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Flemished lines

Flemished lines

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18 Sep 2010 220
When ropes are laid out in this fashion, they're said to be "flemished." Of course, ropes that have anything to do with boats are not called ropes -- they're "lines." And when the boat is big, it is called a ship. Unless it is a submarine, in which case it remains a boat no matter how big it is.
A Navy vessel was in port

A Navy vessel was in port

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18 Sep 2010 211
Undersea cable, the way it was meant to be seen

Undersea cable, the way it was meant to be seen

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18 Sep 2010 199
Special cable boats would lay it down.
It's called the Plimsoll line . . .

It's called the Plimsoll line . . .

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18 Sep 2010 211
. . . and it shows how heavily laden a ship is. Though usually it's located amidships, not on the bow, so maybe I do not know what this is. Never mind.
It looks anatomical . . .

It looks anatomical . . .

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18 Sep 2010 189
. . . but it's undersea cable. Who knows what signals it was designed to carry.
And as we began . . .

And as we began . . .

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18 Sep 2010 165
. . . we end, with Flemished lines.
Drawbridge up

Drawbridge up

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18 Sep 2010 190
A sailboat enters the inner harbor, under power.
All you see . . .

All you see . . .

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18 Sep 2010 184
. . . is the guy's butt. Right?
There are sailboats at Port Everglades, too

There are sailboats at Port Everglades, too

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18 Sep 2010 197
Port Everglades is near Fort Lauderdale International Airport

Port Everglades is near Fort Lauderdale Internatio…

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18 Sep 2010 228
I liked the shape and shades

I liked the shape and shades

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18 Sep 2010 164
There's a famous poster of the Normandie . . .

There's a famous poster of the Normandie . . .

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18 Sep 2010 168
. . . which ultimately caught fire and capsized at dock in New York, which inspired this picture.