Among the many hieroglyphics that can be found on vessels sailing the ocean and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, there’s none more important than the Plimsoll line. Known also as the International Load ...
English politician and social reformer Samuel Plimsoll was instrumental in bringing vital amendments to the Merchant Shipping Bill in 1876 - a legislation, which ensured the seaworthiness of British ...
On the side of every British ship is a load line: a horizontal line through a circle (on which, incidentally, the London Transport logo was based) known as the Plimsoll line, and named after the man ...
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