nationality of a vessel
11Statelessness — is the legal and social concept of a person lacking belonging (or a legally enforceable claim) to any recognised state. Statelessness is not always the same as lack of citizenship. De jure statelessness is where there exists no recognised state… …
12Piracy — This article is about maritime piracy. For other uses, see Pirate (disambiguation). The traditional Jolly Roger of piracy …
13Cod Wars — Not to be confused with the Cold War. The Cod Wars, also called the Icelandic Cod Wars (Icelandic: Þorskastríðin, the cod war , or Landhelgisstríðin, the war for the territorial waters [1]), were a series of confrontations in the 1950s and 1970s… …
14List of Battle Arena Toshinden characters — The following is a list of the fictional characters featured in the 3D weapons based fighting game series Battle Arena Toshinden, developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara. Contents 1 Introduced in Battle Arena Toshinden 1.1 Cupido 1 …
15china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
16China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
17ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …
18Mary Celeste — This article is about the ship. For the album, see Mary Celeste (album). An 1861 painting of the Amazon (later renamed Mary Celeste) by an unknown artist (perhaps Honoré Pellegrin)[1] …
19Piracy in Somalia — Map of areas under threat by Somali pirates. Pirates holding the …
20Flag of convenience — This article is about merchant shipping. For the general business strategy, see Flag of convenience (business). The MOL Pride, owned and operated by the Japanese company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, flying the flag of Liberia.[1] The term …
