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The proper term for this is “superior mirage” or “superior looming mirage” but I have seen the term “fata morgana” used for a similar phenomenon also caused by weird kinds of light bending over the ocean.
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The late #Philadelphia #philanthropist H. F. "Gerry" Lenfest served as the Inaugural Chair of the Conservancy's Blue Riband Council because he understood the historical importance of the SS United States. bit.ly/SSUSCLenfest #SSUSC10 #MaritimeHistory #AmericanHistory
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#OnThisDay: 1st March 1912
A historic meeting took place today with the arrival of Olympic at Belfast to have a propeller fixed, as she sat alongside her sister Titanic which was fitting out nearby at the Deep Water Wharf!
Find out more 👉 titanicbelfast.com/onthisday
#OTD
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The Conservancy remembers Commodore Leroy J. Alexanderson, the final master of the SS United States, who passed away at age 93 on this date in 2004.
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Resplendent in the morning mist, @cunardline Queen Mary 2 arriving into Southampton this morning.
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This booklet is a passenger list from Holland-America Line ship SS Edam, listing the passengers traveling from Amsterdam to NYC departing #OnThisDay in 1899. Lists like these are indispensable for genealogists and researchers looking at transatlantic immigration. #FromTheArchives
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Made In Belfast | A Musical Tribute To Titanic | CD
If you live outside the UK or Ireland visit :
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#madeinbelfast #madeinbelfastcd
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Just in time for the holidays! Silver Moon joined six of her sister ships when she sailed into port at Marseille this week. It’s quite the family reunion! #ThisIsSilversea
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@cunardline QV sailing back to anchor from @ABPSouthampton just now. She had a horn battle with Steam Tug Challenge, which is doing sea trials.
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There is no sadder sight in cruise than the utterly gorgeous @cunardline #QM2 glumly departing Southampton with nobody on her. She should be full of guests laughing, drinking, eating, dancing and full of anticipation for adventure in New York. 😢
#wewillbeback @CLIAUK
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Today’s HAL@HOME begins in the 1930s with a look at the ways our ships stayed afloat during the Great Depression. As the decade came to a close, the company triumphantly launched its new flagship, Nieuw Amsterdam II, only to face the start of World War II. bit.ly/31BlPfb
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#OTD in 1918 ocean liner SS Bergensfjord arrived in NYC with 21 people infected with the deadly strain of influenza commonly known as “Spanish Flu.” Though these were reported as the first cases to come to NYC, the flu likely passed through the Port at least one month earlier.
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#OnThisDay - 11 August 1879 - Thomas Millar Born
Before he left Belfast, he gave both of his young sons two new pennies, telling them "Don't spend those until I see you again". Sadly he did not survive the sinking.
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Rotterdam made its final call at @PortofRotterdam today, giving fans the opportunity to see the ship docked at her namesake city one last time before it departs the fleet. #FarewellRotterdam #Netherlands
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We had an unusual arrival over the weekend! These kittens arrived via @BrittanyFerries on Saturday evening.
Read all about the cute stowaways, here:
portsmouth-port.co.uk/news/a…
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This incredibly rare shot, donated by Captain Alex Keisch, captures America’s Flagship passing by Cape Town, South Africa on a February 1969 cruise. Help us save this iconic vessel for future generations: buff.ly/2Wgx7Vd
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#OnThisDay - 29th July 1914
A memorial statue to the late Captain Edward John Smith, Commander of RMS Titanic was unveiled by his daughter Helen Melville Smith in Beacon Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
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RMS Titanic - The photograph shown here – which only came to light in 2001 – taken on Thursday April 11, 1912 at Crosshaven, Co Cork, Ireland, just after the vessel departed Queenstown, appears to be the last known authentic snap of RMS Titanic on the surface of the ocean. – at New Delhi, India
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Great photo of some iconic ships here in Southampton!
White Star dock at #Southampton with three liners, RMS Aquitania, Mauretania and Olympic.@ABPSouthampton @joannefisher @UnseenSoton @WillShipping @rod21198 @SeaCityMuseum @cdlee2011 @K6_Gallery @hartleyspecialc
