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Any Scientist Can Testify That A Dead Ocean Means A Dead Planet .... No National Law, No National Precautions Can Save The Planet. The Ocean, More Than Any Other Part Of Our Planet, ... Is A Classic Example Of The Absolute Need For International Global Action.

Surrounded By Military Airplanes And Warships From The World's Most Civilized And Developed Nations, We Have Been Denied Permission By Friendly Governments, For Reasons Of Security, To Land Anywhere, But In The Tiny, And Still Neutral, Republic Of Djibouti.

We Have Always Been Taught That Navigation Is The Result Of Civilization, But Modern Archeology Has Demonstrated Very Clearly That This Is Not So.

One Learns More From Listening Than Speaking.and Both The Wind And The People Who Continue To Live Close To Nature Still Have Much To Tell Us Which We Cannot Hear Within University Walls.

Civilization Grew In The Beginning From The Minute That We Had Communication - Particularly Communication By Sea That Enabled People To Get Inspiration And Ideas From Each Other And To Exchange Basic Raw Materials.