Whirlpool such violent tidal surges: Three of the most notable literary references to the Lofoten Maelstrom date from the nineteenth century. The first is the Edgar Allan Poe short story "A Descent into the Maelström" (1841). The second is "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1870), the famous novel by Jules Verne. At the end of this novel, Captain Nemo seems to commit suicide, sending his "Nautilus" submarine into the Maelstrom (although in Verne's sequel Nemo and the Nautilus were seen to have survived). The "Norway maelstrom" is also mentioned in Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick". In the 'Life of St Columba', the author,
Jules Verne ATV with waste for disposal. In total, of water, of oxygen and of propellant was transferred to the "Zvezda" module, and "Jules Verne" was also used to reboost the space station on four occasions. About of dry cargo was removed from the ATV and remained aboard the ISS. In addition, two original manuscripts by Jules Verne, as well as an illustrated French edition of Pierre-Jules Hetzel's "From the Earth to the Moon" and "Around the Moon", were delivered to the crew of the ISS by the ATV. The thrusters of "Jules Verne" were fired for just over 5 minutes on 27