"The yacht had been to 30 different ports in the past year, changing crews, hosting charity events — there was no way to figure out the culprit".
Big factory ships from places like Europe, China, Korea and Japan stay at sea for years at a time — fueling, changing crews, unloading their catch on refrigerated vessels.
As to the logistical problem of changing crews and the rest of the travel woes: been there, done that, but with far less grace and good humor.
In addition to changing the crew procedures, the airline installed a "flat tire detection system" that was to inform the crew if a blowout occurred.
This time is used for disembarking the incoming passengers and their baggage, cleaning the interior of the train, replenishing water, restock, king victuals, changing the crew, and embarking the outgoing passengers and their baggage.
But you're never less than happy to be there, watching Mr. Harrell and his ever-changing crew say yes to everything.
Under the guidance of a local shipwright named Moynihan, the boys at the Fisheries School built O'Brien's Saoirse — Gaelic for "freedom" — which he and a hapless, ever-changing crew sailed around the world from 1923 to 1925.
Thacker's cast (and scene-changing crew) keep tight control of the mayhem and deliver a side-splitting view of theatre and (for those in reflective mood) a bittersweet take on life.
When NASA can be assured that Endeavour can safely complete its mission of changing station crews and carrying needed supplies, officials said, the shuttle's launching will be rescheduled.
At Le Mans, the mechanics, the tire-changing crews, the drivers, team owners and engineers find themselves called upon for a full spectrum of human emotions and qualities: patience, stamina, concentration, strategic thinking, human interaction and politics, night vision, speed and teamwork — all with little sleep.
Algorithmic excellence in analytics requires more than just great math; you must also become as agile at killing off weak or vanquished algorithms as a NASCAR pit crew changing worn tires — you need to be replacing them with promising new ones.
