(History.com) Later on in the 1900 hundreds, there were several more reports of ships being hit by what was said to be a freak wave or rogue wave. One of the most famous ships to get hit by a rogue wave was the Queen Mary. In 1942 while carrying 15,000 American troops 608 nautical miles (700 mi/1,126 km) from Scotland during a gale, RMS Queen Mary was broadsided by a 92-foot (28 m) wave and nearly capsized. Queen Mary listed briefly about 52 degrees before the ship slowly righted herself. (live science.com) One of the most memorable rogue wave occurrences was on October 30, 1991.
This paper is a recounting of the events surrounding the accident, both before, during, and after. It also includes connections to modern day actions that can be taken based on the lessons learned. Crisis Management: An Analysis of the 1947 Texas City Explosion On April 16, 1947, a cargo ship carrying a large amount of ammonium nitrate in its hold exploded in the port of Texas City, Texas. About 15 hours after the initial explosion, another ship carrying ammonium nitrate also exploded. Estimates by the Red Cross and the Texas Department of Public Safety counted 468 fatalities, 100 persons missing and never found, and approximately 3,500 injured.
Movie 300 Over 2,500 years ago Greek was not a unified nation. The movie 300 is set around the time period of 480 B.C. It is a fictionalized recap of what is the Battle of Thermopylae. The movie and its contents try and portray as accurately as possible the events that took place during the time period of the battle. Not only the events that happened, but also the historical background, little things such as clothing, architecture, weapons, and culture are tried to be made accurate in the movie in an attempt to make the movie 300 as realistic as possible.
Henry Pickman 9th Grade English News Story U.S Troops storm the volcanic beaches of Iwo Jima! On February 19th, 1945, the USMC (United States Marine Corps) and the Navy Seals attacked the Japanese island Iwo Jima with over seventy thousand troops. These marines and Navy Seals consisted of the Third, Fourth and Fifth divisions. Many Marines stated that “this battle was going to be no sweat”, but had the Marines known about the American bombings on the island had not even come close to putting a dent in the defenses or lowering the morale of the troops, they would have thought very differently. The troops also didn’t know about the vast expanse of tunnel systems under the island, because of these tunnels, combat between the Americans and Japanese would not be straightforward.
In this movie you see firsthand what it looked like on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. This movie takes you through the events that took place from planning the attack to when the attack happens. The best thing about this movie is that you see both sides of the attack: The American side and the Japanese side. It shows what the Japanese did to prepare and what the Americans did in ignoring the warning sides. Not only is the story told from both sides, it is done accurately and told in a way where the movie keeps your interest.
But was he really responsible for the sinking? Captain Smith was told that the titanic could take on anything, whether it was a tiny thunder storm, or an iceberg 50-100 feet high, and possibly 400 feet long. Bruce Ismay was the White Star Line director. When titanic sank, it was said to be because of a flaw in the ship, which was under Bruce’s responsibility. Because of this, the titanic would have stayed in one piece, and would have stayed afloat for at least another 3 hours.
Mount Pelle I was always fascinated about volcanoes, and I always had great interest in volcanic eruptions. One of my favorite volcanoes is Mount Pelle. In my opinion the eruption from May 8, 1902 was the most devastating volcanic eruption ever, after Krakatoa. The night shift telegraph operator was sending the reports of the volcanos activity, to the operator at Fort-de-France, claiming no significant new developments; his last transmission was "Allez", handing over the line to the remote operator. A cable repair ship had the city in direct view; the upper mountainside ripped open and a dense black cloud shot out horizontally.
Later on Fox discovered that gas companies decided to extract gas from people’s wells since it was too obvious that a lot of natural gas came out of them. Fox wanted to find out whether the Dimock case was a rule or an exception. It turned out to be a rule and that meant that 34 states were overshadowed by the incoming doom. While watching this film one might wonder why all that happened in
Prize-winning author Ann Patchett ("Bel Canto," "Truth and Beauty," "The Magician's Assistant") once confessed that the single most important artistic influence on her work is "The Poseidon Adventure," the 1933 Paul Gallico potboiler that was made into a classic 1970s action-adventure-disaster movie featuring Gene Hackman and Ernest Borgnine fighting their way out of a luxury liner capsized by a 100-foot tidal wave. Patchett explained, "['The Poseidon Adventure'] was the first time I saw something that made me think, Oh, that's what plot is: you're going along, it's fine, then everything turns upside down; people band together, sacrifices are made, there's passion, there's loss, there's a journey and at the end you cut a hole in the boat and
At the time of the eruption, the summit of Mount St. Helens was owned by the Burlington Northern Railroad, but afterward the land passed to the United States Forestry Service. [2] The area was later preserved, as it was, in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. [pic] [pic] Mount St. Helens from Monitor Ridge showing the cone of devastation, the huge crater open to the north, and the post-eruption lava dome inside. The small photo on the left was taken from Spirit Lake before the eruption and the small photo on the right was taken after the eruption from approximately the same place. Spirit Lake can also be seen in the larger image, as well as two other Cascade