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To broach means the ship is being driven off course sideways into the waves creating a danger of swamping or capsizing. In any major storm at sea it is important to keep the bow into the waves in order to avoid broaching or being pooped (water over the stern). Hurricane strength winds can overwhelm a ships ability to keep proper steerage making them vulnerable to broaching and capsizing.
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How many people died in hurricane Irene?
About 37 people died. (According to reports on 2011-08-30 01:00 EDT)
Thou born to match the gale thou art all wings to cope with heaven and earth and sea and hurricane Thou ship of air that never furl'st thy sails In these lines from To the Man-of-War Bird Whitman?
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How do whirlpools end?
The plain answer is that they end when they run out of energy. So they simply stop then. But there are all kinds of whirlpools caused by all kinds of things. Which means there are all kinds of ways whirlpools can get and lose their energies. For example, there are whirlpools in your bathroom sink when you open the drain. They stop when the water is gone from the sink and so there is no longer a force of gravity acting on water to cause the whirlpools. There are whirlpools in the wake of a ship. They're called eddies, but they are still whirlpools. They stop when the ship stops because they were getting their energies from the ship's motion. Similarly there are whirlpools in running streams and rivers, they might stop if there is a change in flow or the river runs dry. So there you are. Whirlpools stop when they run out of energy.
What was the weather like during the ship wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald?
it was stormy and there was also very high waves the height of a 4- story home. With very cool winds and waves the caused the memory of the Edmund Fitzgerald
If hurricane is traveling North which side is the wind speed the reatest East West South?
If a hurricane or other tropical cyclone is moving the winds on one side will be faster than on the opposite side in relation to the ocean or ground the storm is moving over. In the Northern Hemisphere the fastest winds will be on the right side, if you are looking in the direction of the storm's movement. That is, if the hurricane is moving toward the west, the strongest winds will be on the north side; if it's moving north, the strongest winds will be on the east side. To see why the winds on the right side of a Northern Hemisphere hurricane or typhoon are faster than those on the left, imagine the winds are circling the storm at 100 mph, and the entire storm is moving forward at 10 mph. With counterclockwise winds of 100 mph added to the forward speed of 10 mph on the right side, a ship there will be hit by 110 mph winds because the 100 mph winds and forward motion of the storm are in the same direction.. Another ship, to the left of the storm's center, where the 10 mph forward motion is subtracted from the 100 mph wind speed, will feel 90 mph winds. This was first realize in the 19th century and was one of the first important advances in understanding tropical cyclones and other storms. In fact, this knowledge was called the "Law of Storms" in the 19th century and various scientists wrote books telling ship captions how to use it to figure out where they were in relation to a storm's center and which way to go to said away from a storm's strongest winds and highest waves. This is described in detail in Chapter 2 of Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth by Dr. Bob Sheets and Jack Williams, published by Vintage Books, 2001.
What is the sentence for broach?
The Queen is said to be willing to broach that subject this evening. The next rogue wave that comes along will not broach this ship!
How do you use the word 'broach' in a sentence?
Our elderly father needs to be in a nursing home, but it's difficult to broach this sensitive topic with him.
How can a hurricane in Central America might affect the supply of bananas in a supermarket in Kansas?
Basically, they grow the bananas in Central America, so a hurricane there means less bananas to ship out, therefore less bananas in stock.
Why did peter minuit die?
He died in a ship wreck from a hurricane
Are you safe on a cruise ship during a hurricane?
No you can not be at all safe in a hurricane. You are never safe in a hurricane, whether at sea or on land. The experience and skill of a certain captain of your cruise ship might lower your risk of injury somewhat, but you do not want to be in a huricane, ever.
What happened in the Louisiana oil spill?
The blow out and fire occurred on April 20, 2010. See link for a discussion of events. There was a later oil spill caused by a tugboat hitting an abandoned oil pipe in Barataria Bay.
What was the speed of the first ship ever made?
unknown as it depended on the wind and weather- for eg. if a ship was in a hurricane it will travel up to 200km per hour lol! like a super ship
What term means to send out of country?
it means to ship. to send someone or something, means to ship it.
Where are all of the Hurricane Harbor toys in Six Flags Fun Park?
you have to buy them from the ship dispenser.
What caused the ship to pitch?
It depends on what ship you're talking about and when whatever this was happened. It might have been a high wave caused by wind, or it might have been a flaw in the design of the ship, or it might have been a storm ...
How would a hurricane affect you on a cruise liner?
If you are on a cruise ship and a hurricane is forecast, the ship will alter its course to avoid the storm. This may mean that the ports where you planned to visit are changed for other ports outside the reach of the storm. If the hurricane is active at the port where you will embark or disembark from the ship, your cruise may be delayed or canceled - or the cruise line may move the ship to a port away from the storm. Cruise ships do not head into hurricanes, except possibly on trans-Atlantic crossings where the options are much more limited.
What is the term that means to sink a ship?
To purposely sink a ship is to 'scuttle' the ship.
