NOTABLY OFFBEAT: Hetty Howland Green was born in 1834 to wealthy New Bedford Quakers -- owners of the formidable Howland Fleet -- 50 whaling ships strong.
PRACTICE HELD ON SHIP A strong wind whipped the American flag and dozens of signal flags on the decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway, giving No. 9 Syracuse and No. 20 San Diego State an idea of what it will be like playing Sunday afternoon.
Thus far, no method of simulation has been proposed to study this problem because the dynamic ultimate strength of the ship involves strong coupling between the nonlinearity in the ship structure and waves.
"First, you have to see if the ship is strong enough to be pulled.
On September 14, the ship encountered strong winds and heavy rainfall about halfway between the Lesser Antilles and Cape Verde.
One ship, the Strong Virginian, reported sustained winds 42 mph (68 km/h) at 0600 UTC on September 4.
Two days later, a ship reported strong winds and a rapid pressure drop, indicating a hurricane was in the region; the tropical cyclone was given the name Jig.
Several ships reported strong winds, rough seas, and heavy rainfall in conjunction with the storm, with one ship reporting a minimum central pressure of 994.0 hPa.
Costamare, which resisted over-ordering ships in the boom, has been taking advantage of a weak market for used container ships and strong demand for scrap steel.
South Korean sentiment, too, has been edging back closer to the United States following the sinking of one of its ships and strong Chinese opposition to Korea-U.S. naval exercises.
