Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES are you informed of 0 the tact fact that the baltic sea has a record ot of one shipwreck every day in the year the absolute maximum average fog duration record Is that at sequin maine 2734 hours in 1907 equivalent qui valent to about 30 percent of 0 the entire year hours the highest pacific coast tog fog record was wag observed in 1916 on the san francisco light vessel being 2221 hours or about 25 percent ot of the year the highest latitude in united states territory is that ot of point barrow alaska it is 71 degrees 23 minutes and 30 seconds north the highest tides on oil record are at the head of 0 the bay ot of fundy in new brunswick Brunsw lck where they reach the height ot of 45 46 feet when a ship reaches the international date line and crosses the one hundred and eightieth meridian from east to west the ships time Is advanced 24 hours or one calendar day thus the crew will be paid tor for ono one full day they do not serve upon the return from the orient and the one hundred and eightieth meridian lg Is crossed from west to east the time Is set back twenty four our hours and the crew make good the day gained the only way to defeat this Is to return to the united states via the suez canal or some other route from east cast to west through the fiscal year 1931 the average dally enlisted strength of 0 the navy was of these were native born 1772 were naturalized zed and were aliens the remainder were residents ot of our island possessions the greatest number being filipinos during the month of march this station had applications for or enlistment list ment in the navy of 0 these 16 men were enlisted the most powerful lighthouse in the united states Is located at nave sink new jersey it has candle power the oldest lighthouse in the united states Is boston light built in 1716 cape henry light was tile the first one built by the U S government U S navy recruiting station salt lake city utah |