13. The Thirteen Gun Salute Archive

Survival At Sea 2/2: Surviving Sharks, Finding Land and Other Useful Tips

As many times as Jack, Stephen and their various crews were shipwrecked and marooned, they managed to survive not just because they knew how to take care of the basics (food, water, etc.) but because they knew how to survive everything and anything the ocean might throw at them, allowing them to live long enough [...]
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Survival At Sea 1/2: Weather, Food, Water, Medical

Throughout the course of our beloved series, our stalwart heroes find themselves in many perilous situations that aren’t always directly related to combat (stranded on a tiny island during a storm, adrift on the open ocean without a raft, shipwrecked at least twice, etc.). Luckily, they have the survival skills to carry them through these [...]
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The Nautical Origins of Everyday Sayings

Many phrases that have been adopted into everyday use originate from seafaring – in particular from the days of sail. Virtually all of these are metaphorical and the original nautical meanings are now forgotten. That association of travel and metaphor is significant in that the word metaphor derives from ancient Greek for ‘to carry’ or [...]
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