sailing
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“We can tell you it’s a tanker, it’s a fishing vessel, it’s a speedboat, it’s a sailing boat,” said Zack Spica, a University of Michigan assistant professor who co-founded Lumetec, which is selling the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
All this comes at a time when more people are sailing the high seas than ever before, according to Cruise Lines International Association, the industry trade group.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Isle of Islay is due to set off on its first passenger sailing from Port Askaig on Islay at 12:30, arriving at Kennacraig on the mainland about two hours later.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Two LPG carriers, BW TYR and BW ELM, carrying a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 tonnes were sailing towards India's coast, the ministry said in a statement.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
They had been sailing in the Immortal’s boat for half a day when Irian left Nighthand, edged round the sail, and came to them.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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