Destroyed by Storm.

A method to trap liquids or gases by causing them to penetrate into the absorbent material.

A surface weather observation, made at periodic times, of sky cover, state of the sky, cloud height, atmospheric pressure reduced to sea level, temperature, dew point, wind speed and direction. amount of precipitation, hydrometeors and lithometeors. and s ...

Asphalt Tanker.

A term of measure referring to 42 gallons of liquid at 60o F.

A sunshine recorder of the type in which the time scale is supplied by the motion of the sun. It consists essentially of a spherical lens which bums an image of the sun upon a specialty prepared card.

An individual legally appointed by a court to settle the affairs of a deceased person who failed to.

Old term for the galley of a vessel situated normally on the deck and not between decks.

Thanks for Your Telex

Sundays, holidays, included

Low Pressure

Agency for Internatinal Development.

In order to obtain the clean bill of lading, the shipper signs a letter of indemnity to the carrier on the basis of which may be obtained the clean bill of lading, although the dock or mate's receipt showed that the shipment was damaged or in bad conditio ...

International Chamber of Shipping

Place where crew is accommodated.

Fast Rescue Craft

Watertight

To stop a boat and maintain position (with some leeway) by balancing rudder and sail to prevent forward movement, a boat stopped this way is "hove to"; such as when in heavy seas. The idea is to bring the wind onto the weather bow and hold the ship in tha ...

Federal Water Pollution Control Act

The angle between true south and the point on the horizon directly below the sun.