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Recent Examples of towboat
The captain of the barge's towboat reportedly lost consciousness, and the barge lost control and crashed into the pier support.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Victims and families settled a lawsuit with the towboat company, Magnolia Marine Transport Co., in May 2003 for an undisclosed amount.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
The American Waterways Operators (AWO), which represents the tugboat, towboat and barge industry, has opposed the regulation over concerns about diesel particulate filters (DPFs) catching fire.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
The railroad bridge became misaligned due to a hit from barges being transported by a towboat called Mauvilla.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Victims and families settled a lawsuit with the towboat company, Magnolia Marine Transport Co., in May 2003 for an undisclosed amount.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
The American Waterways Operators (AWO), which represents the tugboat, towboat and barge industry, has opposed the regulation over concerns about diesel particulate filters (DPFs) catching fire.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
The railroad bridge became misaligned due to a hit from barges being transported by a towboat called Mauvilla.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towboat
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After nearly a decade away from the game, Amesbury carved out a unique path: working on tugboats, competing in professional lacrosse and even battling in Ice Wars, a hockey fighting competition.—
Ben DeLaForest,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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The vessel is expected to depart town Monday for the first time since the collapse, accompanied by three McAllister Towing tugboats, one Moran Towing tugboat, a Coast Guard vessel and a work boat from the Resolve Marine salvage company.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2024
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Last winter, after a Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk crashed into the bay, the helicopter was lifted from 15 feet of water and stabilized on a barge.—
Kristina Davis,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The top to-do item for Blue Origin is flying New Glenn again—and recovering the giant rocket's first stage by landing it on an autonomous landing barge (named Jacklyn for Bezos' mother).—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
12 Feb. 2025
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Astronomers discovered 51 Pegasi b by detecting a wobble in its star’s motion caused by the gravitational tug of the orbiting planet—a technique called the Doppler (or radial velocity) method.—
Dakotah Tyler,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
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The 185-foot vessel, known as Yard Derrick 254, was guided into place by tug boats operating near the western tip of Shelter Island.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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The decision helped to mend the broken community, putting all players on a more even keel, and accelerated the adoption of the latest entry.—
Veerender Jubbal,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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After Otto keels dead on their first evening together, both families discover something shocking: Neither has any money, and each had married the other hoping to salvage their fortunes.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Typically 60 feet long and 8 feet wide, capable of bearing 40 tons, the keelboat was specially designed for the western rivers.—
Boyce Upholt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2024
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In a dominating victory in the three-person Soling keelboat at the 1972 Olympics, Melges unseated the sport’s greatest sailor, Paul Elvstrom, who had won four Olympic Gold medals.—
Chris Museler,
New York Times,
22 May 2023
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Maritime Museum of San Diego seeks volunteers The nonprofit Maritime Museum of San Diego starts the next Docent Volunteer Training Program for newcomers Jan. 21 at the museum on the upper deck of the ferryboat Berkeley.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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For example, when over 1,000 people died in a ferryboat accident in the Red Sea in 2006, critics accused the military of failing to deploy quickly enough to rescue them.—
Jeff Martini,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2011
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“Towboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towboat. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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