capsize

“Large breaking waves can cause injury, wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats near shore.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

When these icebergs capsize, they clash violently with the “mother” glacier.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Their crews are at risk if the ships are damaged, and the vessels could capsize if they are in the vicinity of giant ice chunks breaking off glaciers, a process called calving.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

He also said that the maximum capacities of passenger boats should be clearly indicated to avoid overloading, which is often one of the causes when boats capsize.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

I knew I had been harsh, but I did not want to capsize the whole ship of negotiations, and I ended on a more conciliatory note.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Until that date is set we can only quote what Helly tells Mark S. before he turns on himself and capsizes our expectations.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025

It is the latest in a string of migrant boat capsizes off Tunisia's coast in the last few days, with five others sinking in the past four days.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2023

“I’d sum up our season as a wild ride. It has had everything: crashes, capsizes, broken bones, collisions, you name it we’ve been there,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2022

In that scene, her character, Maria, falls into the water along with the seven Von Trapp children as the boat capsizes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2019

Shop signs swing toward the heat from their brackets; a potted hedge comes sliding across the rubble and capsizes.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

One man was killed and two people were hospitalized after their fishing boat struck rocks and capsized beneath the Golden Gate Bridge on Thursday, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Filo Denizcilik, the company which operates the capsized passenger boat, said it was "deeply saddened by the tragic accident".

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Footage from the scene broadcast by Turkish television showed the capsized ferry with passengers wearing life jackets sitting atop its orange hull.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

The captain of an overloaded boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a woman and her 5-month-old infant, has been arrested by federal authorities and faces deportation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

He looked over and saw that the wave had capsized the Lillian B. Womrath but that she had righted herself and was sailing on her course, close by.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

The rip currents and massive surf are capable of capsizing small boats, knocking people off jetties and pulling swimmers out to sea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Although Antarctica is the largest ice sheet on Earth, direct evidence of glacial earthquakes caused by capsizing icebergs there has been elusive.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Abdoul Aziz Balde sobbed as he spoke of his son Idrissa, who left Guinea in search of a better future, but has not been heard from since capsizing off the Moroccan coast.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

Before the U.S. military strikes, he said, his main concerns were capsizing, drowning and arrest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

They plunge back into the sea, creating an enormous wave that hits the ship broadside, and tips us within inches of capsizing.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman