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Old 16-04-2018, 18:42   #1
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Ideographic language of commercial ships
bulbous bow, bow thruster, load lines, draft marks, bitts, Jacob's ladder, dummy crew, IMO numbers:

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/videos...uage-of-ships/
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Thanks for sharing the article.

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A great read! Beautiful photographs.
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thx!
(anything nautical is welcome in this here office at ~N47, ~E17)
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