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repairs were completed the water was turned into the compartment again to hold the vessel down , for the only thing that kept the wreck from being pounded to pieces was the fact that it was full of water . It was not safe to have more ...
repairs were completed the water was turned into the compartment again to hold the vessel down , for the only thing that kept the wreck from being pounded to pieces was the fact that it was full of water . It was not safe to have more ...
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His expedient is simple , comprising merely the pumping of poisonous fumescarbonic acid gas -into the holds of affected ... From the latter extend a number of flexible pipes which are led down into the hold of the ship after it has ...
His expedient is simple , comprising merely the pumping of poisonous fumescarbonic acid gas -into the holds of affected ... From the latter extend a number of flexible pipes which are led down into the hold of the ship after it has ...
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She is a large trunk vessel , with one clear hold and the engine placed aft . ... The tendency of the age being to build vessels with the largest possible clear holds and hatches , this vessel has one hold only .
She is a large trunk vessel , with one clear hold and the engine placed aft . ... The tendency of the age being to build vessels with the largest possible clear holds and hatches , this vessel has one hold only .
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Tapping the Gunnison Canyon | 18 |
How the Blood Defends the Body | 24 |
Sea Will Succor a Famished | 32 |
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