boat

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Following its election in July 2024, the government had promised to reduce small boat crossings by smashing the trafficking gangs however, numbers have remained high with 100,625 arriving in 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Researchers studying an unusually high number of whale deaths have found that nearly 20% of the gray whales seen entering the Bay did not survive, with many killed by boat strikes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Sarah Bates, who runs a commercial fishing boat out of San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, said the port has become “a pretty sad place” as many have turned to other work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Ali, 27, who is alleged to have piloted the boat from France to the UK, is due to appear at Folkestone Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

She loaded her suitcase into the little boat and sailed out of the sailing-school cove, around the corner to the pink-and-purple Troppo Tourists ship.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr