Top 10 Inspiring Maritime Movies
For those of us who live and breathe the ocean, maritime movies inspire us. Nautical-themed books are also a powerful source of inspiration.
THE MYSTERY OF THE SHIP THAT ‘NEVER EXISTED’
The radio operator reported the following: ‘SOS from Ourang Medan. A team of nine people, please help. The captain is dead, probably dead, and the other crew members, and after a minute, another signal came: ‘I’m dying.’
CHINESE WALKING SHIPS BUT WHY? ~ VIDEO
Meanwhile China tests all-seeing ocean monitoring: 14 years in development. The technology can detect ships at any time of day or night, even in extreme weather conditions. There are no problems with blind spots or blurred images.
THE STORM AND THE BOAT
Forked lightning flashed above me, It lit a fearful sight, Of crashing waves and washing decks, And torn sails put to flight. And through the crashing thunder, Designed to scare I’m sure, I screamed back my defiance, I even called for more. For this was I and Nature, […]
THE LOG AND THE FROG
It is not a task for men weak of arm and spirit. The ocean’s pull on the line could jerk one’s arms from the armpits as the line is fed out over the ship’s taffrail into the sea below.
Ballad of the Old Sailor
Ballad of the Old Sailor . Oh, the salt and the sting of the wide open sea,Where the waves are wild, and the heart is free.With a creak of the mast, and a slap of the sail,I’d ride with the storm, or drift with the gale..I was young […]
ALL I ASK IS A TALL SHIP
All I Ask is a Tall Ship is a unique and soul-yearning evocation of this great romantic era. As you dreamily turn the pages of this almost spiritual pilgrimage you will breathe the aromas and taste the briny of a vast place on earth that remains enigmatically indifferent from its terrestrial counterpart.
The Virgin Seamen
After reaching the dwelling’s top floor our group discovered a neatly formed queue where the hooker’s clients each waited their turn to ‘dip their hooks.’ Apart from us aliens standing patiently, a queue of Arabs were waiting their turn to make lurve.
The Vast Enigmatic Seas and Oceans of the World
MICHAEL WALSH FORMER MARINER: The vast oceans and seas that touch all of our lives abound with mystery. The fathomless and mysterious oceans consist of ever-changing horizons hardly touched by human hands. Mysterious because we know more about the distant moon than we do of the enigmatic waters […]
Tragedy and Mystery in the depths of the Arctic
MICHAEL WALSH EX-BRITISH MARINER: Underwater archaeologists from Parks Canada have explored one of the two wrecks of the Royal Navy, the Erebus. He was part of the unfortunate 1845 British expedition across the Arctic. The vessel, one of two got stuck in the ice near King William Island along […]
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