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merleshives · 2 years

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An Alaskan Adventure Cruise Aboard the Island Princess

On one late summer's day, my journey took me from Valdez to Seaward, Alaska. While traveling I could see the fire weed, bright red and in full bloom along the highway's edge. According to the locals, winter would be coming soon, ending the short summer Alaska enjoys. My morning had begun in the Port of Valdez and I was preparing to meet Princess Cruise Line's brand new ship, Island Princess.

As the Princess coach pulled into the Port of Seaward I could see the Island Princess standing tall and sleek. I couldn't help but think about how incredible this ultra-modern cruise ship is. She is powered by a gas turbine and has a passenger capacity of 1,970. This ship stands tall at 204 feet and is 964 feet in length. She is the new sister of Princess Cruise Lines' Coral Princess. This 92,000-ton sister is no follower as she has many traits of her very own. I would be onboard for a southbound cruise from Seward to Vancouver, B.C.

As I boarded the ship and began to explore, I was overwhelmed with this ship's space and layout. In what's been described as a "design twist", the Island Princess features two full decks of public spaces, versus the traditional single Promenade Deck. I found the ship's four-storey atrium to be alive with sophisticated colors and lighting. One visit you'd find a string quartet playing "Yesterday" by the Beatles, and next you'd be entertained by piano music coming from the Crooners Lounge.

If the space in the ship's public spaces were not large enough, my cabin was in a class of its own as well. I had a mini-suite with a private balcony. This was a treat like none other. The mini-suites with private balcony come with twin beds that convert into a queen sized bed. The private balcony was so large you wanted to invite everyone from home over. It also has two TV's incase you wanted to watch both the baseball and football game while cruising Glacier Bay. Let us not forget the refrigerator, bath with tub and shower, all wrapped up in 323 square feet including balcony. To say this was wonderful would be a huge understatement.

Our ship was scheduled to depart from the Port of Seward at 10 pm, much later than I had done before. However, I was getting used to the very long days of sunlight Alaska's summer provided. While in Fairbanks days before, Long island web design the sun would set around 11:30 pm and rise around 3:30 am. Now as we were farther south in Seward it would be dark for sailing, but still a much longer day than I was used to on the West coast of Florida.

It was dinnertime onboard and we had chosen Traditional Dining for our weeklong cruise. One thing I learned was Princess Cruises views dining as a form of entertainment. Food preparation and presentation is taken very serious. You will find only the best quality food items. Furthermore, the men and women who oversee the ballet of buffets, afternoon teas and formal dining, direct it like a Broadway show.

Personal Choice dining also means it is your choice to eat anytime you'd like. This means you have the option to eat in a 24-hour restaurant. This is no "Denny's of the Sea", this is great food choices cooked "A la' Minuet" to provide only the freshest food to its guests onboard. You will also find freshly made pizza served by the slice served poolside at Princess Pizza pizzeria. Many cruise lines have added specialty restaurants onboard. Princess, keeping with their food-loving philosophy, offers more options than any other cruise line. The Island Princess offers two such specialty restaurants. The first being the Bayou Cafe' where passengers can enjoy traditional Cajun and Creole influenced food and live jazz in the first New Orleans-themed restaurant at sea, with a look and feel straight out of the French Quarter. You'll find a menu with dining choices such as peel-and-eat shrimp, alligator ribs, gumbos and jambalaya, not to mention the obligatory bevy of exotic cocktails. Cover charge ($8) includes complimentary Hurricane Cocktail. Next, you'll find Sabatini's, offering Italian dining and featuring seafood specialties and other traditional favorites served with flair in an authentic trattoria-like setting. Some cruisers feel that the specialty restaurants are not worth the additional fee, or do not want to pay anything "extra" while on a cruise. It's been my experience that the price is well worth it and most of the fee goes directly to the staff in tips. So please do not pass up on these specialty restaurants, as they are indeed special.

As my first sea day came up, I was really impressed with all the activities to be experienced onboard. The Lotus Spa offered a vast array of treatments and massages at some great rates. The spa was very beautifully decorated, and had a caring staff. My companion, who has cruised many times said the staff was first class and the treatment wonderful. As I further explored the ship I found that the internet café, which is located off the atrium, was great. They even had a table setup with coffee and cream for you to enjoy nearby. I really enjoyed this touch very much. The café has wonderful leather chairs, and flat panel monitors that made reading email or surfing the net enjoyable. The only downside is connections do go down from time to time due to being in Alaska.

The program was started in early 2003 and the Island Princess is only the second ship to offer the program. She follows her sister ship Coral Princess in offering classes in its state-the-art, multi-purpose Universe Lounge. During my cruise I went to a cooking demonstration given by the cruise line's corporate executive chef Alfredo Marzi. It was just like watching 'Emeril Live' or other great cooking shows. This included smell-a-vision since you're right there in the audience to smell the fresh garlic, wine and spices. I really enjoyed it and have never seen a cooking demonstration like it before. It was both educational and entertaining with a state-of- the- art presentation. Everyone had a perfect view, due to large screen TV's and the great layout of the Universe Lounge. Later in the week I had the pleasure of attending a lecture given by Princess Cruise Lines' Fleet Commodore Moulin (ret). I was able to learn about his life at sea, from how it began until his retirement. It was fascinating and I quickly was convinced that I really preferred these types of programs on a cruise. I've not been a big gambler, so did not attend Bingo or even the art auction onboard. So having these offerings is wonderful. I was even more surprised when I found out how much more was available. You can choose from approximately 20 courses per voyage (six per sea day) from four core subject areas - Culinary Arts, Visual/Creative Arts, Photography, and Computer Technology. Italian cooking, hand-built pottery, digital travel photography, web page design, estate planning and water color techniques are just a few of the courses offered. All courses are free of charge and passengers can enjoy as many as they wish. If you want to continue your onboard education you can take smaller classes onboard for a $10 fee.

As you may have guessed with all of this entertainment, enrichment and food onboard you might not want to get off the ship. Being onboard the Island Princess was like staying at a luxurious resort. I know many other cruise lines are striving for this but Princess cruises offers it today in the Island Princess. Your days are filled with food, entertainment, ports of call and personal choices.

As the Island Princess ship pulled into Vancouver and under the Lion's Gate Bridge, I looked back and knew I had experienced something special. Since I had never been to Alaska, this trip was a journey like no other. I found Alaska to truly be a "Wilderness Wonderland" and having a ship like the Island Princess as your platform for discovery is a must do for this cruise addict.

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dumbledearme · 6 years

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chapter thirty-eight—strength in the sea

read Child of Land and Sea here

Act V — Walking On Water

Part I — Taming the tides, swarming the sea. Defending our friends and enemies as big as a whale.

Andy and Rachel were gazing at the sea. Well, Andy was. Rachel was waiting for an answer. She had asked Andy to her family's vacation house on St Thomas for three days. But in a few days Andy would be eighteen and it was probable that bad things were coming. The half-bloods had spent the entire year getting ready for the war against the Titan Lord and now there just weren't any more time.

"I know the timing is bad," Rachel said. "But it's always bad for you, isn't it?"

Now there she had a point. "I'd like to go," Andy promised. "I would! It's just-"

"The war," she nodded. "Just think about it, okay? It'd be so much better if you were with us. Besides, there's something I want to talk-" she stopped abruptly. "Let's just pretend we're a couple of normal people for a few days. That's all I want."

Andy could tell something was bothering Rachel. They had spent a lot of time together this last year. But when she opened her mouth to ask, Rachel leaned over and kissed her.

"I'm sorry," the red-headed pulled away as if she'd been electrocuted. "Oh, Andy, I'm so, so sorry. That was not right. I mean, Anthony..." she trailed off.

Andy gave her an awkward pat on the back. "It's okay. I doubt he'll ever ask..." The whole situation was so strange Andy felt the urge to laugh. Her year was getting weirder and weirder.

Then Blackjack appeared with Charles Beckendorf on his back. Beckendorf was dressed for combat. His explosives bag was slung over his shoulder. "Hey, Andy," he said. "It's time."

A clump formed in her throat. She'd almost forgot they had a mission tonight, even though they had been planning it for weeks. Part of her hoped it would never happen.

"Good luck," Rachel said. She was blushing, still embarrassed by what she'd done, but tried to put on a brave face. "Go kill some monsters for me."

Beckendorf offered his hand and pulled Andy behind him. Then Blackjack soared over the Atlantic.

It was almost dark by the time they spotted their target. The Princess Andromeda glowed on the horizon, heading straight for New York.

"You know what to do?" asked Beckendorf. Andy nodded grimly.

Blackjack set them down on the lowest stern deck. "Don't wait for us," Andy ordered. The winged-horse wished them luck and flew off into the night. Andy uncapped Riptide.

"Please, gods, keep her safe," Beckendorf whispered to the night sky. Andy knew he meant Silena Beauregard. The two of them had started going out. That made her thoughts travel to her own romance... No. She wouldn't think of Anthony. Not now.

"We'll make it back, Chuck," she told him with fake certainty.

There was worry in his eyes, but Beckendorf managed a smile. "Let's go blow Kronos back into a million pieces."

He led the way. They descended downstairs as quietly as they could. Finally, they found the engine room. A telkhine was hunched over a console. Andy turned him into dust before he even noticed them.

Beckendorf tossed her a jar of thick green liquid – Greek fire –, and a roll of duct tape. "Slap that one on the console, Andy," he said. "I'll get the turbines."

After attaching a second jar to the control panels, Andy heard footsteps.

"I need more time," Beckendorf said. "I still have to wire the receiver and prime the charges. Ten more minutes at least."

Andy nodded. "I'll distract them," she offered. "Meet you at the rendezvous point."

"Andy-"

But she charged out the door. A half dozen telkhines were tromping down the stairs. Andy cut through them with Riptide faster than they could yelp. She kept climbing, making as much noise as she could so the others would go after her. She burst through a door onto deck six and kept running.

She stopped cold when she saw in the middle of a courtyard a fountain where squatted a giant crab. The monster rose ten feet out of the water. Its shell was mottled blue and green, its pincers longer than Andy's entire body.

It hissed. Alarms blared. The crab scuttled out of the fountain and came straight at her. Andy ran. The monster followed. Andy concentrated on the water, and the fountain exploded. Water sprayed everywhere, three stories high. The crab didn't care. It came at her sideways, snapping and hissing, and Andy ran straight at it. Just before they collided, she hit the ground and slid on the wet marble floor straight under the creature. She jabbed Riptide into its belly and opened its entire body up. As the monster evaporated, she kept running.

Up a stairwell, she ran into a dracaenae that tried to attacked her. Andy stepped inside her strike and grabbed her wrist, slamming it against the wall. The demon's sword clattered out of her hand. Andy shoved her down the stairs and sent her tumbling to the next floor.

Andy kept running toward the front of the ship. She could hear shouting behind her. Hell-hounds bayed. An arrow whizzed past her face. She burst outside onto the main deck. A swimming pool glowed between two glass towers. She was halfway across the deck when the sound of a voice made her freeze.

"You're late, Andy." Luke stood on the balcony above her, a smile on his scarred face. His eyes were solid gold. "We've been expecting you for days. Bow before me."

"It's like you never met me..." she muttered.

Laistrygonian giants filed in on either side of the swimming pool. Two hell-hounds leaped down from the opposite balcony and snarled at her. They knew she was coming... It was a trap. Now she was surrounded.

"Come forward," Kronos said. "If you dare."

The crowd of monsters parted and Andy moved up the stairs. Kronos's weapon appeared in his hands – a six-foot-long scythe. Andy charged. Time slowed down. Her arms were so heavy, she could barely raise her sword. Kronos smiled, swirling his scythe at normal speed.

Once more she found strength in the sea. She was much better at it now. Her powers had grown. She could control almost any source of water. There was a wrenching pain in her gut. The entire boat lurched sideways, throwing monsters off their feet. The water surged out of the swimming pool, dousing everyone on the deck. It revitalized her, breaking the time spell. Andy lunged forward. She was ready to strike Kronos when she made the mistake of looking at him, at his face, where she saw the ghost of the boy he used to be.

Andy wavered. Kronos sliced downward with his scythe. Andy leaped back. She kicked Kronos in the chest and he stumbled backward. He swung his scythe again and she intercepted with Riptide, but his strike was too powerful. The edge of the scythe shaved off her shirtsleeve and grazed her arm. The cut wasn't serious, but the entire side of her body exploded with pain.

She stumbled backward and switched the sword to her left hand.

"A good performance, Andy Jackson," he said. "Luke tells me you were never his match at swordplay, but you've gotten much better."

Her vision started to blur. "You will never get this boat to Manhattan," she told him.

"And why would that be?" Kronos asked. "Perhaps you are counting on your friend with the explosives? Nakamura," he called.

Ethan pushed through the crowd. "Success, my lord," he said. "We found him just as we were told." He clapped his hands and two giants lumbered forward, dragging Beckendorf between them. Charles had a swollen eye and cuts all over his face and arms. He met her eyes and glanced at his own hand. They hadn't taken his watch and that was the detonator.

"We found him amidships," one of the giants said, "trying to sneak to the engine room. Can we eat him now?"

"Are you sure he didn't set the explosives?" Kronos asked Ethan.

"He was going toward the engine room, my lord."

"How do you know that?"

Ethan shifted uncomfortably. "He was heading in that direction. And he told us. His bag is still full of explosives."

Andy almost smiled. But then Kronos said, "Open his bag."

Beckendorf locked eyes with Andy and mouthed one word: Go. She shook her head. Next thing, Charles closed his eyes and brought his hand up to his watch.

Andy gasped. Without a choice, she pushed through the crowd of monsters and jumped off the side of the ship toward the water a hundred feet below. She heard a rumbling deep in the ship. Monsters yelled. A spear sailed past her ear. An arrow pierced her thigh. She plunged into the ocean and willed the currents to take her far away.

Everything happened so fast.

The explosion shook the world. The Princess Andromeda blew up from both sides, the fire consuming everything.

She thought of Charles Beckendorf before she blacked out.

They were waiting for her at the beach. Andy stumbled out of the ocean and sat on the sand. She pulled the arrow from her thigh and watched the wound heal.

Chiron galloped forward. "Thank the gods, Andy. But where...?" Anthony almost pushed the centaur out of the way. He helped her get up. The stormy gray eyes made her heart beat all wrong.

Then Silena pushed through the crowd. "Where's Chuck?" she demanded. She met Andy's eyes. "No," she muttered. "No. No." She tried to back away, but Andy put and arm around her. Silena's head fell on Andy's shoulder and her body shook with sobs.

"I'm so sorry," Andy told her.

Clarisse came to their side and pulled Silena with her. "Come," she said. "I'll make you some hot chocolate." Both of them walked away. Everyone else followed. No one wanted to hear about the ship. One more death seemed to be too much for them.

Only Chiron and Anthony stayed behind. "I'm sure you did everything you could, Andy," Chiron said kindly. "Will you tell us what happened?"

Andy put her hands on her waist. "Yeah... But now I have a condition."

Chiron and Anthony exchanged a look.

"I want to hear the prophecy. Tonight."

Chiron's shoulders sagged, but he didn't look surprised. "I've dreaded this day. Tony and I will show you the truth. Let's go to the attic."

When they faced the Oracle Andy almost shuddered. "Why is she a mummy?" she complained.

"It wasn't before," Anthony said. "For thousands of years the spirit of the Oracle lived inside a beautiful maiden. The spirit would be passed on from generation to generation. This one was the last one. I'm sure she was beautiful when she started..." he shrugged.

"What happened? Why was she the last one?"

Anthony didn't answer her. He raised his arms and said, "O Oracle, the time is at hand. I ask for the Great Prophecy." Andy braced herself but the mummy said nothing. Anthony approached and unclasped one of its necklaces where he found a piece of paper. "Come on, Seaweed Brain," he said.

Andy followed him downstairs. Chiron had called for a war council. The senior counselors had gathered around the table: the Stoll brothers from Hermes, Pollux from Dionysus, Katie Gardner from Demeter, Silena from Aphrodite and even Jake Mason for Hephaestus, who was replacing Beckendorf. Clarisse from Ares was standing and yelling at Michael Yew from Apollo.

"It's our loot!" he yelled back at her. "If you don't like it, you can kiss my quiver!"

Silena's eyes were red and puffy. Still they were arguing around her about a loot.

"Enough!" Andy walked in shutting them up. "What the hell is this?"

Clarisse turned to Chiron. "Does my cabin get what we want or not?"

Chiron shuffled his hooves. "Apollo's cabin has the best claim, my dear. Besides, we have more important matters to-"

"Sure," Clarisse snapped. "Always more important matters than what Ares needs. We're just supposed to show up and fight when you need us and not complain!"

"That would be nice," Connor Stoll muttered.

Clarisse gripped her knife. "Maybe I should ask Mr D-"

"Dionysus is busy with the war," Chiron interrupted. "He can't be bothered with this."

"I see. And the senior counselors? Are any of you going to side with me?" she asked. Nobody met her eyes. "Fine." She turned to Silena. "I'm sorry for this. Now the rest of you clowns can fight this war without Ares. Until I get satisfaction, no one in my cabin is lifting a finger to help. Have fun dying." And she stormed out of the room.

"This is a disaster," Katie said.

"She can't do this," Travis said. "Can she?"

Chiron sighed. "Her pride has been wounded. She'll calm down eventually. Now, counselors, if you please, Andy is going to read the Great Prophecy."

"She can read?" Connor feigned shock and Travis gave him a high-five. Andy tried to set them on fire with her eyes.

Anthony handed her the piece of paper. Andy uncurled it and cleared her throat. "Okay. So it goes like this: A half-blood of the eldest gods shall reach eighteen against all odds..." Andy chuckled. "You know, I once read a fortune cookie that sounded strangely like this-"

"Andy," Anthony called. "Focus."

"Right." She glanced back at the paper. "And see the world in endless sleep. The hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap. A singe choice shall... end his days. Olympus to preserve or raze."

"Raise is good, isn't it?" asked Connor.

"Raze with a z," Andy said.

"It means destroy," Silena said, her voice hollow.

"Obliterate," Anthony added. "Annihilate. Turn to rubble."

"Yeah, I think we got it," Andy said. "Thank you."

Everyone was staring at her. "You see now why I didn't want you to know the prophecy?" Chiron said. "You've had enough on your shoulders-"

"Without realizing I was going to die in the end, anyway?" she finished for him. "Gee, thanks."

"Andy, you know prophecies always have double meanings," Anthony said. "It might not literally mean you die."

"Sure. It sounded lovely. I can't wait to find out what it really means."

"Maybe we can stop it," Jake Mason offered.

"No. We're not stopping anything," Andy said getting up. "I chose the prophecy. It's going to come true. If... If I need to die to save all of you clowns then... I can't believe I'm saying this, but... Bring it on."

Michael Yew whistled and the twins cheered.

"Except..." Andy continued. "We've got a spy. And when I find out who it is, this person will get a spanking."

Jake Mason frowned. "A spy?"

Andy told them about what happened on the Princess Andromeda and Silena started crying again. Katie held her.

"Well," Connor said uncomfortably, "we've suspected there might be a spy for years, right? Somebody kept passing information to Luke – like the location of the Golden Fleece a couple of years ago. It must be somebody who knew him well."

Automatically, they all glanced at Anthony.

"Oh, my bad," Connor realized what he'd said. "I didn't mean you, dude."

Anthony kept his eyes on the table.

"It could be anyone," Katie said. "Like one of Luke's siblings," and she looked meaningfully at the Stoll brothers.

Travis and Connor started to protest.

"Stop!" Silena banged the table. "Chuck's dead! He is dead and you are all arguing like little kids!"

"She's right," Pollux said. "Accusing each other won't help."

Michael grunted, "We need to find the spy before we plan our next operation. Blowing up the Princess Andromeda won't stop Kronos forever."

"No, indeed," Chiron agreed. "In fact, his next assault is already on the way."

"What do you mean?" Andy asked.

Chiron and Anthony exchanged yet another look. Andy was starting to hate that.

"We didn't want to tell you," the centaur said. "We wanted you to enjoy your time with your mortal friend."

"And I enjoyed plenty, thank you," she crossed her arms. "Now, the next one who keeps important things from me will get hurt."

Anthony had one word for her: "Typhon."

It felt like a stab on the back.

"The most horrible monster of all," Chiron said, "the biggest single threat the gods ever faced. He has been freed from under the mountain at last. The gods are fighting him for days now, trying to slow him down. But he is marching forward – toward New York. Toward Olympus."

Andy bit her lip until she tasted blood. What had she done? "How long until he gets here?"

"Unless the gods stop him? Perhaps five days. Most of the Olympians are there... except your father, who has a war of his own to fight."

Andy recalled her winter break when she went under water to Poseidon's realm. Her father had looked terrible. He was having a hard time fighting Oceanus.

"Then who's guarding Olympus?" she asked.

Connor shook his head. "If Typhon gets to New York, it won't matter who's guarding Olympus."

"No!" Andy argued. "Don't you see? It's a trick! We have to warn the gods. Something else is going to happen!"

"Something worse than Typhon?" Chiron asked grimly. "I hope not."

"We need to defend Olympus," Andy insisted. "I am so sorry that I freed Typhon, but... Kronos has another attack planned."

"He did," Travis reminded her. "But you sunk his ship."

"What if that was a ploy? What if Kronos let us blow up his ship so we'd lower our guard?" she said. "He was waiting for me! I told you, it was a trap."

"Please, don't say that," Silena whispered. "Don't you dare say Chuck died for nothing."

Andy glanced at her apologetically.

"I think it's enough for tonight," Chiron said and he sent everyone to bed.

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The Russian Navy’s Only Flattop Is A Bad-Luck Wreck—But Moscow Is Fixing Her Up, Anyway

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The Russian Navy’s Only Flattop Is A Bad-Luck Wreck—But Moscow Is Fixing Her Up, Anyway

‘Admiral Kuznetsov’ in PD-50 in 2015.

The Russian navy plans to fix up its sole aircraft carrier—the aging, disaster-prone Admiral Kuznetsov—and send her back to sea for trials in 2022.

Kuznetsov, which has been docked since 2018, will be 37 years old when—if—she sails again. The Kremlin hopes to squeeze at least another five years of front-line service from the vessel, according to TASS, Russia’s state-owned news agency.

The Russian navy has not clarified whether, or how, it might replace Kuznetsov when she finally decommissions as early as the late 2020s.

The 1,001-foot Kuznetsov was commissioned in 1990. She was an unhappy ship from the start. The vessel is powered by steam turbines and turbo-pressurized boilers that Defense Industry Daily generously described as “defective.” Kuznetsov belches thick black smoke while underway.

Her wiring is bad. So are her pipes. “Water freezes everywhere including pipes which may cause a rupture,” an anonymous blogger explained at English Russia. “The situation with latrines is just as bad. The ship has over 50 latrines [for 1,900 crew] but half of them are closed.”

Kuznetsov is the flagship of the Russian fleet but rarely goes to sea. She conducted just seven patrols between 1991 and 2016. During a 2016 mission off of Syria, the ship’s air wing lost two jets to accidents in the span of just three weeks.

In October 2018, Kuznetsov suffered serious damage at the 82nd Repair Shipyard in Roslyakovo, a port near Murmansk, when the dry-dock PD-50 sank while the carrier was aboard for repairs.

Then in December 2019, a fire broke out on Kuznetsov during the ongoing repair work. Two workers died. The blaze damaged the vessel’s already rickety electrical system.

An Su-33 launching from ‘Admiral Kuznetsov.’

The Kremlin considered just decommissioning Kuznetsov rather than spending the billions of dollars it might cost to acquire a new dry-dock, move an existing dock or the carrier or find some other way of fully fixing the flattop.

“Not everyone considers the continuation of repair to be appropriate,” a navy source told Izvestia. “There are different opinions, including those that boil down to the fact that with this money it is better to build a pair of frigates or a nuclear submarine.”

Even when she’s in good repair, Kuznetsov suffers serious limitations. She lacks catapults, so her two dozen Su-33 and MiG-29K fighters launch under their own power via a bow ramp. As a consequence, the fighters can carry only a small load of fuel and weapons.

But the carrier has political value. “As Russia’s only aircraft carrier and its flagship, the Kuznetsov’s main mission is projecting national prestige,” Richard Moss and Ryan Vest, both instructors at the U.S. Naval War College, wrote in Proceedings, the U.S. Navy’s professional journal. “From that perspective, Russia must overhaul her and get her back into service as quickly as possible.”

The navy came up with a plan to fix Kuznetsov. United Shipbuilding Corporation identified two small dry-docks it could attach end-to-end to create a single, larger dock that in theory could accommodate the carrier.

Work on the carrier continues pier-side while the shipbuilder sorts out the dry-dock situation. According to TASS, Kuznetsov will leave Murmansk in 2022 with new boilers and refurbished wiring.

But she still won’t have catapults. And the four years the flattop will have spent in repairs could weigh on the capabilities of her air wing. Without regular practice, naval pilots’ skills fade quickly.

“It remains to be seen if her air wing and pilots will have the necessary skills and knowledge remaining to operate from her flight deck,” tweeted Frederik Van Lokeren, a Belgian naval analyst.

After years of misfortune, Kuznetsov very well could return to sea in a couple years—but without an effective air wing.

From Aerospace & Defense in Perfectirishgifts

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lollipoplollipopoh · 5 years

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Suez: The Yellow Fleet | Al Jazeera World by Al Jazeera English This is the story of fourteen cargo ships accidentally caught up in the June 1967 Arab-Israeli war, and stuck in the Suez Canal while it remained closed for eight years. While their crews managed to maintain them, their decks became so covered in sand over time that they gradually merged with the landscape and were nicknamed "The Yellow Fleet". This film tells this unusual story through the eyes of the crews who manned the ships, on and off, for eight years. "I had an experience which I will never ever forget. I was 19 years old at the time. And it was quite a surprise to find myself right in the middle of a war, at the front seat, literally," Peter Richmond, who was on board the Agapenor in 1967, tells Al Jazeera. When the guns fell silent at the end of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, Egypt closed the Suez Canal and while passenger ships were allowed to complete their journeys, cargo vessels were forced to remain, drop anchor and simply wait. Geopolitics and war brought together cargo vessels from the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Sweden, France, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and the United States into an accidental, international flotilla assembled in a wide section of the Suez Canal known as the Great Bitter Lake. The crews realised that their best option would be to create a spirit of international cooperation, in stark contrast to events in the wider world. So they established a club, the Great Bitter Lake Association, whose remit was to inject some much-needed humour into a difficult situation. The crews began to devise ingenious ways to make life on board less uncomfortable and established their own unofficial, mini-country, with its own traditions, sporting competitions, and even postage stamps. They developed a barter system between ships, trading cargos, meat for fruit and prawns for eggs. They even staged their own Olympic Games. "The idea came mainly from everyone, driven by our desire to do something. We heard about the Olympics so decided we'd do the same on our ships. We had games like weightlifting, high jump, sailing and football. There were prizes and medals for the winners. I kept a silver medal I received for a sailing competition," Uwe Carstens, former sailor on the Nordwind, says. In 1975, the Suez Canal was finally reopened but inertia had caused the engines to seize up and all but two ships had to be towed out of the waterway. Both German vessels started on first try, their turbines turning the propellers and setting them on course for Hamburg. In doing so, they set a record for the longest sea shipping voyage in history: Eight years, 3 months and 5 days. - Subscribe to our channel: https://ift.tt/291RaQr - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1iHo6G4 - Check our website: https://ift.tt/2lOp4tL

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jack-cypher · 7 years

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(New Project) The Ship - Part 1

-¡Now, come one, come all to this trip into the unknown led by this humble servant and his loyal brother! - said Lord Galdrich as he introduced himself and his long time companion and assistant, Rod Lawnphil. - ��Join us in this trip through the wonders of the land on board of our mighty machine ‘The Diamond’ so you can embrace what you don’t know and get lost to find something greater! Many people have already taken this ride with us and this, ladies and gentlemen, is far from over. Time is priceless so take your chance or stay here to watch the smoke of the engines mixing up with the giant clouds around the city.

The Diamond was colosal, covered with many windows on both sides making clear that the reckless volunteers who wanted to witness the charm of The Outlands were, in fact, quite a lot. Menacing giant rocket turbines were the source of movement of the glorious ship and the entrance for passengers was located on the top level floor which was linked to the extensions of the city shore. People were already packing their clothes and their guts to get in the ship and start the trip filled with uncertainty; Lord Galdrich’s arrival was, indeed, a massive event for the city of Ikaria, built long ago, a flying city guarding the skies over the endless seas and the clouds, a place where citizens wouldn’t even dream with The Outlands that it was now blessed with the appearance of a relentless royal willing to take the brave ones to new places. Everyone in Ikaria was joyful...except for one young girl. 14 years old and thought her life was already over, no studies, no social status, just her and a hopeless look for the clouds. A silent monologue interrupted by the loud noises of The Diamond coming from the shore not too far away from her house; sounding like a lusty invitation to a getaway that she could possibly be ashamed of in the near future. It was the loud screams of her parents expressing the frustration of their doomed union what made her jump out of the window an be headed to the shore ready to run through the whole crowd until she was on board. Her feet stopped and there she stood still thinking about the direction she was about to take. - To be lost and runaway to be lost elsewhere...what does it matter anyway? - The Diamond was ready to sail and Rod Lawnphil took control of the engines just when the careless youngster heard the voices of her unloving family cirlce echoing into her ears like a death bell. She ran when The Diamond was slowly starting to leave the shore, distance between her and the top level floor of the gigantic machine was long enough for her to fall into depths of the sea full of deadly creatures, but she didn’t slow down, she would start to run faster to the edge instead and when she was close enough to breath the air of the clouds beneath her feet, she did it... The ship or the monsters, at this point she didn’t really care, she just jumped.

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Ch.29 Sky Trip

Alex: It’s so nice that you can come with me on this trip. I didn’t know you four would be interested to going to Excalibur with me and Chase. Shadow: Well Skyla and GLoomy and use some fresh air and I always wanna see this place so much but there is like ust fogs that keeps making me bump into mountain tops. Klondike: Well the place is a sacred place for Soraz. I wanna come to train but I guess a trip would do I guess. Chase: Welp looks like we’re ready Alex. Just enjoy the ride and relax as the SS Drift set sailing!

Today was gonna be a training day for Shadow and Klondike. But turns out that it’s cancel today for Alex going on a trip to a mysterious place. When the SS Drift takes to the sky Skyla is amaze how high the air balloon is going. She then put Gloomy who’s in the bucket on the floor and jumps off the deck to fly along with it which almost scared Shadow but excited him to join in with her.

Alex: Mister Klondike you gonna join them? Klondike: O-oh no I can’t fly I just levitate when close to the ground. But I’m fine. *Gloomy comes out her bucket and waving at Alex* Alex: Oh what is it Gloomy? Klondike: Oh she just always wave at people to say hi and stuff but I think she want to watch them fly and ask for pick me up I guess? *Gloomy nodded*

Alex then pick her up with her in her bucket to watch Skyla and Shadow flying around the balloon.

Time has pass by and they all have arrived to the land called Balam. The wind is gusting in front of them hard which is getting hard to go through and move through it.

Chase: Hey Shadow you’re the knight of the wind aren’t ya? Can you try gusting the wind or something it’s really hard to sail this you know! Shadow: I can see what I can do?

As he got in front of the balloon he open his wings all the way to his back and uses enough push to gust the wind away and making it into a gentle breeze.

Shadow: Well…I guess an gentle breeze might do? Chase: Feels ok I guess.. Shadow: Don’t worry if there’s a strong wind pushing I’ll push the ship behind. Skyla you’re helping too. Skyla: Ok bro!

They continue on and more strong wind coming in harder. Both Shadow and Skyla are pushing as hard as they can through the gust of wind but is felt like pushing a giant rock out of the crater. Klondike went to the back of the ship and try using his magic on the turbines and making them move faster which is working perfectly. As they continue they now finally reach to the icy mountains covered in fogs which leads to the Soraz land in the skies.

Shadow: Ok…so how are we gonna get to their land into that giant misty fog? Alex: Ok Chase send the signal. Shadow: Wait a signal? Chase: When it comes for a trip or dropping off supplies to their homeland we have to give them the signal so they can guide use through the fogs.

When Chase gives out a glowing light. Into the distance there’s a bright green light that is coming closer to the ship.

Soraz Guider: Hello Captain Chase and good afternoon Princess Alexandra. Oh I see you brought guess and some Soraz too? Didn’t you two don’t know to Excalibur or something. Shadow: Well..I’m not a Soraz just to tell you. Skyla: And I’m just a mutant. Soraz Guider: Oh you’re a mutant too? What a coincident we also have one young girl who we think might be a mutant too like you? Klondike: Wait you guys has mutant with you? How? Soraz Guider: Well if I guide you through the fog first then I’ll introduce you to her.

The Soraz guider then fly away with the green light still on which makes Chase follow him through the fog. Skyla the tugged on Shadow jacket with a worried but happy emotion when she heard there’s another mutant thinking will she be ok.

Skyla: You think she’s like…ok Shadow: Don’t worry we are gonna meet her but you and Gloomy stay by me. Skyla: Ok… Chase: Alrighty passengers we are in Excalibur. Please stay seated and wait till I set her down. Shadow: *chuckle* I never thought you would act like a Captain like an air pilot. Chase: I’m just being funny and it’s kind of fun doing it

The sun has shine to their eyes and later on they open them with a wow on their faces to see the Soraz home. Skyla just felt so excited that she wanna flies and then saw other Soraz coming to the ship which making her shy. Shadow and Klondike looked around seeing small island floating in the skies.

Soraz Guider: Well what you think looks beautiful is it not? Shadow: It’s amazing! Soraz Guider: Oh and I also bring her along too but she’s shy when meeting new people. Give me a second ok…

As he flies to the top Skyla then follows him behind and hearing chatting on top the balloon. With her eyes so surprised while carrying Gloomy on her leg she went down fast to Shadow and try to pull him along too. three of them then go to the top and only seeing a young bird mutant girl behind the Soraz Guider back which is the same thing that Skyla is doing with Shadow.

Soraz Guider: Go on Holly try to say hi. They’re nice people trust me. *Holly wave at them* Shadow: Go on Skyla…You got Gloomy with you. You two say hi too. *Skyla and Gloomy also wave back*

Holly then comes at them slowly to Shadow just to meet Skyla and Gloomy. Shadow look closely at Holly to see what kind of Mutant she is and when he chack her feet he see’s owl like talons. He then walk towards to the Soraz Guider to ask him a question.

Shadow: So u…um…sorry but what's your name? Soraz Guider: Oh sorry my name is Guider. Iknow it sound dumb name. Shadow: It’s ok Guider your name is fine. But how did she like…got here? Where you guys surprise or you thought she’s another Soraz? Soraz “Guider”: Well we didn’t found her she was just flying in a storm a dangerous storm and crash landed to the garden. We patch her up and she was scared and was avoiding us the whole time. The one who she didn’tr avoid is me since I’ve been taking care of her. Shadow: Well…*pat back* You did a good job mate. So…You know she’s a owl because I think she’s she’s one of the rare owls that gone extinct from another land. Soraz “Guider”: Well I thoguht she’s just an ordinary Soraz but learn she’s just a mutant. Shadow: She like told you this? Soraz “Guider”: Well…the bad thing is that she can’t speak. It’s really say what she told me what happen to her….She told me some crazy doctor taken her away from her family and mutated her to what she is now….

Shadow and Guider looked back to Skyla, Gloomy, and Holly which somehow are getting along and the other Soraz join in to check on Gloomy and Skyla. The ship has landed and parked by an island which Soraz are coming to it to see the princess. Shadow then goes to land with the others and when looking at Alex the Soraz are now looking at Skyla and Shadow as if they’re shocked. they’re both really confuse why they’re staring at them but when Shadow took a step Guide then came in and whispering to them making them look back to Alex and made her confuse with Klondike and Chase.

Shadow: Ok why are they staring at use like we’re ghost? Skyla: Is it because I’m another mutant? Soraz “Guider”: Who who who calm down. Ok it’s not Skyla it’s Shadow. It’s your wings. Shadow:…um…I’m very confuse I got these wings from the gems on my chest. Soraz “Guider”: Well I’ll be damn…You’re a Guardian….Our people once have a guardian who have the same wings like yours. Crystal light blue feathers that is strong like a dragon hide. Klondike: Sorry to bother but Alex is gonna meet with the chief of the land and Shadow someone wants to challenge you to a race or something. Shadow: A race??? Soraz “Guider”: Oh boy…it’s him. Shadow: Who???

Shadow then fly off the ship and land to the dock with one of the Soraz standing crossing his arms. with a smile on her face.

???: Nice to meet you Knight of the Wind, names Bolt and I wanna try to challenge you to a race if you’re interested? Shadow:…so why you wanna challenge me to a race? Bolt: Well I heard that you are the fastest guardian of the team and have the Soraz bloodline in you too with that wings you have. And we do love to race. Shadow: hmm…I guess I’ll accept the challenge when is it? Bolt: We’ll start when the sun is in the middle of the sky and I’ll meet you here. Shadow: Agreed I’ll see you at high noon.

Bolt then flies off with the other Soraz going back to their own way. Guider then ask the others if they like a tour guide to their land which made Shadow excited about. Guider guided them through the town squared where everyone are and some are most are kind of staring at Shadow which made him a little nervous. Then he suddenly smelled something in the air which got Chase interested too. Both then speed walk to the scent which made Guider confused which Klondike patted his back and facepalm himself.

Shadow: You smell the delicious food too Chase? Chase: Yes I smell it too. It smell so…*drooling* tasty~

They keep on following them which directly leaded them to a food stand which is serving some type of crispy food cover in red on a stick. Shadow know what it is which made him so excited to try some which made him pull out his wallet to buy some for him and Chase and the others.

Shadow: Oh you gonna love this it’s Sweet and Sour Chicken and it’s delicious. Like really good.

Chase took a bite of it and wit one taste she has stars in her eyes which made her hum in happiness. Skyla and Gloomy came in to try some too and Klondike told Guider that both of them love to eat.

Meanwhile Alex talking with the chief of the land who explain something wrong around here and something from a dark past return or something. He then showded her claw marks on his back which is hurting him more.

Alex: How did this happen….who did this.. Chief of Excalibur: Last night I was out watching down Balam…Till a dark familiar face comes back to haunt me….Only thing I remember I went to sleep and woken up by a scratch on my back and footsteps running to the door which also leave a scratch mark on it too…. Alex: Do you got good look at the mysterious person…Do you know this man.

With shock on his face and his wings covered him in fear he then told who it is.

*outside of the fog* Leo:….It’s time to visit the old man once again…and that Knight of the Wind as well….They will all pay for what they did to me….

(Ch.30 Big Race)

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You’d think Secretary of Defense James Mattis was as concerned with man-made climate change as the head of Greenpeace based on reporting of leaked written statements he sent to lawmakers in January.

“US Defence Secretary James Mattis says climate change is already destabilising the world,” the UK Independent reported from a leaked questionnaire obtained by ProPublica. The Huffington Post reported Mattis said “climate change is real and threatening global stability.”

ProPublica spun it as “Mattis’ unpublished testimony before a Senate panel recognizes a threat others in the administration reject or minimize.”

But the media is painting the wrong picture about his comments.

The Department of Defense has viewed climate change –whether man-made or natural — as a national security concern for at least a decade.

His boilerplate remarks reflect the highly risk-averse thinking of officials in both the Bush and Obama administrations that climate change is one of many scenarios the military may need to adapt to.

Here’s what Mattis wrote in his answers to New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen:

Shaheen: “I understand that while you were commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command you signed off on a document called the Joint Operating Environment, which listed climate change as one of the security threats the military will face in the next quarter-century. Do you believe climate change is a security threat?”

Mattis: “Climate change can be a driver of instability, and the Department of Defense must pay attention to potential adverse impacts generated by this phenomenon.”

Shaheen: “General Mattis, how should the military prepare to address this threat?”

Mattis: “As I noted above, climate change is a challenge that requires a broader, whole-of government response. If confirmed, I will ensure that the Department of Defense plays its appropriate role within such a response by addressing national security aspects.”

In a reply to another question, Mattis said:

“I agree that the effects of a changing climate — such as increased maritime access to the Arctic, rising sea levels, desertification, among others — impact our security situation. I will ensure that the department continues to be prepared to conduct operations today and in the future, and that we are prepared to address the effects of a changing climate on our threat assessments, resources, and readiness.”

Notice how Mattis never said global warming is “already destabilizing the world” as the Independent claims. Nor does Mattis argue climate change is “threatening global stability” as HuffPo would have you believe.

Mattis said climate change “can” cause instability and has the “potential” to cause adverse impacts. That’s not exactly a ringing endorsement of the “97 percent” consensus we often hear from liberals.

The Pentagon has considered climate change a national security concern for at least a decade, in part, for its potential to open up new shipping routes and resources in the Arctic. Democrats turned that concern into a talking pointing in 2009 to convince Republican senators to support cap and trade legislation.

President Barack Obama took the issue to new partisan heights. Obama made fighting global warming a major part of his foreign policy strategy and even told U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates it was “an immediate risk to our national security.”

Obama and then-Secretary of State John Kerry suggested global warming “contributed” to the Syrian civil war and rise of Islamic State.

It shouldn’t really be surprising that reporters hyped up Mattis’s remarks. The media drudged up similar reports when President Donald Trump first nominated Mattis to head the Defense Department back in December.

Politico asked if Mattis was the “Trump Cabinet’s lone green hope” because of his 2006 plea to “unleash” the military “from the tether of fuel” by utilizing alternative energy from biofuel, solar panels and wind turbines.

Was Mattis motivated by concern over global warming? Probably not.

Mattis saw sole-reliance on oil as a weakness that exposed the U.S. military to adverse amounts of risk, exploitation of Washington’s enemies, and the kind of addiction that hampered military operations in underdeveloped regions of the world. Climate policy just became the vehicle through which to fund such energy diversification during the Obama administration.

Military operations depend on fuel, and most of it comes from petroleum. Tanks, ships and planes can only go so far and for so long without refueling. Huge fuel convoys traverse the globe to keep U.S. armed forces fueled up, but that puts American lives at risk.

Mattis wanted to promote technologies to break that “tether,” including solar panels and wind turbines. It’s little different than the Navy switching from sail power to coal-fired steam ships in the early 19th century, or switching to oil in the 20th century.

There have been setbacks in trying to break the fuel “tether.” The Green Fleet launched under former Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus used a 50 percent biofuel-blend fuel that cost $27 per gallon on its maiden voyage in 2012. That’s eight times more expensive than conventional petroleum.

Even the Green Fleet’s scaled-back 5 percent palm oil fuel used for its 2016 Mediterranean voyage cost $13.46 per gallon compared to the $1.60 per gallon price of conventional fuels.

Whether it’s an altered landscape or reliance on energy that sources back to volatile regions, the military by nature is a risk averse organization. Mattis, who now heads it up, needs to hedge against perceived risks whether they be from mankind or from nature.

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