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A ship Audio (US) (help·info) is a large vessel that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and passenger capacity. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing, entertainment, public safety, and warfare. Ships and boats have developed alongside mankind. In major wars, and in day to day life, they have become an integral part of modern commercial and military systems. Fishing boats are used by millions of fishermen throughout the world. Military forces operate highly sophisticated vessels to transport and support forces ashore. Commercial vessels, nearly 35,000 in number, carried 7.4 billion tons of cargo in 2007. These vessels were also key in history's great explorations and scientific and technological development. Navigators such as Zheng He spread such inventions as the compass and gunpowder. Ships have been used for such purposes as colonization and the slave trade, and have served scientific, cultural, and humanitarian needs. As Thor Heyerdahl demonstrated with his tiny boat the Kon-Tiki, it is possible to navigate long distances upon a simple log raft. From Mesolithic canoes to today's powerful nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, ships tell the history of human technological development. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I was wondering if there was an actual number of the amount of ships that have gone down/missing in the Bermuda Triangle...a source would be nice too. Asked by hy_re - Wed Feb 27 19:46:42 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. I did a report.. they dont know independentr ships have gone down but alot i would say over 50 ships have gone down not counting planes. Answered by PJ - Wed Feb 27 20:09:25 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Ships" See also:
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