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BOAT RUN AGROUND ON THE BEACH NEAR LÜDERITZ, Namibia. By Yann Arthus Bertrand387 viewsThe Benguela Current, moves north from the Antarctic and follows the coast of Namibia, where beaches alternate with reefs and shallows. The current causes a strong tide, violent turbulence, and a thick fog that conceals the contours of the coast. Thus, it is a passage feared by navigators sailing by on the way to the Cape of Good Hope, at the southern tip of Africa. Since 1846 Portuguese seafarers have called the shores “the sands of hell,” and the northern part of the coast was given the evocative name Skeleton Coast in 1933. The rusted wreckage of boats as well as airplanes and all-terrain vehicles, along with skeletal remains of cetaceans (aquatic mammals such as whales) and even humans, are strewn along this melancholy shoreline. The wreckage is sometimes mired in the sand hundreds of yards from the water, as seen here near the city of Lüderitz, testifying to the violence of shipwreck. Although advancing rescue technology allows more lives to be saved than fifty years ago, the cost paid on the seas around the globe has been heavy: at least 65 fishing boats disappear daily around the world, and each week two large vessels are shipwrecked.
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Waiting for the public boat to Gili Meno, Bangsal, Indonesia by Rosino242 views
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Old boat by Arnar Valdimarsson326 views
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The boat rail by Bartek Kuzia90 views
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BOAT ON THE NILE, Egypt. By Yann Arthus Bertrand51 viewsThe Nile, the world’s longest river, runs from south to north through Sudan and Egypt for 4,140 miles (6,671 km). It is a communication route that carries both luxury floating hotels for tourists and modest craft bearing mostly forage and grain. Above all, the Nile is the main water resource for Egypt, providing 90 percent of the water consumed by the country. Although at one time the Nile’s annual flood assured available water for only three to four months, the erection of the Aswan Dam in the 1960s made it possible to regulate the river’s rate of flow and thus provide the country with water throughout the year by retaining a volume of water that is double the average annual flow of the Nile. However, the dam has caused ecological problems by depriving the river of the silt that fertilized the ground and offset marine erosion of the delta. Today the delta is receding at a rate of 100 to 650 feet (30 to 200 m) per year.
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The Engine of the Longboat by Stuck in Customs78 views
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FISHING NETS IN THE PORT OF AGADIR, Morocco. By Yann Arthus Bertrand34 viewsAt Agadir, Morocco’s leading fishing port, nets measuring several hundred feet in length are stretched out on the ground for repairs to be made before the next sea outing. Employing trawlers and small motorboats, 75 percent of Moroccan fishing remains a small-scale activity. The Moroccan waters, with 2,135 miles (3,500 km) of sea coast, are home to nearly 250 species of fish, notably sardines. The sardines swim along the shore to feed from the upwelling of the nutrient-rich lower waters. Sardines make up more than 80 percent of the catch and have made Agadir the world’s leading sardine port. Since 1970 the world fishing output has doubled, reaching 126 million tons in 1999, mainly because of a spectacular increase in aquaculture: production through that means, which is now 20 percent of the world fishing total, has quadrupled in twelve years. As for the increase in captive fishing, made possible by a sixfold increase in the world fleet since 1970, it is now leading to a reduction in fishery resources: 11 of the 15 major fishing zones in the world are in decline.
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Sunset with a stick and a boat by Andrew Oleinikov58 views
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PIROGUES ON THE NIGER RIVER IN GAO, Mali. By Yann Arthus Bertrand43 viewsThe Niger is a major communication artery in Mali, linking trade between the region of Bamako, the capital city, and Gao in the north (a distance of 870 miles, or 1,400 km). However, ships of average size can travel the river only during high-water season between July and December; only boats with light draft can navigate the Niger all year long. The Bozo people, traditionally fishers, have become the “masters of the river” by handling local transports in their fishing boats. These large pirogues cruise back and forth in the port of Gao; although fragile in appearance, they can carry several tons of merchandise. In particular, they move great quantities of bourgou, a grass found in the waters of the river that is fed to the region’s migratory livestock.
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Boy with fishermans boat by E. Jakobs58 views
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Falklands, Carcass Island, two ships207 views
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Hat Railay Longboat by AlphaTangoBravo / Adam Baker38 views
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