#this ship is ours to wreck

[thatpunnyperson]

According to NBC here in the US, the missing titanic sub has been found. As debris. Off the bow of the Titanic wreckage.

And it looks like the sub suffered what we all suspected, and what was undoubtedly the more merciful of the two options: a catastrophic implosion from the pressure.

Also, more info has come to light about the fishing trawler with the hundreds of migrants that sank cataclysmically off the coast of Greece, indicating that the greek coast guard knew about the vessel AND how much trouble the vessel was in, and were towing it at a speed that made it capsize, at which point they unhooked the tow line and watched the trawler sink without helping the passengers to safety. Despite a bunch of other ships trying to help as well throughout the whole ordeal.

So a lot of people are dead, all because of regulations (and the lack thereof) regarding sea-faring vessels and rescue protocols. People shouldnt be allowed to make a business charging a ton of money for a ride on an uncertified, unsafe, un-seaworthy ship going deep into the ocean with no distress beacon or tether to the mothership. People also shouldnt be allowed to enact laws that criminalize the ferrying of refugees, which then force the refugees to hitch rides on fishing trawlers, and which also prevent people from helping those fishing trawlers full of refugees due to fear of legal consequences.

Hopefully BOTH of these events spark changes on an international scale in terms of what is legally allowed to be sailed, who is legally allowed to be the passengers, and what the rescue protocols are in the event of disaster for any seafaring vessel, illegal or not. It shouldnt be just the global 1% who get 24/7 search parties and remote-operated submersibles helping rescue them.

[ezralva]

Higuruma Hiromi.

[whim-prone-pirate]

a few times i've watched a show and when the main ship kisses it completely baffles me. not because of the characters, but the actors. i'm realizing it might be because some actors playing love interests are literally best friends in real life and not just coworkers who have a nice time together on media tours yk? this specifically happened with david & michael and taika & rhys like it just blew my mind that those real living people have kissed before!!!

[spineless-lobster]

Okay but izzy hands dressing up in drag and singing La Vie En Rose has absolutely completed my life nothing can be better than this

So anyways mr jenkins I’d like to talk to you about episode 7…

[astrangetorpedo]

so my neighbor’s roof just collapsed then my brother called to inform me that the cruise ship my nephew was vacationing on suffered severe storm damage and he had to vacate the boat???

[do-angels-dream-of-starry-seas]

Was I the only one who started freaking out when we saw fire spreading on a ship, but it turned out to be Zheng raiding a ship

[ceescedasticity]

Occurs to me that Duimiwen and Dammiwen probably put a substantial amount of thought into planning naval defense against Númenor, and may have been somewhat frustrated by how little of it they were allowed to implement.

"I want to start gathering volunteers to train in boarding and close combat—" "No."

"Distribute techniques of Song to capsize large vessels—" "No."

"Long distance catapulting of Noldorin explosives—" "No."

"Underwater sabotage—" "No."

"Mining the Bay of Eldamar—" "No."

"So there are these dolphins—" "No."

"…We are chaining the harbor and posting lookouts and armed guards. That's a statement, not a suggestion."

[audhdnight]

Finding this website immediately after finishing Our Wives Under the Sea was… an experience.

I am experiencing those inexplicable cosmic feelings. Those “holy shit the world is so cool and terrifying and I don’t know whether I want to explore it or hide from it” feelings. Those “the ocean is so fucking huge I can’t even wrap my mind around it” feelings.

Yk?

[sbnkalny]

The danger is in a particular size and other distinctive traits are there, but..

[elxgantcaptain]

/ Me, thinking about all the illnesses and diseases and ailments sailors and pirates were faced in Hook's day.

Smallpox, typhus, typhoid, tuberculosis, scurvy, gangrene, influenza, malaria, pneumonia, yellow fever.

Not to mention things like, open fractures, breakages, over-exposure to water too long making the skin start to break down, dry-drowning.

Thinking of all this, it would have been IMPOSSIBLE for Hook not to have at least caught ONE illness whilst serving out at sea. He has certainly SEEN all of these illnesses at some point in time, whether from a distance or up close with his own crew or shipmates.

The most likely illnesses he could get on that top list would be scurvy, smallpox and pneumonia. He's probably had plenty of fevers in his time, all from cold air, seawater, ill sanitation etc. He has probably dealt with scurvy many a time which is why he savours the more fruity and sweet flavoured things to aid in its recovery. Smallpox would have been a massive outbreak on whatever ship he sailed on, however, this would leave a lot of scars, especially on their face, which makes me skip this illness for this reason.

I WOULD think that Hook has a repetitive illness, I was debating on TB being a lingering symptom in his body. You can't truly get rid of it unless your have modern technology/antibiotics to deal with it and thanks to Neverland and the island having effects on people bodies and health (aka, you can't really die on Neverland's shores) Hook's illness never really took off. But on the mainland it would reactivate and he'd get VERY ill.

I once again would like to say though.

Holy shit the stuff this man has been through.

[bioswear]

Ngl the psychological ramifications and speculations of the dumb fucking billionaires is the most fascinating part to me

[hang-on-lil-tomato]

Rhys in these little shoes!

[franticvampirereads]

My January TBR is filled with a few last holiday reads and a bunch of wintery ones to keep the holiday vibes going just a little bit longer as we ease into the new year. Here’s what I’m planning to read this month:

If Only In Our Dreams (not pictured) -currently reading

The Boyfriend Subscription -currently reading

Cosmoknights vol 2

Cold Fire

Spiced Kisses

Time To Shine

Ship Wrecked

Shutout

Red Hood And The Outlaws vol 5

Coffee Shop Cupid

I also thought this might be a good time to share my reading goals for the year:

Read at least 75 books

Explore a new genre/sub genre

Read more books by non-white authors

Reread the Fence graphic novels

Read at least one audiobook

Work on my kindle TBR (a never ending battle 😂😭)

Participate in a reading challenge (currently I’ve got 2 that I’m participating in!)

Read more fantasy books

Do you have any reading goals for the year?

[scarysanctuary]

thinking about Cold Mountain, i watched it on more than one occasion as a kid, i absolutely loved it, thought it was such a well made film even then, but it also devasted me, and because of that, i have not rewatched it as an adult, ive been too scared, and thats a shame, because i actually think its very dear to me

[thegardengrows-infrozenrain]

bitches be getting me all hyped up drawing c!paul and future!tom standing next to one another and uploading that with a link to a fanfiction and i click and check the tags and it's just another boring-ass basic bitch-ass "ooh c!tom and c!tord fall in love during the war" stockholm syndrome-ass fanfiction