Definition Noun The international radio distress call. Origin Made official by an international telecommunications conference in 1948. An anglicized term of the French word, m’aidez,
Month: March 2022
Book Review: The Finest Hours by Michael Tougias and Casey Sherman
Topic & Content Published in 2009, this is yet another history of the Fort Mercer and Pendleton disasters, which were two T2 tankers that split
Sailor Speak of the Week – Lee
Definition Adjective On the side of any object that is away from the directional force of the wind. Origin 14th century. From the Old Saxon
Book Review: Two Tankers Down by Robert Frump
Topic & Content Published in 2008, this is a history of the T2 tankers Fort Mercer and Pendleton, which split in half off the coast
Sailor Speak of the Week – Keelhauling
Definition Alternatively spelled: keel hauling, keel-hauling Noun A (often lethal) form of punishment involving dragging a sailor underneath the keel of a vessel from one
Book Review: Battleship – The Sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse by Martin Middlebrook and Patrick Mahoney
Topic & Content Published in 1979, this book examines the ill-fated operations of Force Z, where the battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS
Fair Winds & Following Seas 