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	Northwest Maritime Center & Wooden Boat Foundation on Port Townsend Bay• Preserving Maritime Heritage
		May 12, 2004: Ten days before the official dock opening, the barge and support boat are still on site, but the shape and character of the new dock are clear.
		April 30, 2004: The floating docks arrived via barge this week and are being fastened to the tall steel pilings at left.
		By now, the footprint of the 290-foot-long dock is largely set by the pattern of the piles.
	www.nwmaritime.org /news/news_36.shtml (752 words)

	dock - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Dock (plant), common name for a group of about 200 species of herbaceous plants of the buckwheat family, widely distributed in temperate areas of...
		The Dock is a graphical user interface feature first introduced in the NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP operating systems, and radically changed and refined in Mac OS X, where it behaves more like the Apple...
		Dock may refer to: In transportation: Dock (maritime), an area of water for building or repairing or loading and unloading ships or ferries *Wharf, a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, where ships...
	encarta.msn.com /dock.html (383 words)

	Dock (maritime) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A dock is an area of water between two piers or alongside a pier, forming a chamber used for building or repairing one ship.
		Dry docks can be emptied of water, so all parts of the ship can be investigated, cleaned, maintained and repaired.
		In American English dock is technically synonymous with pier or wharf--any human-made structure in the water intended for people to be on.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/d/do/dock__maritime_.html (101 words)

	Ocean, Boating, Admiralty & Maritime - Accident Lawyer Hawaii- ocean, boating, admiralty & maritime accident attorney ...
		Other claims for ocean, boating and maritime personal injury or death fall under federal maritime law which generally has a three (3) year statute of limitations.
		Please note also that for some maritime claims, there are limitations of liability and claim deadlines on the ticket or in the contract of passage documents.
		Generally, cases involving ocean, boating and maritime accidents include a very complicated hodge-podge of traditional (and often inconsistent) maritime and other ocean and boating related doctrines and claims.
	www.accidentlawyerhawaii.com /ocean-boating-maritime.html (1385 words)

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		But eelgrass growth is often impaired by the construction and presence of docks and piers, as well as by physical disturbance, introduction of contaminants, increased turbidity, propeller scour from boat traffic, and light reduction.
		As soon as dock construction was completed, 50 community volunteers bundled a total of 5,040 eelgrass shoots donated by the Washington Department of Transportation, and PNNL divers planted the shoots under and around the new dock.
		Shelly Randall was formerly the communications specialist at the Northwest Maritime Center (www.nwmaritime.org), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building a regional maritime center in the historic Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, Wash. She can be contacted by e-mail at shelly@shellyrandall.com.
	www.stevenspublishing.com /stevens/epPub.nsf/d3d5b4f938b22b6e8625670c006dbc58/882afcbf2297e1bb86257161004f3936?OpenDocument (1238 words)

	Section II: Falls/Drowning Accidents> Summary No. 7 - Accessing Barge From Floating Dock
		Employees climbing onto a barge from a floating dock were exposed to the hazard of falling into the water and being crushed by the barge.
		As she attempted to pull herself onto the barge, the barge's stern began to drift away from the dock creating a gap between the barge and the dock.
		The victim, who was wearing a personal flotation device, held onto the dock's horizontal timbers, but before a rescue could be accomplished, the barge drifted back towards the dock, pinning the victim's upper body between the dock's timbers and the side of the barge.
	www.osha.gov /dts/maritime/sltc/longshoring/section2/summary7.html (958 words)

	Why docks are needed?
		Docks are needed because the Mersey is a tidal river.
		Docks that could keep the vessels permanently afloat and safe from the wind and currents were required.
		The first enclosed commercial maritime dock in the world was opened in Liverpool in 1715 (we now call this long-filled dock Old Dock).
	www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk /maritime/albertdock/whydocksareneeded.asp (252 words)

	Planning Sydney Harbour Federation Trust - The Plan Woolwich
		The Woolwich Dock and Parklands Site is a clear example of some of the patterns that have shaped the harbour: The maritime industrial activity evidenced by the dock, sheds, factories and reclaimed hardstand, sit by the water below the carved cliff face, interspersed with parklands and residential uses.
		The dock, caisson, slipways, reclaimed land and sea walls are reminders of Morts Dock and Engineering Company, the largest shipbuilding and repair enterprise in Australia from the late 19th to the mid 20th century and are important statements of the maritime heritage of this area
		The dock could also be the starting point for tours of Hunters Hill and the harbour that would enable people to experience the rich contrasts of maritime industry, the bushland and heritage of the area.
	www.harbourtrust.gov.au /topics/planwoolwich.html (4525 words)

	Boat dock hardware - mooring whips - aluminum ramps available - Maritime Docks (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The weak point of many docks that have fallen apart is due to the poor quality and positioning of the dock hardware.
		Maritime Docks’ heavy-duty steel dock hardware and hinges are specially designed to assure your docks remain strong and low maintenance.
		Maritime Docks aluminum ramps are lightweight and versatile and are built to your specifications.
	www.maritimedocks.com /boat_dock_hardware.htm (269 words)

	Dock - PatentStorm (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A seasonal dock having a self-stowing lifting device having a mounting structure, a tower structure, and a platform structure, where the tower structure and platform structure are hinged to the mounting structure, and the tower structure stows inside the platform structure when not in use.
		The dock compensator is comprised of constant force power springs, a reel around which sufficient lengths of cable are wound, and a case containing the springs, cables and reel.
		An injection-molded plank for forming a dock comprising an elongated member having a generally box-like shape with a top surface for walking on, a front side, and a backside having a plurality of openings therein with the front side having a plurality of spacers mounted on the front side to space...
	www.patentstorm.us /class/405/218-Dock.html (2060 words)

	Albert Dock Attractions \| Merseyside Maritime Museum - Albert Dock, Liverpool Days Out, Liverpool Tour, Liverpool Bar, ...
		The Merseyside Maritime Museum tells the history of one of the world's greatest ports and the people who used it.
		The museum's collections reflect the international importance of Liverpool, including the city's role in the transatlantic slave trade and emigration.
		Discover the opulence of the Titanic and the Lusitania, floating palaces of the Edwardian age.
	www.albertdock.com /pages/index.php?page_id=1192 (260 words)

	ADMIRALTY & MARITIME INJURY LAWYER EVALUATES JONES ACT CASES
		An adjoining pier, wharf, dry dock, terminal, building way, marine railway or other adjoining area customarily used by an employer in loading, unloading, repairing or building a vessel is included in the "navigable waters" category.
		Prior to the passage of the Jones Act, general maritime law usually entitled a seaman who fell sick or was injured both to maintenance and cure (or the right to be cared for and paid wages during the voyage, see, e.g., Harden v.
		A watercraft is not capable of being used for maritime transport in any meaningful sense if it has been permanently moored or otherwise rendered practically incapable of transportation or movement.
	www.cliffroberts.com /admiralty-maritime.htm (1523 words)

	Dock - RecipeFacts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dock (maritime), an area of water for building or repairing or loading and unloading ships or ferries
		Dry dock, a narrow basin that can be flooded and drained to allow a load to come to rest on a dry platform
		Docking (animals), the removal of part of an animal, often tail or ears
	www.recipeland.com:8080 /facts/Dock (222 words)

	Mazagon Dock (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The dock was built with the aim of repairing merchant ships and warships belonging to the British, French, Moghul and Maratha fleets.
		Mazagon Dock's contribution to the strengthening and maintaining of the seaworthiness and striking power of the Indian Navy's vessels has been chronicled in the annals of Indian Naval history.
		Mazagon Dock has reason to be proud of its achievements as all the improvements on the Leanders were carried out by an in-house team of experts.
	www.shilpabichitra.com /Shilpa2000/indart48.htm (1235 words)

	PNNL: Newsroom - Environmental technologies earn award for PNNL
		The laboratory was recognized for an environmentally sensitive design for marine docks, a process for removing mercury from industrial wastes and a system that tracks the behavior and fate of migrating juvenile salmon.
		Above water, the dock is designed to accommodate vessels ranging from tall ships to sea kayaks, plus a future educational center.
		PNNL is a DOE Office of Science laboratory that solves complex problems in energy, national security, the environment and life sciences by advancing the understanding of physics, chemistry, biology and computation.
	www.pnl.gov /news/release.asp?id=23 (652 words)

	Pensacola Florida - Community Maritime Park
		A location for a maritime museum and University of West Florida-associated research facility.
		Maritime museum dock facility for tall ships, research ships and visiting vessels.
		Develop multiple amenities, from the continuing education center to the maritime museum and multi-use stadium/festival park, enhancing the quality of life for everyone in the community.
	www.propensacola.com /overview-pensacola.asp (244 words)

	CNN - Court orders delay in Australian dock sackings - April 8, 1998
		The Patrick Stevedores company, which is allied with the conservative government, fired the dock workers overnight, setting the stage Wednesday for national strikes by sympathizers.
		A hearing is to be held on the union's allegations of an illegal conspiracy to destroy it.
		Maritime union officials warned that the dockers' layoffs were the "thin edge of the wedge" for unions in Australia.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9804/08/australia.dockers/index.html (1052 words)

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		Among the principal topics to be discussed: The relation that exists between the naval market and the maritime policies of counties and regions.
		It is a distribution and specialized container logistics center looking to optimize transportation, the mechanization process, and minimize land as well as maritime transport losses with the objective of promoting and reducing the costs of international trade.
		Also, the dry dock may be utilized by distinctive ports while serving as a connecting point with other Spanish and foreign land destinations and transport.
	www.oas.org /CIP/eng/Newsletter/newsletterseptember2002.htm (1625 words)

	Dock Lighting Expert Witness :: JurisPro :: Admiralty and Maritime Legal Consultants
		You may search for an Dock Lighting expert witness in your area by selecting a state from the drop down menu.
		Areas of Expertise: and#65279;Henry Woods and his professional staff are degreed and licensed in the maritime field, and many have taught at the university level.
		A published maritime author and expert in various aspects of marine activities, she has seven years experience as maritime...
	www.jurispro.com /search/profile/subcategory/2365 (660 words)

	Oswego Maritime Foundation
		Shipbuilding was one of the major industries in Oswego during the late 1800s, and the Goble Dry Dock was one of the largest and most well known shipbuilding facilities.
		It was the only dry dock on the entire southeastern shore of Lake Ontario.
		The foundation has done extensive research into the dry dock's history, revitalization and use, and a four-phase plan has been devised to restore much of the historic integrity of the dry dock site.
	www.oswegomaritime.org /goble.html (680 words)

	Dry Dock (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The construction of a dry dock was proposed in the early 1870s and was approved in 1875 at an estimated cost of $150,000 for the dock and $12,000 for the pumping equipment.
		In 1887 the dock was extended to 430ft due the increasing size of vessels.
		The dock was also used as a swimming pool by the Queensland Amateur Swimming Association after its formation in 1899.
	www.maritimemuseum.com.au /museum/dry-dock.htm (504 words)

	Barmac Graving dock \| Maritime \| Arup
		The works included the construction of a new quay wall, re-shaping the dock plan area, and reducing the dock cycling time and associated operating costs.
		The new quay wall is 240m long, with a retained height of 15m and is capable of supporting lifts of up to 1000 tonnes by the yard's Lampson Transilift crawler crane.
		The dock cycling time was reduced from 10 days to 3 days by accelerating the dewatering time, improving the dock gate bearings and seals, refurbishing the structure and mechanical outfitting of the dock entrance works, and re-grading and protecting the dock side slopes to maintain stability when flooded.
	www.arup.com /maritime/project.cfm?pageid=2261 (430 words)

	USS Pamanito Drydock 2007
		This extraordinary floating museum is to undergo a "shave and a hair cut" -- submariner (pronounced "submareener") lingo for the careful work that goes into removing barnacles, making repairs, and repainting the boat in order to maintain its near-perfect restored condition.
		This submarine is a World War II Balao class fleet boat that survived six war patrols in the Pacific, and performed a dramatic at-sea rescue of 73 prisoners of war.
		Now permanently docked at San Francisco's Pier 45 in the Fisherman's Wharf area, the Pampanito is a popular tourist attraction.
	www.maritime.org /pr/drydock07.htm (709 words)

	War on Wharfies News to 27 Feb 98
		Maritime Union of Australia officials are meeting with members of the National Farmers Federation (NFF) in Perth after union protesters were barred from entering an address by NFF executive director Wendy Craik at the annual general meeting of the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, at a Scarborough hotel.
		The redevelopment of the entire Webb Dock area is currently under consideration, and is the subject of an environmental effects study, and it appears that Patrick Stevedoring and the NFF backed venture thought they did not believe any permission was required for the Webb Dock operation.
		The National Secretary of the Maritime union, John Coombes, said of Mr Corrigan's admission of subterfuge in the Dubai incident: "He's blown his chance to be recognised as a credible person in the stevedoring industry and I don't have to go through it all again," he said.
	www.takver.com /wharfie/feb98.htm (7080 words)

	LawyerIntl.com - Articles - Maritime Law - Dock and Boat Lift Placement: Know Your Riparian Rights
		Some ordinances actually define what is called a "dock use area" which sets the parameters in the water detailing where you can and cannot place your dock.
		If you are following these methods and your dock or your neighbor's dock is still encroaching on your rights, the best scenario is to simply have both neighbors place their dock in the middle of their lots extending perpendicular to the shore in a "T" fashion.
		The bottom line here with regard to dock placement is old fashioned kindness, "be courteous to your neighbor".
	lawyerintl.com /modules/AMS/article.php?storyid=2619 (672 words)

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	International honor recognizes Maritime Center dock (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Waterfront Center in Washington, D.C., announced Oct. 15 that Port Townsend's Northwest Maritime Center’s new education dock is one of eight urban waterfront projects to be honored in its 2004 international “Excellence on the Waterfront” Awards Program.
		The Waterfront Center jury also was impressed by the Maritime Center’s plans for monitoring the eelgrass plantings to determine the effectiveness of the dock design, an effort that began this month with data collection by local high school students.
		The dock was the first phase of construction; next to be built are two buildings totaling 27,000 square feet and a waterfront public commons.
	www.ptleader.com /main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=10656&SectionID=10&SubSectionID=&S=1 (658 words)

	Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Sites - Woolwich
		Solomon and Sons, which had completed the dock after the termination of the original contractor, and the dock was lengthened to 260 metres.
		The busiest times for Woolwich Dock were during the two world wars when many passenger vessels were converted to armed troopships and repairs were carried out on damaged ships.
		Woolwich Dock and Parklands are open sunrise to sunset every day, with a walking track guiding walkers through the site and around the head of the historic dock.
	www.harbourtrust.gov.au /topics/siteswoolwich.html (1023 words)

	Annapolis Maritime Museum - Calendar
		Maritime musicians William Pint and Felicia Dale offer Annapolitans a taste of the sea from different regions—the West Indies, Wales and Brittany, as well as their own Puget Sound.
		With vocals and guitar, mandola, Irish pennywhistles, percussion and the exotic sounds of the hurdy gurdy, the Seattle duo bring an energetic and contemporary spirit to their repertoire.
		The title track, “Chesapeake” is currently the theme song for the “Voices of the Chesapeake Bay,” a Sunday morning radio program on WRNR 103.1, and has recently been released on the 2005 compilation disc entitled, Songs of the Chesapeake Bay.
	www.annapolismaritimemuseum.org /calendar.htm (1774 words)

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