This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. One of the more memorable—and unique—illustrations about rest, involves a 19th century British politician named Samuel ...

“This mark has been the hallmark of safety of the maritime industry since the 1860s; a lot of people died and a lot of mariners have been saved,” he said, describing his website as the world’s ...

Among the many hieroglyphics that can be found on vessels sailing the ocean and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, there’s none more important than the Plimsoll line. Known also as the International Load ...

Anyone who lives near a port is familiar with the plimsoll line painted on the side of a ship. A relatively simple logo placed amidships on the hull of every vessel, it marks the depth to which it can ...