I took this one yesterday whilst out for a stroll in the evening sunshine.
There are two large boats out at sea, at least one of which was stationary for hours. Sometimes ships stay out at sea for a while before being escorted into Montrose harbour by a tug.
When is a sea vessel a boat and when is it a ship? Is there a fixed size/ weight/ crew size? No idea! Feel free to enlighten me :)
I saw that huge one too - it was enormous wasn't it? I always wish I knew what was going on with them when I see them, but despite googling everything I can think of, am still completely ignorant!
ReplyDeleteFrom what I hear, it's rather vague, like the difference between a novella and a novel. Military vessels are ships, and usually yachts are boats, although fully rigged sailing vessels are ships.
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