Anchor Terminology

A net, called an abi, was made with intertwined tree branches. The bait that they used for fishing was called wa’adegon. Fishhooks were made out of copper or a hook shaped bone that was sharpened at both ends. For larger fish, a leister was used. This tool was a three-pronged spear. There was a center point and two points that came out on each side of the middle point. Lobsters and shellfish were dug out of the seabed with sticks and roasted on coals, (Nova Scotia 2-3; Wallis and Wallis 27-28; Davis 27).

Us Commander Thomas McDonough rigs his ships with 2 anchors enabling them to fire nonstop without pivoting, he drives the British back to Canada.

The lighthouse appears deserted. The men discuss rowing toward land swimming through the surf once the boat finally capsizes in the rougher water that is closer to shore. The crew knows that, over time, they will grow weaker and things will get worse, not better. They exchange with each other “addresses and admonitions”, in case all of them do not live through this whole ordeal

3. Purser - An officer on a ship who keeps the accounts, esp. the head steward on a passenger vessel.

6- Dock: a structure extending along shore or out from the shore into a body of water, to which boats may be moored.

The journey came to a halt when the ship hit an iceberg and began to sink.

9) Tethered- to tie with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement

In the short story Connell writes that “‘sailors have a curious dread about the place”’ (Connell, 39). This shows foreshadowing because if the name did not already show it, even the sailors were scared of the island. It also stated that everything was “‘ like moist black velvet”’ (Connell, 40). Showing that whatever happened to the character, he would have never been able to make out anything since it was pitch dark outside, foretelling that when something happens to the character he will not be able to get back to the boat.

A simple beam bridge that is flat across and supported at the two ends. A longer beam bridge can be held up along the middle by piers standing in the river. The weight of the bridge itself, plus the load that it carries, plus gravity are the downward forces are spread evenly across the length of the bridge. The upwards forces that hold the bridge up come from the piers. The Confederation Bridge in Canada is a famous beam bridge.

| a. Not pass within 50m of a warship without prior permission from the Harbour Master

Journeys on boats are usually long and fraught with dangers that are overcome. Boats are also related to islands, since crew is isolated from the regular rules of society.

iii. He called it the Solar Sailor, which has an electric motor they can power to drive the propeller properly, meaning the boat will be more efficient and easy to move and back up without stalling them.

not float like a balloon or sink below the line and should be formed from the top and not the bottom.

the first of the two lines he uses the word ‘mark’ which means buoy to

Reefer ships are a refrigerated cargo ship; a type of ship typically used to transport perishable commodities which require temperature-controlled transportation, such as fruit, meat, fish, vegetables, dairy products and other foods. Carrying capacities depend on the number electrical outlet of that ship.