In the mid-1800s, Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898), an unemployed British coal merchant, became acquainted with the unjust treatment of the impoverished, particularly with regard to the poor working conditions on British cargo ship s. Nicknamed "coffin...

Waterline refers to an imaginary line marking the level at which ship or boat floats in the water. To an observer on the ship the water appears to rise or fall against the hull . Temperature also affects the level because warm water provides less...

The Waterline I have waded all these years through a long trough of depression. Most days, it was like trying to walk through custard, Or mud. It seemed normal at the time. All I owned was a small boat. It wasn't romantic: Ants nested...

62p - Aim - With MFI warning about tough conditions in the home-improvement market, now might seem a strange time to buy shares in a kitchen supplier. But while MFI serves the mid and low end of the market, Waterline targets wealthier buyers,...

A Japanese whaling ship returned to port from Antarctica Friday with a catch of 508 whales, despite having its annual hunt cut short by a deadly fire.The Nisshin Maru's hunt had triggered a high-seas showdown with environmental groups even before the fire, and Greenpeace issued...

IRobot Corp., the maker of robots to clean carpets and hard floors, has decided the water is warm enough in the pool-cleaning market to take a swim there, too.The maker of consumer and military robots said it will sell two pricey models of lawn-mower-sized pool...