wooden boat
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Bakary Jaiju was 19 when he climbed into a wooden boat in the Gambia and set out for Europe.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
One of his videos, showing his little wooden boat being nearly rammed by a Chinese coastguard ship in 2021 made him a minor celebrity.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
In Gran Canaria, the coast guard towed a wooden boat carrying migrants, including a toddler, into the port of Arguineguin.
From Reuters ● Oct. 21, 2023
The second rescue involved 96 people on a similar wooden boat, including nine children, mainly Syrians.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
At the opposite shore, we sat on the edge of a dry-rotted wooden boat dock and dangled our feet over the Mars surface of the dead lake, which was nine feet below us.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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