The main sea based sources of marine litter are merchant shipping, ferries and cruise liners, fishing vessels (mainly as a source of abandoned or lost fishing gear), military fleets, research vessels, pleasure craft, offshore oil and gas platforms and aquaculture installations.

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Merchant Shipping Directorate

Natalie Merchant sings old poems to life

But, with concerted international efforts, including by NATO ships, pirate attacks have dropped sharply. Although the situation remains precarious, for the last eight months pirates off the Horn of Africa have been unsuccessful in their attacks against merchant vessels.

Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.

Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.

She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.

She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.

She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.

She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.

She maketh fine linen, and selleth it and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

She maketh fine linen, and selleth it and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

Participating in its work is the Office of the General Coordinator of Ports and Merchant Shipping together with the General Directorate of Ports, the Merchant Navy, the Ports Authority and the Maritime Education Trust Fund (FIDENA).

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls

Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,

Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,

He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand he loveth to oppress.

He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand he loveth to oppress.

During this fishing trip the Somali merchant vessel Soul Sea replenished the Alpha Serengeti with supplies.

the table and its vessels, the pure lampstand with all its vessels, the altar of incense,

the table and its vessels, the pure lampstand with all its vessels, the altar of incense,

The vessels looked better.

Another example of a pirated ship is that of the merchant vessel Feisty Gas, a liquefied petroleum gas tanker.

of gold by weight for the gold, for all vessels of every kind of service for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service

of gold by weight for the gold, for all vessels of every kind of service for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service

And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,

And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,

There were blood vessels left.

This is the blood vessels.

A study of 95 vessels in the Hawaiian longline fleet in 1993 found that 32, or one third of the vessels, realized a negative return, when amortization of the vessels was included.

The exercise simulated the interdiction of a merchant vessel carrying dual use chemicals destined for an entity of proliferation concern.

Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels borrow not a few.

Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels borrow not a few.

And these are the vessels of life, and, as I'll show you, they can also be the vessels of death.

There were flexible, clear blood vessels.

And the answer is six vessels.

Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down all they that bear silver are cut off.

Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down all they that bear silver are cut off.

The hijacking of the merchant vessel Semlow is an example of an act of piracy that occurred during the mandate period.

And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.

And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.