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The term can be applied to many nautical situations: Foul hawse — when a ship lying to two anchors gets the cables crossed. [2]Foul bottom — in reference to a seafloor that has poor qualities for securing an anchor, such as hard rocks, coral, wreckage, or other impediments that would make securing or unsecuring an anchor difficult or impossible.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 05:19, 4 March 2009: 400 × 440 (84 KB): Gringer {{Information |Description={{en|1=SVG version of File:Globeanchor.png, created from inner globe and anchor of File:USMC_logo.svg, then scaled 200% to preview better in commons.}} |Source=File:USMC_logo.svg |Author=~~~ |Date=2009-03-04 |Perm
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Eagle, Globe, and Anchor. Date: 1995: Source: Derived from Image:US-MarineCorps-Emblem.svg: Author: Derived by User:Flamurai from work by the U.S. Government: Permission (Reusing this file) Public domain from a copyright standpoint, but other restrictions apply.
Transparent eyelet. 10:43, 25 October 2007: 251 × 304 (5 KB) Egg {{Information |Description=an anchor symbol |Source=Image:Norrtäljes vapen.svg |Date=2007-10-25 |Author=user:egg extracted the symbol out of the coat of arms |Permission=public domain (Original copyrights have expired ([[:en:Nordisk familjebok|
Behind the western hemisphere a foul anchor bend sinister-wise with stock, arms, and flukes in slight perspective, all bronze, on a scarlet background and within a dark blue band edged in gold circumscribed by a gold rope rim and inscribed DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY • UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS in gold letters. The central device of the seal is ...
Behind the western hemisphere a foul anchor bend sinister-wise with stock, arms, and flukes in slight perspective, all bronze, on a scarlet background and within a dark blue band edged in gold circumscribed by a gold rope rim and inscribed DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY • UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS in gold letters. The central device of the seal is ...
Eagle, Globe, and Anchor. The Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (commonly referred to as an EGA) is the official emblem and insignia of the United States Marine Corps. [1] [2] The current emblem traces its roots in the designs and ornaments of the early Continental Marines as well as the United Kingdom's Royal Marines.