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speedboat

[speed-boht] / ˈspidˌboʊt /
NOUN
racing boat
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On Monday, a speedboat carrying eight people, including five journalists working for local and international news agencies went missing near a volcano, Mount Anak Krakatau, in Banten province and a search is ongoing.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

Several tourist vessels operating in the area quickly came to the rescue, finding many passengers trapped inside the speedboat, Vietnam's VnExpress reported.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

A video on the website shows two Sinoguards employees arriving by speedboat at a tanker in the Gulf of Oman marked with the name and logo of Cosco Shipping, a state-run Chinese shipping giant.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

More than 60% of those fast-attack craft and speedboat vessels remain intact and continue to pose a threat, according to Farzin Nadimi, an Iran-focused senior fellow with the Washington Institute, a U.S.-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

Another big bluefin whooshing along the surface like a speedboat, throwing a wake, chomping on tinker.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

People used speedboats and more jet skis to comb the waters surrounding Koh Samui and towards the nearby island of Koh Phangan searching for the family, the Bangkok Post reports.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Often, the group used a fleet of high-powered speedboats to conduct rapid maritime operations.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

U.S. authorities deny any part in the puzzling series of events, which involved a pair of 35-ton fishing craft — not the sleek speedboats typically pictured in Department of Defense videos of maritime strikes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

Central Command said it used Apache helicopters to sink the Iranian speedboats that were harassing traffic in the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

The canal was disgusting—smelly and salty and as warm as soup—but Frank forged through it, dodging gondolas and speedboats, pausing occasionally to chitter dolphin insults at the monsters who followed him on the sidewalks.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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