View of Church of Santa Maria della Pieta in the fishing port Marina Grande with boats, Procida, Phlegraean Islands, Gulf of Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe

View of Church of the Holy Apostles in Thassos Town at sunset, Thassos, Aegean Sea, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Greenwich Maritime Museum and Canary Wharf from Greenwich Observatory, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Suellshamnen near the central station and Malmo University, Maritime University, Malmo, Skane, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Suellshamnen near the central station and Malmo University, Maritime University, Malmo, Skane, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Greenwich Maritime Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Suellshamnen near the central station and Malmo University, Maritime University, Malmo, Skane, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Suellshamnen near the central station and Malmo University, Maritime University, Malmo, Skane, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Maritime Memorial Park, Astoria, Oregon, United States of America, North America

Menton, Alpes Maritime, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, French Riviera, France, Mediterranean, Europe

Cyclist on Rue Lamathe in the island's principal western town, Ars en Re, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia, Pacific

Hotel Senechal on Rue Gambetta in the island's principal western town. Ars en Re, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Vegetable stalls at the market on Rue du Marche in this north east coast town. La Flotte, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

The noon gun firing in Cape Town. The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

View of one of the two noon guns at Lion Battery on Signal Hill in Cape Town. The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

Chief Petty Officer Dudley Malgas using a wooden ram rod to push the charge into the muzzle of the noon gun cannon in Cape Town. The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

Chief Petty Officer Dudley Malgas of the South African Navy posing alongside the noon gun cannon in Cape Town. CPO Malgas has been in charge of firing the canon since 1995. The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

Inuit Burial ground, grave site, Bering Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia

Pilgrims in a boat sailing and praying, Ganges river, in background the ghats, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

The Wavertree tall ship moored at pier 17, South Street Seaport, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Water-front with Maison Henri IX in St. ValÈry-en-Caux, dept Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France, Europe

Festively decorated "Plaette" boat, Corpus Christi maritime procession, Hallstatt, Hallstaetter See Lake, Salzkammergut region, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Parade of sailing ships during Kiel Week 2006, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Winderjammer Parade at Kieler Woche 2008 with German sail training vessel and command ship Marine Gorch Fock and further traditional sailing vessels, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Parade of windjammers at the Kieler Woche 2008, Kiel Week 2008 with the sail training ship Gorch Fock of the German navy as the command ship and other traditional sailing ships, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Winderjammer Parade at Kieler Woche 2008 with German sail training vessel and command ship Marine Gorch Fock and further traditional sailing vessels, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Festively decorated "Plaette" boat, Corpus Christi maritime procession, Hallstatt, Hallstaetter See Lake, Salzkammergut region, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Fully rigged three-masted barque, traditional sailing, windjammer Arthemis with the Friedrichsort lighthouse in the distance, Kiel Week 2010, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Fully rigged three-masted schooner, Atlantis, traditional ship, tall ship, Kiel Week 2010, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Sailing ships at the windjammer parade of the Kiel Week 2006 with Friedrichsort lighthouse at back, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Full scale replica East Indiaman "Goetheborg" in Baltic Sea

Galway Hookers, County Galway, Ireland

Ship Amsterdam in front of National Maritime Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ship Amsterdam in front of National Maritime Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands