Release 4.0.0: the Sea Update — galleon, steamer, sloop, tug, and a dolphin

The rails now end at a shoreline. Four vessels join the roster with an
animated sea (swell pattern, glints, hull bob, bow spray, stern wake),
a flapping Jolly Roger and turning paddle wheel on the same 4-frame
machinery as the locomotive wheels, per-vessel liveries and whistles,
an iceberg finale for -a at sea, the Flying Dutchman for -F, and -d,
which summons a dolphin that dives ahead of the ship on the angle its
art was drawn at. The tug travels diagonally for the same reason.

Also ships the outstanding audit fixes: smoke lingers after the train
exits, narrow-terminal crashes stay on-screen, -t fully overrides -l,
make demo runs the train it advertises, --speed documents its clamp,
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md exists, LICENSE year range updated.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,56 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [4.0.0] - 2026-08-09 — The Sea Update
+
+### Added
+- Four vessels join the roster via `-t`: `galleon` (three-masted pirate
+  ship with a flapping Jolly Roger, animated pennants, rigging, gunports,
+  and a rubber-duck figurehead), `steamer` (sternwheeler whose paddle
+  wheel turns on the same 4-frame machinery as the locomotive wheels,
+  with churn that streams aft), `sloop` (racing yacht for narrow
+  terminals), and `tug` (drawn in three-quarter perspective — it travels
+  diagonally on the angle its art implies, so it appears to grow as it
+  approaches the viewer)
+- Animated sea for side-view vessels: a drifting swell pattern on the
+  surface, deterministic glints below, hull bob on a slow sine, bow
+  spray, and stern wake (three new particle kinds: spray, wake, bubble)
+- `-d`/`--dolphin` — on special request, a dolphin dives ahead of the
+  ship along its drawn angle, cut cleanly at the waterline, with splash.
+  Requesting a dolphin with a train books sea passage instead
+- At sea, `-a` finds an iceberg: crunch, shudder, bubbles, and a
+  dignified descent below the waterline. The iceberg wins
+- At sea, `-F` is the Flying Dutchman: the ship climbs out of the water
+  trailing stardust while the sea stays below
+- Per-vessel whistles for `-w`: the steamer HOOOONKs, the tug TOOOOTs,
+  the galleon goes YARRR!, the sloop rings its little bell
+- Per-vessel liveries (white sails, red hulls, brass fittings), honored
+  in surprise mode too
+- Surprise mode: about 1 typo in 3 is now nautical; dolphins accompany
+  1 in 5 sea voyages
+- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md (Contributor Covenant 2.1), fixing the broken link in
+  CONTRIBUTING.md
+- `--speed` help text now documents the 0.1–20 clamp
+
+### Changed
+- `-n`/`--cars` is rail-only; coal cars do not float and the count is
+  ignored at sea (documented in `--help`)
+- `-t`/`--type` now fully overrides `-l`: it no longer inherits the two
+  implicit coal cars (`-l` alone still couples them)
+
+### Fixed
+- Trailing smoke now lingers and dissipates after the train exits, instead
+  of being cut off the moment the last car leaves the screen
+- In accident mode on terminals narrower than the train, the crash now
+  happens at the left edge instead of off-screen
+- `make demo` labeled its first run "Classic Train" but ran surprise mode;
+  it now runs `./sl -t classic`
+- LICENSE copyright year updated to 2024-2026
+
+### Notes
+- Tug and dolphin artwork adapted from reference pieces contributed by
+  the project author
+
 ## [3.1.0] - 2026-07-06
 
 ### Added

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Code of Conduct
+
+## Our Pledge
+
+We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in the
+sl community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age,
+body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics,
+gender identity and expression, level of experience, education,
+socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or
+sexual identity and orientation.
+
+We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming,
+diverse, inclusive, and healthy community. The train carries everyone.
+
+## Our Standards
+
+Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment:
+
+- Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people
+- Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences
+- Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback
+- Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our
+  mistakes, and learning from the experience
+- Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the
+  overall community
+
+Examples of unacceptable behavior:
+
+- The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or
+  advances of any kind
+- Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political
+  attacks
+- Public or private harassment
+- Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email
+  address, without their explicit permission
+- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
+  professional setting
+
+## Enforcement Responsibilities
+
+Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our
+standards of acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair
+corrective action in response to any behavior that they deem inappropriate,
+threatening, offensive, or harmful.
+
+## Scope
+
+This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces (issues, pull
+requests, discussions), and also applies when an individual is officially
+representing the community in public spaces.
+
+## Enforcement
+
+Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
+reported to the maintainer at
+[contact@stevenmilanese.com](mailto:contact@stevenmilanese.com).
+All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly, and
+the privacy and security of the reporter will be respected.
+
+## Attribution
+
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the
+[Contributor Covenant](https://www.contributor-covenant.org), version 2.1,
+available at
+https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html.

LICENSE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2024 Reverend Steven Milanese
+Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Reverend Steven Milanese
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

Makefile

@@ -32,12 +32,22 @@ test:
 # Run with different options
 demo:
 	@echo "=== Classic Train ==="
-	./sl
+	./sl -t classic
 	@echo "=== Flying Train ==="
 	./sl -F
 	@echo "=== C51 Train ==="
 	./sl -c
 	@echo "=== Accident ==="
 	./sl -a
+	@echo "=== Pirate Galleon ==="
+	./sl -t galleon
+	@echo "=== Sternwheel Steamer ==="
+	./sl -t steamer
+	@echo "=== Tug (perspective) ==="
+	./sl -t tug
+	@echo "=== Dolphin Escort ==="
+	./sl -t galleon -d
+	@echo "=== Iceberg ==="
+	./sl -t steamer -a
 
 .PHONY: all install uninstall test demo

README.md

@@ -43,17 +43,68 @@ Very rarely, it does not make it across.
 
 | Event | Odds |
 |-------|------|
-| 📣 The train whistles | 1 in 4 |
+| ⚓ The typo turns out to be nautical | about 1 in 3 |
+| 📣 The train (or ship) whistles | 1 in 4 |
+| 🐬 A dolphin escorts the voyage | 1 in 5 sea voyages |
 | ✈️ The train takes flight | 1 in 10 |
-| 💥 The train does not arrive at the station | 1 in 20 |
+| 💥 The journey does not reach its destination | 1 in 20 |
 
 Pass any flag and the dice are off — explicit options are fully
 deterministic, so your customizations always behave exactly as written.
 
+## ⚓ New in 4.0: the rails end at a shoreline
+
+Four vessels join the roster. Type `sl -t galleon` and a three-masted
+pirate ship crosses your terminal on an animated sea — flapping Jolly
+Roger, turning nothing, fearing nothing, figurehead shaped like a rubber
+duck. Her name is SQUEAKY. She has gunports.
+
+```
+                                     |~~~~~~,
+                             ` ` ` ` |x_x__/
+                   ` ` ` ` `         |     ` ` `
+                 |>                  |           ` ` `
+             .___|___.           .___|___.             |>
+             (   |   \           (   |   \             |
+            (    |    \         (    |    \       .____|____.
+           (___________\       (___________\      (  ( | )  \
+         `       |                   |           (  (  |  )  \
+            .____|____.         .____|____.     (  (   |   )  \
+       `    (  ( | )  \         (  ( | )  \    (__)_________(__\
+     ` /|  (  (  |  )  \       (  (  |  )  \           |
+      / | (  (   |   )  \     (  (   |   )  \         /|    _____
+   ` /  |(__)_________(__\   (__)_________(__\       / | __|~ ~ ~|
+    /   |       /|\                 /|\             /  ||  o  o  |
+<o)_/___|      / | \               / | \           /   || o  o   |
+  \__\__________________________________________________|________|
+    |=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=|
+    \   []    []    []    []    []    []    []    []    []      |
+     \_________S Q U E A K Y____________________________________/
+      \=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_/
+```
+
+The fleet:
+
+- 🏴‍☠️ **`galleon`** — the Jolly Roger flaps on a 4-frame cycle, pennants
+  flick, and the sea shimmers under her hull
+- 🛞 **`steamer`** — a sternwheeler whose paddle wheel actually turns
+  (same 4-frame machinery as the locomotive wheels), churn streaming aft
+- ⛵ **`sloop`** — a racing yacht for narrow terminals
+- 🚢 **`tug`** — drawn in three-quarter perspective, so it travels
+  *diagonally*, on the angle its art implies, growing as it approaches
+
+Sea voyages come with bow spray, stern wake, hull bob, and per-vessel
+whistles (`-w`): the steamer HOOOONKs, the galleon goes YARRR!. At sea,
+`-a` finds an iceberg — crunch, bubbles, and a dignified descent. `-F`
+is the Flying Dutchman. And on special request, `-d` summons a dolphin
+that dives ahead of the ship, cut cleanly at the waterline.
+
 ## ✨ Features
 
 - 🎲 **Surprise mode** — a bare `sl` randomizes the whole show, every run
 - 🚂 **Four locomotives** — Classic, Small, D51, and C51 (`-t`)
+- ⚓ **Four vessels** — Galleon, Steamer, Sloop, and Tug (`-t`), with an
+  animated sea, spray, wake, and a dolphin on request (`-d`)
 - 🛞 **Animated wheels** — a 4-frame rotation cycle on every engine
 - 💨 **Particle smoke** — drifts behind the train and dissipates, with grayscale shading on 256-color terminals
 - 🚃 **Coal cars** — couple up to 8 tenders behind the engine (`-n`)
@@ -120,9 +171,10 @@ $ sl -s 0.1       # You do not
 | `-F` | `--fly` | Make the train fly through the sky |
 | `-l` | `--long` | Use a longer train (D51 pulling coal cars) |
 | `-c` | `--C51` | Use the C51 train type |
-| `-t` | `--type` | Locomotive type: `classic`, `small`, `d51`, `c51` (overrides `-l`/`-c`) |
+| `-t` | `--type` | Type: `classic`, `small`, `d51`, `c51`, `galleon`, `steamer`, `sloop`, `tug` (overrides `-l`/`-c`) |
-| `-n` | `--cars` | Number of coal cars to pull, up to 8 (default: 0) |
+| `-n` | `--cars` | Number of coal cars to pull, up to 8 (default: 0; rail only — coal cars do not float) |
-| `-w` | `--whistle` | Sound the whistle as the train passes |
+| `-d` | `--dolphin` | A dolphin joins the voyage (implies a vessel) |
+| `-w` | `--whistle` | Sound the whistle as the train or ship passes |
 | `-s` | `--speed` | Animation speed multiplier, 0.1–20 (default: 1.0) |
 | | `--no-color` | Disable colors (`NO_COLOR` is also honored) |
 | `-v` | `--version` | Show version information |
@@ -173,6 +225,14 @@ of surprise mode, and honestly, it's a little bit on you for typing `sl`.
 **Why would a train fly?**
 1-in-10 odds say you'll find out.
 
+**I asked for a dolphin and got a ship.**
+A dolphin will not follow a train. Requesting one books sea passage.
+
+**Why does the tug move diagonally?**
+It was drawn in three-quarter perspective, so it sails the angle its
+art implies — toward you. It appears to grow because it is, in the
+only sense that matters, getting closer.
+
 **Is this compatible with the original `sl`?**
 The spirit, the D51/C51 art heritage, and the `-a`/`-F`/`-l`/`-c` flags are
 all honored. The renderer, particles, and surprise mode are new.

sl

@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ Design notes (v3):
   coal cars, a whistle, and a crash that earns the -a flag. When stdout
   is not a terminal, a static train is printed instead of escape codes,
   so `sl | cat` stays a train and not a mess.
+
+Design notes (v4, the Sea Update):
+  The rails now end at a shoreline. Four vessels join the roster: a
+  pirate galleon (flapping Jolly Roger, rubber-duck figurehead), a
+  sternwheel steamer (the paddle wheel turns on the same 4-frame
+  machinery as the locomotive wheels), a racing sloop, and a harbor tug
+  drawn in three-quarter perspective -- it travels diagonally, on the
+  angle its art implies, so it appears to grow as it approaches. Sea
+  scenes get animated water, hull bob, bow spray, stern wake, and, on
+  special request (-d), a dolphin that dives ahead of the ship. At sea,
+  -a finds an iceberg, and the iceberg wins.
 """
 
 import argparse
@@ -26,7 +37,7 @@ import time
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
 # Version
-__version__ = "3.1.0"
+__version__ = "4.0.0"
 
 
 # ANSI escape codes for colors and cursor control
@@ -216,6 +227,210 @@ class Train:
         return rows
 
 
+
+class Vessel:
+    """The fleet: side-view sailing craft that ride an animated sea, plus
+    the tug and the dolphin, both drawn in three-quarter perspective and
+    therefore sailed on the diagonal their artwork implies."""
+
+    # Three-masted pirate galleon, rubber-duck figurehead, gunports
+    GALLEON = [
+        '                                     |~~~~~~,',
+        '                             ` ` ` ` |x_x__/',
+        '                   ` ` ` ` `         |     ` ` `',
+        '                 |>                  |           ` ` `',
+        '             .___|___.           .___|___.             |>',
+        '             (   |   \\           (   |   \\             |',
+        '            (    |    \\         (    |    \\       .____|____.',
+        '           (___________\\       (___________\\      (  ( | )  \\',
+        '         `       |                   |           (  (  |  )  \\',
+        '            .____|____.         .____|____.     (  (   |   )  \\',
+        '       `    (  ( | )  \\         (  ( | )  \\    (__)_________(__\\',
+        '     ` /|  (  (  |  )  \\       (  (  |  )  \\           |',
+        '      / | (  (   |   )  \\     (  (   |   )  \\         /|    _____',
+        '   ` /  |(__)_________(__\\   (__)_________(__\\       / | __|~ ~ ~|',
+        '    /   |       /|\\                 /|\\             /  ||  o  o  |',
+        '<o)_/___|      / | \\               / | \\           /   || o  o   |',
+        '  \\__\\__________________________________________________|________|',
+        '    |=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=|',
+        '    \\   []    []    []    []    []    []    []    []    []      |',
+        '     \\_________S Q U E A K Y____________________________________/',
+        '      \\=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_/',
+    ]
+
+    # Sternwheel steamer: the wheel spokes rotate via ANIM_SPEC
+    STEAMER = [
+        '            |==|    |==|        |>',
+        '            |  |    |  |        |',
+        '          / |  |    |  | \\  .---------.',
+        '         /  |  |    |  |  \\ | o  o  o |',
+        '          _____________________________________',
+        '          | H   H   H   H   H   H   H   H    H |',
+        '  |>  _____________________________________________        .=======.',
+        '  |   | H   H   H   H   H   H   H   H   H   H    H |      //   |   \\\\',
+        '  |____________________________________________________==||----O----||',
+        '  | |  H   H   H   H   . T Y P O . H   H   H   H      |   \\\\   |   //',
+        "  \\=====================================================/  '======='",
+        '   \\___________________________________________________/   ~o~O~o~O~',
+    ]
+
+    # Racing sloop for narrow terminals
+    SLOOP = [
+        '               |>',
+        '               | \\',
+        '            /| |  \\',
+        '           / | | ) \\',
+        '          /  | |  ) \\',
+        '         /   | |   ) \\',
+        '        /    | |    ) \\',
+        '        /____| |_______\\ _/',
+        '    ____________|____________',
+        '   \\   o    o    o        __/',
+        '   \\________________________/',
+    ]
+
+    # Harbor tug, adapted from a reference piece; drawn in three-quarter
+    # perspective, so it travels diagonally toward the viewer
+    TUG = [
+        '                               $$$$$$$',
+        '                    .ooooooo.  $$!!!!!',
+        "                  .'.........'.$$!!!!!",
+        "                .o'  oooooo   '$$!!!!!      o$$oo.",
+        "  ..o$ooo...    $              '!!''!.      $$!!!!!",
+        "  $    ..  '''oo$$$$$$$$$$$$$.    '    'oo. $$!!!!!",
+        "  !.......      '''..$$ $$ $$$   ..        '$$!!''!",
+        "  !!$$$!!!!!!!!oooo......   '''  $$ $$ :o",
+        "  !!$$$!!!$$!$$!!!!!!!!!!oo.....     ' ''  o$$o .",
+        "  !!!$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ooooo..      'o  oo..    $",
+        "   '!!$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!oooooo..  ''   ,$",
+        "    '!!$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!oooo..$$",
+        "     !!$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$'",
+        "     '$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,",
+        ' .....$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.....',
+    ]
+
+    # The dolphin (special request). Dives down-left along its drawn angle.
+    DOLPHIN = [
+        '                                 _',
+        '                            _.-~~.)',
+        "      _.--~~~~~---....__  .' . .,'",
+        "    ,'. . . . . . . . . .~- ._ (",
+        '   ( .. .g. . . . . . . . . . .~-._',
+        '.~__.-~    ~`. . . . . . . . . . . -.',
+        '`----..._      ~-=~~-. . . . . . . . ~-.',
+        '          ~-._   `-._ ~=_~~--. . . . . .~.',
+        '           | .~-.._  ~--._-.    ~-. . . . ~-.',
+        "            \\ .(   ~~--.._~'       `. . . . .~-.                ,",
+        "             `._\\         ~~--.._    `. . . . . ~-.    .- .   ,'/",
+        ". _ . -~\\        _ ..  _          ~~--.`_. . . . . ~-_     ,-','`  .",
+        "          ` ._           ~                ~--. . . . .~=.-'. /. `",
+        '    - . -~            -. _ . - ~ - _   - ~     ~--..__~ _,. /   \\  -',
+        '            . __ ..                   ~-               ~~_. (  `',
+        ' _ _               `-       ..  - .    . - ~ ~ .    \\    ~-` ` `  `.',
+        '                                              - .  `  .   \\  \\ `.',
+    ]
+
+    # What the -a flag finds at sea
+    ICEBERG = [
+        '         /\\',
+        '        /  \\      /\\',
+        '     /\\/    \\    /  \\',
+        '    /        \\/\\/    \\',
+        '   /                  \\',
+        '  /                    \\',
+        ' (~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~)',
+    ]
+
+    VESSELS = {
+        "galleon": GALLEON,
+        "steamer": STEAMER,
+        "sloop": SLOOP,
+        "tug": TUG,
+    }
+
+    SIDE_VIEW = ("galleon", "steamer", "sloop")   # ride the drawn sea
+    PERSPECTIVE = ("tug",)                        # travel their drawn angle
+
+    # Per-row 4-frame cycles: flapping colours, turning wheel, churning wake.
+    # Same contract as Train.WHEEL_SPEC: every frame matches pattern width.
+    ANIM_SPEC = {
+        'galleon': [
+            (0, '~~~~~~,', ['~~~~~~,', '~~~-~~.', '~~~~-~,', '~-~~~~.']),
+            (1, 'x_x__/', ['x_x__/', 'x_x_-.', 'x_x__)', "x_x,-'"]),
+            (3, '|>', ['|>', '|=', '|>', '|-']),
+            (4, '|>', ['|>', '|-', '|>', '|=']),
+        ],
+        'steamer': [
+            (0, '|>', ['|>', '|=', '|>', '|-']),
+            (6, '|>', ['|>', '|-', '|>', '|=']),
+            (6, '.=======.', ['.=======.', '.======-.', '.====-==.', '.==-====.']),
+            (7, '//   |   \\', ['//   |   \\', '//   /   \\', '//  ---  \\', '//   \\   \\']),
+            (9, '\\   |   //', ['\\   |   //', '\\   \\   //', '\\  ---  //', '\\   /   //']),
+            (10, "'======='", ["'======='", "'-======'", "'==-===='", "'====-=='"]),
+            (11, '~o~O~o~O~', ['~o~O~o~O~', '~~o~O~o~O', 'O~~o~O~o~', '~O~~o~O~o']),
+        ],
+        'sloop': [
+            (0, '|>', ['|>', '|=', '|>', '|-']),
+        ],
+        'tug': [
+        ],
+    }
+
+    # Smoke emitters as (dx, dy) from the art's top-left corner
+    STACKS = {
+        "steamer": [(13, -1), (21, -1)],
+        "tug": [(34, -1), (46, 2)],
+    }
+
+    # Row of the art that sits on the water surface
+    WATERLINE = {
+        "galleon": 20,
+        "steamer": 11,
+        "sloop": 10,
+        "tug": 14,
+    }
+
+    WHISTLE = {
+        "galleon": "YARRR!",
+        "steamer": "HOOOONK!",
+        "sloop": "ding! ding!",
+        "tug": "TOOOOT!",
+    }
+
+    # Per-vessel liveries (character-class colouring, like CHAR_COLORS)
+    COLORS = {
+        "galleon": {'(': ANSI.WHITE, ')': ANSI.WHITE, '\\': ANSI.WHITE,
+                    '.': ANSI.WHITE, '`': ANSI.WHITE, 'x': ANSI.WHITE,
+                    '~': ANSI.WHITE, '|': ANSI.YELLOW, '_': ANSI.YELLOW,
+                    '/': ANSI.YELLOW, '<': ANSI.YELLOW, 'o': ANSI.YELLOW,
+                    '>': ANSI.RED, '=': ANSI.RED, '-': ANSI.RED,
+                    '[': ANSI.YELLOW, ']': ANSI.YELLOW},
+        "steamer": {'|': ANSI.WHITE, '_': ANSI.WHITE, 'H': ANSI.WHITE,
+                    '.': ANSI.WHITE, "'": ANSI.WHITE, '-': ANSI.WHITE,
+                    '=': ANSI.RED, 'O': ANSI.YELLOW, 'o': ANSI.YELLOW,
+                    '>': ANSI.RED, '/': ANSI.WHITE, '\\': ANSI.WHITE,
+                    '~': ANSI.CYAN},
+        "sloop": {'|': ANSI.WHITE, '\\': ANSI.WHITE, '/': ANSI.WHITE,
+                  ')': ANSI.WHITE, '_': ANSI.YELLOW, '.': ANSI.WHITE,
+                  'o': ANSI.YELLOW, '>': ANSI.RED, '~': ANSI.CYAN},
+        "tug": {'$': ANSI.RED, '!': ANSI.YELLOW, 'o': ANSI.WHITE,
+                '.': ANSI.WHITE, "'": ANSI.WHITE, ',': ANSI.WHITE,
+                ':': ANSI.WHITE},
+    }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def frames(cls, style):
+        """Build the 4-frame animation cycle for a vessel style."""
+        base = cls.VESSELS.get(style, cls.GALLEON)
+        frames = []
+        for k in range(4):
+            art = list(base)
+            for row, pattern, cycle in cls.ANIM_SPEC.get(style, []):
+                art[row] = art[row].replace(pattern, cycle[k])
+            frames.append(art)
+        return frames
+
+
 class Screen:
     """Double-buffered frame composer: draw everything into an off-screen
     cell buffer, then emit the whole frame as one write. No per-frame
@@ -286,6 +501,9 @@ class Particles:
         "smoke":    {"chars": "@@Oo*..", "gravity": 0.0,  "drag": 0.98},
         "spark":    {"chars": "@**+x..", "gravity": 0.12, "drag": 1.0},
         "stardust": {"chars": "**++...", "gravity": 0.0,  "drag": 0.99},
+        "spray":    {"chars": "oO*'..",  "gravity": 0.18, "drag": 0.96},
+        "wake":     {"chars": "oO~-..",  "gravity": 0.0,  "drag": 0.97},
+        "bubble":   {"chars": ".oOo..",  "gravity": -0.06, "drag": 0.98},
     }
 
     def __init__(self, smoke_colors: List[str]):
@@ -321,6 +539,36 @@ class Particles:
             "age": 0, "life": random.randint(8, 14),
         })
 
+    def emit_spray(self, x: float, y: float):
+        """Foam kicked up where a hull (or a dolphin) meets the water."""
+        self.items.append({
+            "kind": "spray",
+            "x": x + random.uniform(-1, 1), "y": y,
+            "vx": -random.uniform(0.1, 0.6),
+            "vy": -random.uniform(0.2, 0.7),
+            "age": 0, "life": random.randint(8, 14),
+        })
+
+    def emit_wake(self, x: float, y: float):
+        """Churned water trailing off the stern."""
+        self.items.append({
+            "kind": "wake",
+            "x": x, "y": y + random.uniform(0, 0.6),
+            "vx": random.uniform(0.3, 0.8),
+            "vy": random.uniform(-0.05, 0.1),
+            "age": 0, "life": random.randint(10, 16),
+        })
+
+    def emit_bubble(self, x: float, y: float):
+        """Air escaping a ship that is no longer, strictly, a ship."""
+        self.items.append({
+            "kind": "bubble",
+            "x": x + random.uniform(-1, 1), "y": y,
+            "vx": random.uniform(-0.2, 0.2),
+            "vy": -random.uniform(0.05, 0.25),
+            "age": 0, "life": random.randint(10, 20),
+        })
+
     def step(self):
         alive = []
         for p in self.items:
@@ -345,7 +593,11 @@ class Particles:
                 color = self.smoke_colors[idx]
             elif p["kind"] == "spark":
                 color = ANSI.WHITE if t < 0.3 else (ANSI.YELLOW if t < 0.6 else ANSI.RED)
-            else:
+            elif p["kind"] == "spray":
+                color = ANSI.WHITE if t < 0.4 else ANSI.CYAN
+            elif p["kind"] == "bubble":
+                color = ANSI.CYAN if t < 0.6 else ANSI.WHITE
+            else:  # stardust and wake share a sea-foam fade
                 color = ANSI.CYAN if t < 0.5 else ANSI.WHITE
             screen.put(int(round(p["x"])), int(round(p["y"])), ch, color=color)
 
@@ -357,7 +609,8 @@ class SLAnimation:
                  fly: bool = False, accident: bool = False,
                  cars: int = 0, whistle: bool = False,
                  use_color: bool = True,
-                 palette: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None):
+                 palette: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+                 dolphin: bool = False):
         self.train_type = train_type
         self.speed = max(0.1, min(speed, 20.0))
         self.fly = fly
@@ -368,15 +621,38 @@ class SLAnimation:
         self.running = True
         self.resized = False
 
+        self.is_vessel = train_type in Vessel.VESSELS
+        self.dolphin = dolphin and self.is_vessel
+        if self.is_vessel:
+            # Side-view craft sail the animated sea; perspective craft
+            # travel the diagonal their artwork implies.
+            self.scene = 'persp' if train_type in Vessel.PERSPECTIVE else 'sea'
+            self.frames = Vessel.frames(train_type)
+            self.stacks = list(Vessel.STACKS.get(train_type, []))
+            self.waterline = Vessel.WATERLINE[train_type]
+            self.toot_text = Vessel.WHISTLE.get(train_type, 'TOOT! TOOT!')
+            self.funnel_dx = self.stacks[0][0] if self.stacks else 10
+        else:
+            self.scene = 'rail'
             base = Train.TRAINS.get(train_type, Train.CLASSIC)
-        self.frames = [Train.couple(f, cars) for f in Train.frames(train_type)]
+            self.frames = [Train.couple(f, cars)
+                           for f in Train.frames(train_type)]
+            self.waterline = 0
+            self.toot_text = 'TOOT! TOOT!'
         self.total_w = max(len(r) for r in self.frames[0])
         self.total_h = len(self.frames[0])
+        if self.scene == 'rail':
             # If a coal car is taller than the loco, the loco is padded down
             self.funnel_dy = self.total_h - len(base)
             self.funnel_dx = Train.FUNNEL_X.get(train_type, 7)
+            self.stacks = [(self.funnel_dx, self.funnel_dy - 1)]
+        else:
+            self.funnel_dy = 0
 
         self.smoke_colors, self.rail_color = self._palette()
+        self.dolphin_color = (ANSI.gray(251)
+                              if self.smoke_colors[0] != ANSI.WHITE
+                              else ANSI.CYAN)
 
         self.update_terminal_size()
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self._handle_interrupt)
@@ -419,9 +695,11 @@ class SLAnimation:
         return p * p * (3 - 2 * p)
 
     def print_static(self):
-        """stdout is not a terminal: print one honest train, no escapes."""
+        """stdout is not a terminal: print one honest craft, no escapes."""
         for line in self.frames[0]:
             print(line.rstrip())
+        if self.is_vessel:
+            print('~' * self.total_w)
 
     def run(self):
         """Run the animation."""
@@ -432,6 +710,9 @@ class SLAnimation:
         sys.stdout.write(ANSI.ALT_SCREEN_ON + ANSI.HIDE_CURSOR)
         sys.stdout.flush()
         try:
+            if self.scene == 'sea':
+                self._animate_sea()
+            else:
                 self._animate()
         finally:
             # The alternate screen restores whatever was there before
@@ -461,6 +742,13 @@ class SLAnimation:
                 y = int(2 + (floor_y - 2) * (1 - self._smooth(progress))
                         + 1.5 * math.sin(progress * 7))
                 y = max(1, min(self.height - self.total_h - 1, y))
+            elif self.scene == 'persp':
+                # Perspective craft descend as they cross: the travel path
+                # matches the angle the art was drawn at, so the craft
+                # reads as approaching the viewer.
+                drop = max(2, self.height // 3)
+                y = max(0, (self.height - self.total_h) // 2 - drop // 2) \
+                    + int(drop * self._smooth(progress))
             else:
                 y = max(1, (self.height - self.total_h) // 2)
 
@@ -471,7 +759,8 @@ class SLAnimation:
                 if frame_i % 2 == 0:
                     particles.emit_stardust(x + self.total_w, y + self.total_h - 2)
             if frame_i % 2 == 0:
-                particles.emit_smoke(x + self.funnel_dx, y + self.funnel_dy - 1)
+                for sx, sy in self.stacks:
+                    particles.emit_smoke(x + sx, y + sy)
             particles.step()
 
             # Whistle as the funnel passes the marks
@@ -481,7 +770,7 @@ class SLAnimation:
 
             # Compose the frame: rails, smoke, train, overlays
             screen.clear()
-            if not self.fly:
+            if not self.fly and self.scene == 'rail':
                 screen.put(0, y + self.total_h, '-' * self.width,
                            color=self.rail_color)
             particles.draw(screen)
@@ -489,13 +778,15 @@ class SLAnimation:
                 screen.put(x, y + i, line, charmap=self.palette, opaque=True)
             if frame_i < toot_until:
                 screen.put(x + self.funnel_dx + 3, y + self.funnel_dy - 2,
-                           'TOOT! TOOT!', color=ANSI.WHITE)
+                           self.toot_text, color=ANSI.WHITE)
 
             sys.stdout.write(screen.frame())
             sys.stdout.flush()
 
-            # The -a flag: the train makes it halfway, and no further
+            # The -a flag: the train makes it halfway, and no further.
-            if self.accident and x <= (self.width - self.total_w) // 2:
+            # On terminals narrower than the train, crash at the left edge
+            # so the wreck stays visible.
+            if self.accident and x <= max(0, (self.width - self.total_w) // 2):
                 self._crash(screen, particles, x, y, art)
                 return
 
@@ -508,8 +799,176 @@ class SLAnimation:
                 next_tick = time.monotonic()
             frame_i += 1
 
-            if x + self.total_w < 0:
+    def _draw_sea(self, screen: Screen, water_y: int, frame_i: int):
-                break
+        """Animated sea: a drifting swell pattern on the surface and
+        deterministic glints in the depths (no randomness, so the water
+        shimmers instead of boiling)."""
+        pat = '~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~ '
+        off = (frame_i // 2) % len(pat)
+        row = (pat * (self.width // len(pat) + 2))[off:off + self.width]
+        screen.put(0, water_y, row, color=ANSI.CYAN)
+        deep = self.rail_color or ANSI.CYAN
+        for gy in range(water_y + 1, self.height):
+            step = 11 + (gy * 7) % 9
+            phase = (frame_i // 3 + gy * 5) % step
+            for gx in range(phase, self.width, step):
+                screen.put(gx, gy, '~' if (gx + gy) % 3 else '.', color=deep)
+
+    def _animate_sea(self):
+        """A sea voyage: animated water, a bobbing hull, spray and wake,
+        optionally a dolphin, and -- with -a -- an iceberg."""
+        screen = Screen(self.width, self.height, self.use_color)
+        particles = Particles(self.smoke_colors)
+        frame_dt = 0.05 / self.speed
+        total_frames = self.width + self.total_w + 24
+        toot_until = -1
+        toot_marks = {int(self.width * 0.66), int(self.width * 0.33)}
+        next_tick = time.monotonic()
+        frame_i = 0
+
+        # The sea rises to meet tall ships; it pans down slightly across
+        # the crossing so the whole scene leans toward the viewer.
+        sea0 = max(1, min(max(int(self.height * 0.60), self.waterline),
+                          self.height - 3))
+        pan = max(0, min(2, (self.height - 3) - sea0))
+        ice_x = max(2, self.width // 6)
+        dolphin_at = self.width // 4 if self.dolphin else -1
+        dol_h = len(Vessel.DOLPHIN)
+
+        while self.running and frame_i < total_frames:
+            if self.resized:
+                self.resized = False
+                self.update_terminal_size()
+                screen = Screen(self.width, self.height, self.use_color)
+                sea0 = max(1, min(max(int(self.height * 0.60),
+                                      self.waterline), self.height - 3))
+                pan = max(0, min(2, (self.height - 3) - sea0))
+
+            x = self.width - frame_i
+            progress = frame_i / total_frames
+            water_y = sea0 + int(pan * self._smooth(progress))
+            if self.fly:
+                # The Flying Dutchman: the sea stays low, the ship does not
+                water_y = self.height - 3
+                floor_y = max(1, water_y - self.total_h - 1)
+                y = int(2 + (floor_y - 2) * (1 - self._smooth(progress))
+                        + 1.5 * math.sin(progress * 7))
+                y = max(1, min(floor_y, y))
+            else:
+                bob = int(round(math.sin(frame_i * 0.15) * 0.9))
+                y = water_y - self.waterline + bob
+
+            art = self.frames[(frame_i // 2) % len(self.frames)]
+
+            # Spray at the bow, wake off the stern, smoke from the stacks
+            if self.fly:
+                if frame_i % 2 == 0:
+                    particles.emit_stardust(x + self.total_w,
+                                            y + self.total_h - 2)
+            else:
+                if frame_i % 2 == 0:
+                    particles.emit_spray(x + 4, water_y)
+                if frame_i % 3 == 0:
+                    particles.emit_wake(x + self.total_w - 3, water_y)
+            if frame_i % 2 == 0:
+                for sx, sy in self.stacks:
+                    particles.emit_smoke(x + sx, y + sy)
+            particles.step()
+
+            if self.whistle and (x + 10) in toot_marks:
+                sys.stdout.write(ANSI.BELL)
+                toot_until = frame_i + 8
+
+            screen.clear()
+            self._draw_sea(screen, water_y, frame_i)
+
+            # The dolphin dives ahead of the ship, on its drawn angle
+            if dolphin_at >= 0 and frame_i >= dolphin_at:
+                t = frame_i - dolphin_at
+                dy = water_y - dol_h + 2 + t // 2
+                dx = int(self.width * 0.45) - 40 - t
+                if dy >= water_y:
+                    dolphin_at = -1     # fully sounded; gone
+                else:
+                    for i, line in enumerate(Vessel.DOLPHIN):
+                        if dy + i < water_y:
+                            screen.put(dx, dy + i, line,
+                                       color=self.dolphin_color)
+                    i0 = water_y - dy   # art row crossing the surface
+                    particles.emit_spray(dx + max(2, 2 * (dol_h - i0)),
+                                         water_y)
+
+            particles.draw(screen)
+
+            if self.accident and not self.fly:
+                by = water_y - len(Vessel.ICEBERG) + 1
+                for i, line in enumerate(Vessel.ICEBERG):
+                    screen.put(ice_x, by + i, line, color=ANSI.WHITE)
+
+            for i, line in enumerate(art):
+                screen.put(x, y + i, line, charmap=self.palette, opaque=True)
+            if frame_i < toot_until:
+                screen.put(x + 12, max(0, y - 2), self.toot_text,
+                           color=ANSI.WHITE)
+
+            sys.stdout.write(screen.frame())
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+
+            # The -a flag, at sea: the iceberg wins. It always wins.
+            if self.accident and not self.fly and x <= ice_x + 16:
+                self._sink(screen, particles, x, y, art, water_y, ice_x)
+                return
+
+            next_tick += frame_dt
+            delay = next_tick - time.monotonic()
+            if delay > 0:
+                time.sleep(delay)
+            else:
+                next_tick = time.monotonic()
+            frame_i += 1
+
+    def _sink(self, screen: Screen, particles: Particles,
+              x: int, y: int, art: List[str], water_y: int, ice_x: int):
+        """Iceberg finale: a crunch, a shudder, and a dignified descent."""
+        depth = 0
+        frames = 30 + (self.total_h + 2) * 3
+        for f in range(frames):
+            if not self.running:
+                return
+            if f < 12:
+                for _ in range(4):
+                    particles.emit_spray(x + random.randint(0, 8),
+                                         water_y - random.randint(0, 2))
+            if f >= 14:
+                depth = (f - 14) // 3
+                if f % 2 == 0:
+                    particles.emit_bubble(
+                        x + random.randint(4, max(5, self.total_w - 4)),
+                        water_y + 1)
+            particles.step()
+
+            shake = random.randint(-1, 1) if f < 12 else 0
+
+            screen.clear()
+            self._draw_sea(screen, water_y, f)
+            by = water_y - len(Vessel.ICEBERG) + 1
+            for i, line in enumerate(Vessel.ICEBERG):
+                screen.put(ice_x, by + i, line, color=ANSI.WHITE)
+            particles.draw(screen)
+            sy = y + depth
+            for i, line in enumerate(art):
+                if sy + i <= water_y:   # what's under stays under
+                    screen.put(x + shake, sy + i, line,
+                               charmap=self.palette, opaque=True)
+            if f < 34 and (f // 3) % 2 == 0:
+                msg = 'C R U N C H !' if f < 14 else 'B L U B   B L U B'
+                color = ANSI.RED if f < 14 else ANSI.CYAN
+                screen.put(max(2, x + 6), max(1, water_y - self.total_h - 1),
+                           msg, color=color)
+
+            sys.stdout.write(screen.frame())
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+            time.sleep(0.06 / self.speed)
 
     def _crash(self, screen: Screen, particles: Particles,
                x: int, y: int, art: List[str]):
@@ -532,6 +991,7 @@ class SLAnimation:
             dy = random.randint(-1, 0) if shake else 0
 
             screen.clear()
+            if self.scene == 'rail':
                 screen.put(0, y + self.total_h, '-' * self.width,
                            color=self.rail_color)
             particles.draw(screen)
@@ -563,14 +1023,19 @@ def main():
                         help='use a longer train (D51 pulling coal cars)')
     parser.add_argument('-c', '--C51', action='store_true',
                         help='use C51 train type')
-    parser.add_argument('-t', '--type', choices=sorted(Train.TRAINS),
+    parser.add_argument('-t', '--type',
-                        help='locomotive type (overrides -l/-c)')
+                        choices=sorted(Train.TRAINS) + sorted(Vessel.VESSELS),
+                        help='locomotive or vessel type (overrides -l/-c)')
     parser.add_argument('-n', '--cars', type=int, default=0, metavar='N',
-                        help='number of coal cars to pull (default: 0)')
+                        help='number of coal cars to pull (default: 0; '
+                             'rail only -- coal cars do not float)')
+    parser.add_argument('-d', '--dolphin', action='store_true',
+                        help='a dolphin joins the voyage (implies a vessel)')
     parser.add_argument('-w', '--whistle', action='store_true',
                         help='sound the whistle as the train passes')
     parser.add_argument('-s', '--speed', type=float, default=1.0,
-                        help='animation speed multiplier (default: 1.0)')
+                        help='animation speed multiplier, '
+                             'clamped to 0.1-20 (default: 1.0)')
     parser.add_argument('--no-color', action='store_true',
                         help='disable colors (NO_COLOR is also honored)')
     parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', action='version',
@@ -578,19 +1043,25 @@ def main():
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    # Determine train type
+    # Determine what rolls out (or sets sail)
     if args.type:
-        train_type = args.type
+        craft = args.type
     elif args.C51:
-        train_type = "c51"
+        craft = "c51"
     elif args.long:
-        train_type = "d51"
+        craft = "d51"
     else:
-        train_type = "classic"
+        craft = "classic"
+
+    # A dolphin will not follow a train. Requesting one books sea passage.
+    if args.dolphin and craft not in Vessel.VESSELS:
+        craft = random.choice(Vessel.SIDE_VIEW)
 
     cars = max(0, min(args.cars, 8))
-    if args.long and args.cars == 0:
+    if args.long and not args.type and args.cars == 0:
-        cars = 2  # --long should actually be long
+        cars = 2  # --long should actually be long (unless -t overrides it)
+    if craft in Vessel.VESSELS:
+        cars = 0  # coal cars do not float
 
     use_color = (not args.no_color
                  and 'NO_COLOR' not in os.environ
@@ -602,8 +1073,14 @@ def main():
     palette = None
     speed = args.speed
     fly, accident, whistle = args.fly, args.accident, args.whistle
+    dolphin = args.dolphin
     if len(sys.argv) == 1:
-        train_type = random.choice(list(Train.TRAINS))
+        if random.random() < 0.35:      # some typos are nautical
+            craft = random.choice(sorted(Vessel.VESSELS))
+            dolphin = (craft in Vessel.SIDE_VIEW
+                       and random.random() < 0.20)
+        else:
+            craft = random.choice(list(Train.TRAINS))
             cars = random.choice([0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 8])
             palette = random.choice(COLOR_THEMES + [random_theme()])
         speed = random.uniform(0.8, 1.5)
@@ -612,9 +1089,13 @@ def main():
         accident = roll < 0.05          # rare: the typo ends in tragedy
         fly = 0.05 <= roll < 0.15       # rare: the typo takes flight
 
+    # Vessels sail under their own colors, surprise or not
+    if craft in Vessel.VESSELS:
+        palette = Vessel.COLORS.get(craft, CHAR_COLORS)
+
     # Run animation
     animation = SLAnimation(
-        train_type=train_type,
+        train_type=craft,
         speed=speed,
         fly=fly,
         accident=accident,
@@ -622,6 +1103,7 @@ def main():
         whistle=whistle,
         use_color=use_color,
         palette=palette,
+        dolphin=dolphin,
     )
 
     animation.run()