While the terms floatplane, seaplane, and flying boat are frequently used interchangeably to denote aircraft, the terms floatplane are distinct. The term sailor is inclusive, used to describe any...
Category: Ships
A sail is a three or four-sided shape structure made from fabric materials or a combination of woven materials such as canvas, laminated membranes, or bonded filaments, for example, Sailing ships and...
They say that two heads are better than one and in most cases that is true. That is because you have two brains analyzing a situation instead of just one. This statement isn’t always true but when...
Trawlers and tug boats are both types of ships. They are also commonly referred to as purse seiners or draggers. The primary difference between trawlers and tugs is that the trawler uses fishing nets...
The word "catamaran" is plagiaristic from kattumaram, a Tamil word used to refer to logs that have been bound together. A catamaran is a multi-hulled watercraft that features two parallel hulls that...
Trawlers are traditionally merchant ships that are used to extract fish from the sea. They generally have a metal or wood bottom with nets attached for collecting and pulling in a catch, as well as...