Marine

Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology. In scientific contexts, the term almost always refers exclusively to saltwater environments, although in other contexts (e.g., engineering) it may refer to any (usually navigable) body of water.

Marine or marines may also refer to:

Military / seafarers

  • Marines, an infantry force that specializes in naval campaigns
  • such as the United States Marine Corps
  • Merchant marine, or merchant navy, the fleet of merchant vessels registered in a country
  • A term for a navy, uncommon in English, but common in other languages
  • Koninklijke Marine Royal Netherlands Navy the navy of the Dutch Armed Forces
  • German Navy, the navy of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr)
  • Marine (book)

    Marine: A Guided Tour of a Marine Expeditionary Unit is a 1996 book written by Tom Clancy about the inner workings of a Marine Expeditionary Unit.

    External links

  • Marine: A Guided Tour of a Marine Expeditionary Unit at Google Books

  • Marines

    Marines, also known as a marine corps and naval infantry, are an infantry force that specializes in the support of naval and army operations on land and at sea, as well as the execution of their own operations. In the majority of countries, the marine force is part of the navy, but it can also be under the army like the Troupes de marine (French Marines) and Givati Brigade (Israeli Marines), or form an independent armed service branch like the United States Marine Corps and Royal Marines.

    Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included providing protection from war while at sea, reflecting the pressed nature of the ships' company and the risk of mutiny. Other tasks would include boarding of vessels during combat or capture of prize ships and providing manpower for raiding ashore in support of the naval objectives.

    With the industrialization of warfare in the 20th century the scale of landing operations increased; this brought with it an increased likelihood of opposition and a need for co-ordination of various military elements. Marine forces evolved to specialize in the skills and capabilities required for amphibious warfare.

    Offshore (novel)

    Offshore (1979) is a novel by Penelope Fitzgerald. It won the Booker Prize for that year. It recalls her time spent on boats on the Thames in Battersea. The novel explores the liminality of people who do not belong to the land or the sea, but are somewhere in between. The epigraph, "che mena il vento, e che batte la pioggia, e che s'incontran con si aspre lingue" ("whom the wind drives, or whom the rain beats, or those who clash with such bitter tongues") comes from Canto XI of Dante's Inferno.

    List of Characters and Their Boats (in order)

    Lord Jim

  • Richard Blake, husband, aged 39
  • Laura Blake, wife, also known as Lollie
  • Maurice

  • Maurice
  • Harry, Maurice's acquaintance, who uses the boat for his own purposes but does not live on board
  • Grace

  • Nenna James, mother
  • Martha James, Nenna's teenage daughter.
  • Tilda (Matilda) James, Nenna's younger daughter, who is six years old
  • Edward James, estranged father and husband, who visits the boat only once
  • Stripey (the cat)
  • Dreadnought

  • Willis, painter, widower, 65 years old
  • Offshore (hydrocarbons)

    "Offshore", when used relative to hydrocarbons, refers to an oil, natural gas or condensate field that is under the sea, or to activities or operations carried out in relation to such a field. There are various types of platform used in the development of offshore oil and gas fields, and subsea facilities.

    Offshore exploration is performed with floating drilling units.

    References

  • Petroleum industry glossary from Saipem Spa.
  • Petroleum industry glossary from Anson Ltd
  • Offshore (song)

    "Offshore" is a song by British electronic dance music artist Chicane. It was released as his debut single from the album Far from the Maddening Crowds on 2 December 1996. The song reached #5 in the United States on Billboards Hot Dance Club Songs chart, #12 in Ireland and #14 in the United Kingdom.

    A bootleg by Australian DJ Anthony Pappa was given an official release in 1997 titled "Offshore '97". This version peaked at #17 in the UK.

    Track listing

  • European CD single
  • "Offshore" (Disco Citizens Edit) – 4:27
  • "Offshore" (Original Version) – 6:58
  • "Offshore" (Disco Citizens Remix) – 9:23
  • German CD single
  • "Offshore" (Radio Edit) – 3:07
  • "Offshore" (Original Version) – 6:58
  • "Offshore" (Disco Citizens Remix) – 9:23
  • "Offshore" (Disco Citizens Edit) – 4:27
  • Charts

    Offshore '97

    "Offshore" was re-released in September 1997 as "Offshore '97". A bootleg was created by Australian DJ Anthony Pappa who made a mashup of "Offshore" with the vocals from the Power Circle song "A Little Love, a Little Life". Originally a bootleg, it was turned into an official release, credited to "Chicane with Power Circle". The song peaked at #17 on the UK Singles Chart.

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