Mingulay Boat Song — The Mingulay Boat Song was a sea shanty supposed to have been sung by Scottish fishermen as they returned from the Atlantic towards the Isle of Mingulay.[citation needed] However, the Isle of Mingulay was abandoned in 1912, and therefore the song … Wikipedia
Fishing trawler — For other types of trawlers, see Trawler (disambiguation). The Irish RSW tank trawler Brendelen[1] in Skagen harbour A fishing trawler (also called a dragger) is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls. Traw … Wikipedia
Boat people — is a term that usually refers to illegal immigrants or asylum seekers who emigrate en masse in boats that are sometimes old and crudely made rendering them unseaworthy and unsafe. The term came into common use during the late 1970s with the mass… … Wikipedia
Fishing reel — A spinning reel A fishing reel is a cylindrical device attached to a fishing rod used in winding the line .[1] Modern fishing reels usually have fittings which make it easier to retrieve the line and deploy ( cast ) it for better accuracy or… … Wikipedia
boat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See ship. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vessel, bark, sailboat, yacht, steamboat, craft, watercraft, bottom, hulk; see also ship . Types of small boats include: rowboat, shell, scull, kayak, dugout, canoe,… … English dictionary for students
PT boat — PT 105 at high speed PT Boats were a variety of motor torpedo boat (hull classification symbol PT , for Patrol Torpedo ), a small, fast vessel used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. The PT boat squadrons… … Wikipedia
Motor Torpedo Boat PT-59 — was a 77 foot Elco PT boat that served with the US Navy in World War II. She is noted for being the second command of then Lieutenant, junior grade (LTJG) John F. Kennedy (who later became President of the United States) in the Pacific Theater… … Wikipedia
Dragon boat — This article is about Dragon boats and racing. For the festivals and holidays associated with dragon boats, see Duanwu Festival. Dragon boat Traditional Chinese 龍舟 Simplified Chinese 龙舟 … Wikipedia
Recreational fishing — Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing, is fishing for pleasure or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is fishing for profit, or subsidence fishing, which is fishing for survival. The most common form of… … Wikipedia
History of fishing — Prehistory Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back at least to the Upper Paleolithic period which began about 40,000 years ago. [ [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/11/1108 bonetool 2.html African Bone Tools Dispute Key Idea… … Wikipedia