boat
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The boat launched from near the St. Francis Yacht Club, and it is currently unclear what caused it to capsize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Upon arriving at the scene, personnel did not see evidence of a fire, but found a three-deck pontoon boat capsized with one person who was severely injured in the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Eugenio Vodini, who organises boat trips for holidaymakers, said that "unlike tourists", local residents "know how to manage" their drinking water.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
“We are hooked on traveling now,” said Lisa Mallo, 54, as she waited with her husband, Wesley, for a midday boat tour departing from the 14th-century harbor in the city of Chania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Nate’s voice is frantic as he pulls his boat alongside Dad’s rapidly disappearing one.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The U.S. has used jet fighters, drones, and attack helicopters flying over the Strait to intercept Iranian weapons and boats before they can hit ships sailing along the Omani shore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The "Shetland Bus" - a convoy of fishing boats - helped the resistance effort while the country was under Nazi occupation.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
While it can certainly mean losing some luxury and nonessential assets, such as boats or valuable collections, many states have comprehensive protections that won’t leave you worse off than when you filed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
That tally included roughly 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats in the strait.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The quay was largely deserted, boats stowed for the night, except for a cluster of men on the quayside, drinking coffee from a thermos.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
This summer, ProPublica journalists hiked and boated across Rubkona County, the epicenter of South Sudan’s outbreak and home to the country’s largest refugee camp, to interview families that the U.S. cut off from help.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
“It’s the worst situation I’ve seen on the lake,” said South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Wallace, who has lived and boated in the area for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
"Nowadays it has to be boated off. It's just not realistic at all. But it captures everyone's imagination."
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
The film shifts to black and white as the action moves inside a building less adorned than the ones the man has boated past, but grand, even so.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
The sky scowled down upon us, threatening rain as we boated over to Southwark and joined the throng of bearbaiters and playgoers.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
The program is for young people ages 14 to 20 to build leadership qualities and learn boating skills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
And on top of that: fishing, boating, mineral extraction, and protection from underground toxins that could blanket Utah’s most heavily populated area and drive everyone away—not just from Box Elder, but from the state altogether.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
He obtained the work phones after they accidentally fell into the River Danube on an interior ministry boating trip.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
The soldier's profile notes he loves "to travel, and do anything related to the outdoors; hiking, backpacking, camping, biking, boating".
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
He wavered a little when the Mellower talked about how he rescued Rita from a boating accident.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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