Russia sought a warm-water port on the Pacific Ocean for its navy and for maritime trade .

The agreements were issued Expressing_publicly as the Declaration of London , containing seventy-one articles it restated Statement much existing Presence international maritime law .

The British were then able to increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the strength of the blockade on the United States coast , smothering American maritime trade , but their attempts failed to invade America , at which point both sides began Process_start to desire peace .

Subsequent inquiries Criminal_investigation recommended Convincing sweeping changes to maritime regulations , leading to the establishment Creating in 1914 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ( SOLAS ) .

Overall , nine people died Death as a result of the hurricane Catastrophe : two in Texas due to drownings Bodily_harm in rip currents , three in Florida , two in Louisiana , one in Arkansas , and one in a maritime accident in the Gulf of Mexico .

This festival Social_event is a celebration Social_event of Australia 's maritime heritage Preserving , though restricts Preventing_or_letting participation by organizations with interests in modern maritime issues Creating , such as preservation Preserving of maritime law and combating Hostile_encounter poachers in the Australian Whale Sanctuary .

This festival Social_event is a celebration Social_event of Australia 's maritime heritage Preserving , though restricts Preventing_or_letting participation by organizations with interests in modern maritime issues Creating , such as preservation Preserving of maritime law and combating Hostile_encounter poachers in the Australian Whale Sanctuary .

This festival Social_event is a celebration Social_event of Australia 's maritime heritage Preserving , though restricts Preventing_or_letting participation by organizations with interests in modern maritime issues Creating , such as preservation Preserving of maritime law and combating Hostile_encounter poachers in the Australian Whale Sanctuary .

The `` Maersk Alabama '' hijacking Kidnapping was a series of maritime events that began Process_start on 8 April 2009 with four pirates in the Indian Ocean seizing the cargo ship southeast of Eyl , Somalia .

By this time the grand inner harbor had silted up and was useless , however the Emperor Anastasius had reconstructed Recovering the outer harbor and Caesarea remained an important maritime city , providing Giving the Persian Empire with access Having_or_lacking_access to the Mediterranean Sea .

The fatalities resulted Causation from a multitude of tragedies Catastrophe , including automobile and maritime accidents Catastrophe , storm-related fires Catastrophe , carbon monoxide poisoning Bodily_harm , over-exertion , and exposure Catastrophe to cold .

The war began Process_start with isolated clashes Hostile_encounter along the land and maritime boundaries of Vietnam and Kampuchea between 1975 and 1978 , occasionally involving Cause_to_be_included division-sized military formations .

The Mahdia campaign of 1087 was an attack Attack on the North African town of Mahdia by armed ships from the northern Italian maritime republics of Genoa and Pisa .

Despite the damage Damaging inland , the storm Catastrophe is best known for the unusually high number of shipwrecks and maritime incidents Catastrophe it caused Causation .

The Halifax Explosion was a maritime disaster Catastrophe in Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada , which happened on the morning of 6 December 1917 .

The late season storm Catastrophe surprised maritime interests , and two barges broke Destroying free from towing Self_motion vessels .

With 39 killed Killing and 92 injured Bodily_harm , the incident was the deadliest maritime Catastrophe disaster in Hong Kong since 1971 .

The West Loch Disaster was a maritime accident during World War II at the Pearl Harbor U.S .

As a result , nine people died Death in maritime accidents off Louisiana .

Following the closure of maritime seaports , more than 100 passengers were reportedly stranded Motion at the Port of Batangas , along with 39 rolling cargoes .

But Rhode Islanders increasingly protested Attack the Stamp Act , the Townshend Acts , and other British impositions that had clashed Hostile_encounter with the colony 's history of rum manufacturing , maritime trade , and slave trading .