yet, strangely, 64 years ago Cayman Islanders who were scrounging the area for scrap brass did find about $ 6,000 in gold bars and coins near the southwest edge of the blue hole.

Beaches resorts offer access to some of the most spectacular dive sites along coral reefs or ship wrecks, all thriving with colorful marine life.

The emerald ash borer — a voracious wood - boring beetle introduced to this country on a wooden palette of automobile parts shipped from China in the 1990s — is wrecking havoc on Erie County trees.

A Bronze Age wreck called Ulu Burun shows how the remains of a single ship can transform archaeologists» understanding of an era.

Historians once assumed that the number of wrecks in the deep sea was negligible because ancient ships must have hugged the coastlines, but in the 1990s Ballard found eight ancient wrecks far from shore between the islands of Sicily and Sardinia (Foley was Ballard's graduate student at the time).

Although researchers have studied scores of Roman ships, finding a much older Minoan wreck «would add 100 % new knowledge», says Shelley Wachsmann, an expert in ancient seafaring at Texas A&M University in College Station.

But at this site and a few even older ones, no portion of the ship itself survives, and it is hard to determine whether the pottery came from a wreck, was simply thrown overboard, or washed into the sea from the nearby coast.

Of three wrecked ships found near Cyprus, one dates from around 330 BC and hints at a vast trading network that spanned the Mediterranean

Wrecked Reefs: Ship grounding is an all - too - common problem in the shallow waters of the Florida Keys.

Dive a ship graveyard For underwater adventure, head to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Trail, where you can snorkel and dive on the sites of nine wrecks.

Instructions from the ship's captain, Joe Hazelwood, to return the vessel to the shipping lanes after steering clear of icebergs apparently never reached the helmsman, Robert Kagan, at the time of the wreck.

That telling resonates with a later yarn about ships from the Spanish Armada, wrecked on the shores of Ireland and the Scottish Orkney Islands in 1588, Bradley says: «Good - looking, dark - haired Spaniards washed ashore» and had children with Gaelic and Orkney Islands women, creating a strain of Black Irish with dark hair, eyes, and skin.

In March, the team reported the discovery of the wreck of the HMS Tarpon, a British submarine from World War II that sank with around 59 crewmembers aboard after a battle with an armed German merchant ship in 1940.

SOT 1:06 The system for recovery involves attaching and raising the ship by remote control of the underwater robotics guided with the use of cameras and electronic sensor systems and a hydraulic lifting system that will lift the wreck and bring it to the surface — if possible without damaging it.

An average of two ships per year suspiciously disappeared in the Mediterranean during the 1980s and early 1990s, according to Legambiente — and the number has increased to nine wrecks per year since 1995.

In October 2009 the government of Italy announced that a wreck discovered off the southwestern tip of the country is the Catania, a passenger vessel sunk during World War I — and not the Cunski, a cargo ship loaded with radioactive waste, as alleged by district authorities from nearby Calabria.

Set in the Old Town of Hastings this charitable dating venue sends you back to the 17th century as you get to see and learn more about the ships which were wrecked in the English Channel.

[reading off the report] Mr. Patel's is an astounding story, courage and endurance unparalleled in the history of ship - wrecks.

Melville (Ben Whishaw) has read accounts of the wreck of the whaling ship Essex and has come to record the recollections of its last survivor.

Edition • Easter Chipmunk Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Star Wreck • Daytona Jones and the Pearl of Wisdom • Funny, We Shrunk the Adults New to Blu - ray: Hop • The Muppets • Jack and Jill • Hugo • Puss in Boots • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol • Clueless • A Night to Remember Live - Action with CGI Family Comedies: The Smurfs • Yogi Bear • G - Force • Marmaduke • Underdog • Beverly Hills Chihuahua Three - quels: Toy Story 3 • Shrek the Third • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs • The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Directed by Mike Mitchell: Sky High Written by Aibel & Berger: Kung Fu Panda Cruise Ship: The Suite Life on Deck: Anchors Away!

«Force» opens on a planet where a literally fetching young woman Rey (Daisy Ridley) salvages parts from the hulking wrecks of ships destroyed in the last great contest between competing sides of the Force.

The survivors of the first Dead Island game may think they have escaped the horrors of Banoi island scot - free, but their ship wrecks onto another island, where — you guessed it — they get to experience the terror of the infection all over again.

The game follows the exploits of an astronaut, Dave, who has to use his engineering skills to protect his ship and rescue his crew from the evil aliens that want to destroy all humans and wreck everything.

King Alonzo (David Strathairn) sails by and Prospero uses her powers of black magic and sorcery to cause a tempest, wrecking the ship and stranding those on board.

Remember the beginning of Prime 1 and Prime 2, and the wrecked Valhalla ship in Prime 3?

King Middle School avoided what could have been a frustrating experience when teachers started to map out a project to examine the effects of ship wrecks off the coast on the local marine life.

«The Wreck of the Hesperus» is a narrative poem about an arrogant ship captain (skipper) who takes his daughter on an ill - f...

He and his crew of marine experts and NUMA volunteers have discovered more than 60 historically significant underwater wreck sites including the first submarine to sink a ship in battle, the Confederacy's Hunley, and its victim, the Union «sHousatonic; the U-20, the U-boat that sank the Lusitania; the Cumberland, which was sunk by the famous ironclad, Merrimack; the renowned Confederate raider Florida; the Navy airship, Akron, the Republic of Texas Navy warship, Zavala, found under a parking lot in Galveston, and the Carpathia, which sank almost six years to - the - day after plucking Titanic's survivors from the sea.

For instance, while the rest of the economy hung on like a ship wreck victim to a piece of flotsam, the sales of audio books increased by 6 %.

Then there is the romantic legend of the Russian «Blue Dog» - a blue terrier that swam ashore from a Russian ship wrecked in Tralee Bay and was mated to local bitches to produce the Kerry Blue Terrier.

In the book, «The West Highland White Terrier» by D. Mary Dennis and Catherine Owen, research found that ships of the Spanish Armada, wrecked off the Western Isles» had carried small white dogs to catch rats.

I paid about $ 25 or so for fun dives, and a little more to get my wreck specialty, which included two days of learning how to navigate around sunken ships safely.

The Sandy Cape light house was switched on in 1870 but this, and a smaller light on Woody Island, did little to alleviate the number of ships wrecked.

Rather it's where people walk their dogs and ride horses along the wide stretch of soft sand dunes with some of the most incredible scenery that includes the Kakapo ship wreck.

Aside from the buildings, Bridgetown also has fantastic golf courses, hotel resorts, a horse racing track, multiple ship wrecks off the shores of Carlisle Bay, and an elegant yacht club along the beautiful Browne's Beach.

You'll have the option to snorkel with sea turtles and above ship wrecks, providing the two of you with an unforgettable experience.

The course theory & pool sessions are run at our center in Sanur, and your open water dives will be conducted as day - trips to the best best locations of Bali — Tulamben, Amed, Nusa Penida / Nusa Lembongan and Padang Bai / Candidasa — giving you the opportunity to dive on reefs, explore a ship wreck, and even rub shoulders with Manta Rays while learning!

You'll have the option to snorkel with sea turtles and above ship wrecks, providing the two of you with an unforgettable experience to round off 2018.

That ship may be the English ship «Comet», sunk in 1882: b. two large cannon retrieved from Rocky Point area: c. one small anchor (very old, but provenance unknown): d. one large cannon with markings by the touchhole on the back of the cannon, perhaps from the Habaneros - Palmeros wreck.

Your open water dives will be conducted as day - trips to the best best locations of Bali — Tulamben, Amed, Nusa Penida / Nusa Lembongan and Padang Bai / Candidasa — giving you the opportunity to dive on reefs, explore a ship wreck, and even rub shoulders with Manta Rays while learning!