Halsey's Typhoon : the true story of a fighting admiral, an epic storm, and an untold rescue / by 182034 Drury, Bob, Clavin, Thomas

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Essentials of sea survival / by Golden, Frank, 1936-, Tipton, Michael, 1959

Subjects: “…Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.…”

IMO search and rescue manual by 2134 International Maritime Organization

Subjects: “…Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.…”

Ship losses and the growth of Roman harbour infrastructure by Robinson, DJ, Rice, CM, Schörle, K

“…This study analyses regional trajectories in Mediterranean coastal developments between ca. 200 bc and ad 200, the time of a peak in maritime activities as recorded archaeologically through shipwreck evidence. The aim is to test the proposition that the development of harbour infrastructure should be followed by a decline in shipwrecks around coastal areas. …”

The Study Of Cargoes From Tanjung Simpang Mengayau Wreck And Jade Dragon Wreck, Kudat, Sabah by Masbaka, Masyella

“…This thesis discusses the analysis and classification of artefacts recovered from cargoes of two ancient shipwrecks in Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia. On the basis of stylistic analysis of the ceramics from each ship, these ceramics are presumably dated around 10th to 13th centuries CE. …”
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Maritime archaeological study on bronze gongs and ornaments from Tanjung Simpang Mengayau wreck salvage (2003) : Metal composition analysis by Masyella Masbaka

“…This thesis presents a quantitative result from the elemental Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometry (hereafter known as ICP-OES) analysis for three bronze gongs and 10 copper alloy artifacts from the shipwreck site off the northernmost tip of Borneo, Tanjung Simpang Mengayau Wreck. …”
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Fear, matter and miracles: personal protection and coping with disasters through material culture c1200-1600 by Standley, ER

“…The disasters that medieval people feared could range from the tangible and observed fire, flood or shipwreck, for example to the intangible witchcraft, the acts of the Devil or acts of God. …”

Lead isotope studies - Sardinia and the Mediterranean by Gale, N

“…The present paper proves that the large number of copper oxhide ingots found on Sardinia were not made of copper from Sardinian ore deposits, as surmised by some archaeologists, but were instead made from copper from the Apliki mining region deposits in Cyprus, in common with all other analysed copper oxhide ingots from around the LBA Mediterranean, including the ingots excavated from the LBA shipwreck of Cape Gelidonya. It is also proved that copper alloy artefacts excavated from nuragic contexts on Sardinia are consistent with having been made of copper from Sardinian ore deposits.…”

Port economies and maritime trade in the Roman Mediterranean: 166 BC to AD 300 by Rice, C

“…In doing so, I focus on three particular areas of material culture: ceramics, shipwreck cargoes (typically composed of amphorae, metal ingots or stone) and epigraphy.…”

Maritime infrastructure in the eastern Mediterranean: a context-based approach to continuity and innovation in nautical technology (c. 1400-700 B.C.) by Manolova, T

“…First, by charting trans-regional trends and patterns from a longue durée perspective, integrating all available representational, textual and shipwreck evidence for Cyprus, the Levant and the Aegean as well as the scatter of additional sources from elsewhere in the broader Eastern Mediterranean region. …”

The ceramic trade between China and Southeast Asia during the Song Dynasty (960-1279) by Li, P

“…<p>This thesis studies the shipwrecks in the South China Sea and their recovered artefacts to discuss the ceramic trade between South China and Southeast Asia during the Song dynasty (960-1279). …”

Travelling to a martyrdom by Thompson, C, Carl E. Thompson

“…Taking one strand of this literature of 'misadventure', the narrative of shipwreck, mutiny and other maritime misadventures, Chapter 1 explores the different rhetorical strategies used by writers to recount the sufferings of travellers. …”

Succoring strangers: Castaway humanitarianism in nineteenth century East Asia by Connolly, Daniel Phillip

“…Ultimately, this struggle over the treatment and repatriation of shipwrecked sailors can be seen as a key component of imperialism.…”
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Crete and the sea: the maritime cultural landscape of late Hellenistic and imperial Crete by Karampas, D

“…Furthermore, the production of a new dataset of information about Cretan shipwrecks and their cargoes is presented, which constitutes the first attempt to gather evidence of all known Roman shipwrecks from the island. …”

An autonomous target tracking system for the offshore drone rescue system by Zhang, MingCheng

“…The purpose of this research report is to describe a way to increase survivability for survivors after a shipwrecking of an ocean-going ship in warm oceans. A drone together with a camera and Kalman Filter algorithm is used to carry out this task. …”
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Ivory in West Africa, c. 100 to 1900 CE: archaeological evidence and future research priorities by Coutu, A, Lane, P

“…This paper reviews the evidence for the production and exchange of ivory objects from archaeological sites across West Africa, as well as evidence of African ivory from other contexts such as shipwrecks. We discuss the potential of using analytical techniques to reveal the geographical origin of these ivories, which can extend our understanding of human-ivory relationships in West Africa and the wider Atlantic world from the late medieval period onwards. …”

The depositional ontexts of the ships from Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt by Robinson, D

“…This paper investigates the contexts of these vessels to suggest that a variety of explanations—shipwrecking, ritual deposition, abandonment, and structural reuse—account for their deposition. …”

Telepresence-Enabled Maritime Archaeological Exploration in the Deep by Brennan, Michael L, Cantelas, Frank, Elliott, Kelley, Delgado, James P, Bell, Katherine L C, Coleman, Dwight, Fundis, Allison, Irion, Jack, Van Tilburg, Hans K, Ballard, Robert D

“…This paper chronicles the history of the use of telepresence for the exploration of shipwrecks in deep water as well as how this capability has allowed the public to engage with such missions. …”
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Sunken worlds: social and ecological dimensions of human-made reefs by Castelló y Tickell, SMTC

“…Though some HMRs such as shipwrecks, fishing traps and oil rigs may be long-established, others are increasingly being used to advance political or artistic aims, and as tools to restore or transform the marine environment. …”

Lies, spies, and more damn lies: Jean-Baptiste Marie Froment, an 18th-century French dancer abroad by Burden, M

“…A French dancer, choreographer, and dancing master, he made his London debut at Drury Lane dancing a haymaker in the 1739 show, <em>Harlequin Shipwrecked</em>. He appeared regularly at all the playhouses in both main pieces and entr’act dances, he had a daughter who followed him into the business, taught regularly, and composed a number of dances. …”