speedboat
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Fifteen people have died after a speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized near a island in the south of Vietnam, according to local media reports.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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
A ragtag group took to the Straits of Florida on a speedboat, wanting to spark a rebellion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
At least one American citizen was shot dead and another injured by Cuban officials intercepting a speedboat off its coast on Wednesday, a US official has said.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
Quang-ha has the television remote, and he moves through the channels in a way that a grandmother might turn the pages of a speedboat catalog featuring water skis.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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The vessels deployed in Sunday’s attack, known as Saronic Corsairs, are 24-foot-long speedboats that can travel more than 1,000 miles and carry payloads of up to 1,000 pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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
In his office, the commanding officer enlarges an image showing a swarm of speedboats carrying out such an attack.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
As well as the 35m-long sub, the security forces also seized six speedboats, seven outboard motors and dozens of barrels of fuel.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
A fleet of a dozen speedboats raced through the dark water toward Manhattan.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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