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A large ocean-going tug has been moored off Greenock for nearly a week, waiting for the final approvals to be signed off so it can begin its departure.

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And no rules at the Guardian, apparently, regarding outrageous boondoggles and ocean-going junkets.

He added: "I think it is ocean-going nonsense to change our mind at that this stage."

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The ocean-going yellow sub - called Boaty McBoatyface - was being put through trials when its propeller snagged the mooring for the 1970s camera system.

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The report, part of the ongoing investigation into the Baltimore bridge collapse, said that the owners of the bridges — all built over navigable waterways frequented by ocean-going vessels — “are likely unaware of their bridges’ risk of catastrophic collapse from a vessel collision and the potential need to implement countermeasures to reduce the bridges’ vulnerability.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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