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Recent Examples of moorageThe conservancy has for more than a decade tried unsuccessfully to find a permanent moorage for the SS United States as a floating hotel, museum, entertainment complex, or all of the above.—Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024 Materials sent by ship were received at the company’s moorage along the Willamette River.—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023 At the gated Oregon Yacht Club moorage north of the Sellwood Bridge in Southeast Portland, owners buy a share, not a slip.—oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022 The slip alone can cost as much as a condo, depending on the moorage, location and if a garage is included.—oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022 Typically $25 per passenger vehicle, and there may be additional slip and moorage fees.—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 May 2019 The study will help determine whether floating docks are viable for transient moorage and for staging areas for local individuals or charter boats loading and unloading gear and passengers, according to officials.—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2021 Officers were called to the moorage at Chandler’s Cove around 4:30 a.m., where the theft had been reported, according to the Seattle Police Department.—Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 21 Aug. 2018 Each of the more than 40 moorage facilities in the Greater Portland Area has unique rules and fees.—Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 31 Mar. 2018
The art’s gold textural finish is sculptural, like overlapping waves, echoing the water of the marina outside as well as giving a nod to the hotel’s name.
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Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
The marina dock system, which supports the park's boat tours, has required reinforcement since failing in 2016.
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Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
During the incident, Havel was delivering a notice that alerted offshore residents about his agency’s transition plan that aimed to clear the anchorage of derelict vessels.
Thursday’s strike hit the port of Ras Isa in Hodeida province, killing 74 people and wounding 171 others, according to the Houthi-run Health Ministry.
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Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Upon reaching New York ports, gaining citizenship was as simple as declaring allegiance to the now-defunct Tammany Hall, the centuries-long Democratic political machine.
So at the end of 1773, a group of Bostonians tossed the tea overboard into the harbor.
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Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
If a cell harbors many black morphogens, for example, and a neighboring cell harbors few of them, then the molecules strive to move such that they are distributed as evenly as possible.
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