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...16th century warship Mary Rose (which sank in 45 ft. of water off Portsmouth in 1545) and raised it in 1982, half of the hull had been buried under protective silt for centuries. The waterlogged structure, part of which had the consistency of wet cardboard, was moved into dry dock at the Portsmouth Naval Base, and has since been sprayed constantly with a cold-water mist to keep the wood from disintegrating in the air. This treatment will continue for another three years, after which polyethylene glycol, a waxy preserving agent, will be included in the mist in gradually increasing...
Even more troubling to Western analysts has been the clash with New Zealand that began in 1984 over the U.S.'s right to dock nuclear-powered or -armed ships there. Last week the dispute led the two nations to move toward formally ending their mutual-defense treaty under the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, U.S.) alliance. While the U.S. and New Zealand will maintain their military agreements with Australia, they will no longer defend each other. After meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange in Manila, Shultz declared, "We part company as friends, but we do part company...
...resembled a small blue buoy. As BB-63 slowly eased to a berth, Graham was moving his arms briskly and systematically as if conducting an orchestra. Four stories up on the ship's signal deck, Chief Signalman Mike Kennedy took note. While others ogled the U.S.O. dancers on the dock, he broke out a small pair of blue and white pennants, known as papa flags, and returned to the rail. In his hands, the flags began to speak back. Before the final lines were secure, Kennedy had invited retired Senior Chief Signalman Graham and his wife aboard to share...
...celebrate their victory and escape the heat, rowers from Harvard's second heavyweight boat placed their gold medals in the first-place bowl, held hands at the edge of the dock and leapt into the water...
This is the one that if an oarsman wins, he stands on the dock sipping champagne, as up to fifteen competitors who just weren't as fast heap their racing shirts on his shoulder. You even get a gold medal...