approach

Approach is a term linked to the verb approach, which consists of getting into a vehicle. The concept is usually associated with boarding a ship with the aim of capturing it or making it your own.

When there is people who are boarding, they leave their boat and get on another to attack their crew. The action was frequent in ancient times in times of war or in the performance of pirates. With the development of new weapons, the boarding action became less frequent.

In this sense, it must be emphasized that in many of the films that deal with the world of buccaneers and corsairs, the phrase "Al approaching" is very common. And this was the order issued by the ship's captains to carry out the operation in which the attack on another ship took place with the clear objective of appropriating the treasure that it had.

We can observe this carefully in films such as The black pirate (1926) by Mario Costa, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) by Gore Verbinski or The fearsome mocker (1952) by Robert Siodmak.

We can also establish that there are various types of boarding among which stand out, for example, the leeward boarding which is one that is characterized because the first step to tackle it is to gain ground from the enemy ship. Once this is achieved, what is involved is to put the boom through the main mast until the wind falls on it and in this way the circulation of that is impeded.

In the same way we find another class of approaches as would be the case, for example, of the so-called "in good". This in particular is the one that is defined by the fact that what is done is to attack the rival boat directly from one of its sides.

At anchor, roa to roa, in the long run or ahead are also other different types of approaches.

Is known poleaxe to the instrument with a curved beak that is stuck in the boat to be boarded and that is used to hold on.

A boarding piece, on the other hand, it is one of the sets that is part of a warship and that has the purpose of specifying or fighting collisions.

An approach can be developed within the framework of a war, when the navy intends to destroy or take an enemy vessel. In times of peace, on the other hand, the guard in charge of protecting the coast from a country You can decide on a collision in order to prevent a crime or to protect those ships that are victims of a criminal.

Specialists offer various suggestions to prevent and avoid collisions. Illuminate the boat at night, perform a active surveillance, identify nearby vessels and issue alerts when a ship is heading towards a possible collision are some of the recommendations made by experts in maritime and river safety.