Resultados para "Boat" en Ciencia

Read by the author, Nancy Birtwhistle. Simple swaps and innovative ideas for cleaning and maintaining your home that won't cost the Earth – from tricky stains to descaling kettles. This engaging guide with 101 hints and sustainable, natural cleaning tips and hacks will help you take small...

Most people only consider the Mississippi River when they cross it or when it inconveniently abandons its banks. But every year, millions of tons of cargo are transported by towboats on the river. In Peep Light, Captain Lee Hendrix provides unique insight on people who work and live on and near the Mississippi River. Hendrix, formerly a pilot for the Delta Queen Steamboat Co., has worked on the Mississippi for fifty years. In 2014, Hendrix became captain of the towboat Mississippi with the US Army Corps of Engineers, then he later retired to return to passenger vessels.

During the height of the blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast Guard dispatched a patrol boat, but was soon in as much trouble as the tanker. Then pilot boat captain Frank Quirk, hearing of the Coast Guard's troubles on his radio, decided to act.

Read by the author, Joe Clark, and featuring an exclusive Q&A with Joe's top gardening tips. No matter your space, gardening expert and social media sensation Joe Clark will help you find joy and peace in the natural world. Nature enthusiast Joe Clark is here to help you make the most of the...

The writer and broadcaster Paul Heiney set sail from the east coast of England bound for Iceland, propelled by a desire to breathe the cool, clear air of the high latitudes, and to follow in the wake of generations of sailors who have made this often treacherous journey since the 13th century. In almost every harbour he tripped over maritime history and anecdote, and came face to face with his own past as he sailed north along his childhood coastline of east Yorkshire towards the Arctic Circle. But there was one major thing missing from this voyage - the sight of puffins.