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Spruce Goose
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In 1947, Howard Hughes flew his HK-1 for over a mile; and it never flew again. Housed for years in Long Beach, California, the "largest aircraft ever built" is now living in McMinnville, Oregon. The site focuses on the plane's history and plans for i ...
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http://www.sprucegoose.org/ |
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Transport Canada
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The site is divided into sections for Canadian transportation policy and safety, airports, aviation, marine and land transportation, dangerous goods, and research and development.
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http://www.tc.gc.ca/ |
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B??tmagasinet
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Boating magazine.
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http://www.batmagasinet.no/ |
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Shipping Disasters Timeline
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Timeline of major peacetime maritime disasters, many involving ferry boats, for the period 1986-2005. Also includes links to articles about the Al-Salam ferry that sank in the Red Sea in February 2006. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4678192.stm |
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Rescue at Sea
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Companion to a 1999 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about a 1909 shipping disaster in which "two ships -- one carrying Italian immigrants to New York, the other American tourists to Europe -- collided in a dense fog ...
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rescue/ |
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BoatSafe Kids!
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Why is the bathroom on a boat called a head? How do life jackets work? This site answers your questions about boats and boating, plus it has instructions on how to tie knots and how to spot storms.
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http://www.boatsafe.com/kids/index.htm |
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BoatSafe.com and BoatSafeKids
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All types of useful information about boating safety, including articles, checklists and logs, boat maintenance, handling tips, and a page for children. Boating quizzes test basic boating knowledge. Links to regulations for several states are provide ...
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http://www.boatsafe.com/ |
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International Marine Signal Flags
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This site tells what each flag signals when it is used. There is also a page on the semaphore flag signaling system, which is an alphabet system based on waving a pair of hand-held flags in a specific pattern.
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http://www.anbg.gov.au/flags/signal-flags.html |
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U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety
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Safety information, statistics, boating classes, news, federal requirements, information about boat manufacturers, and much more. Includes information about safety hazards such as "teak surfing" and boat-related carbon monoxide poisoning. S ...
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http://www.uscgboating.org/ |
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Signal Flag Systems
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Describes historical nautical flag systems, and the current International Code of Signals.
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http://www.pem.org/archives/guides/signals.htm |
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