Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heaven was all tranquillity.

Like ships that have gone down at sea, when heaven was all tranquillity.

One significant provision calls for ships to meet ballast water discharge standard according to a schedule of fixed dates -- beginning with certain ships constructed in 2009. These fixed dates serve as a signal to both the shipping industry and the emerging ballast water treatment industry of the need for investment, plans and ballast water treatment equipment inventory to meet ballast water management requirements.

Ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore.

Morn on the waters, and purple and bright Bursts on the billows the flushing of light O'er the glad waves, like a child of the sun, See the tall vessel goes gallantly on.

For why drives on that ship so fast, Without or wave or wind? The air is cut away before, And closes from behind.