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  2. Lift net - Wikipedia

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    Lift nets, also called lever nets, are a method of fishing using nets that are submerged to a certain depth and then lifted out of the water vertically. The nets can be flat or shaped like a bag, a rectangle, a pyramid, or a cone. Lift nets can be hand-operated, boat-operated, or shore-operated.

  3. Fish trap - Wikipedia

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    This type of trap is portable, and is used to catch small fish and other small aquatic animals. It consists of a container shaped somewhat like a bottle, usually with an inverted funnel at the entrance.

  4. Mariel boatlift - Wikipedia

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    The Mariel boatlift ( Spanish: éxodo del Mariel) was a mass emigration of Cubans who traveled from Cuba 's Mariel Harbor to the United States between April 15 and October 31, 1980. The term "Marielito" is used to refer to these refugees in both Spanish and English.

  5. Bagan (fishing) - Wikipedia

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    Stationary bagan off Sebamban beach. Bagan or bagang is a fishing instrument ( lift net) that uses nets and lights so that it can be used for light fishing, originating from Indonesia. [1] Bagan is floated out to the sea to catch fishes, squids, and shrimps, and remain in the sea for several days or even months.

  6. Surface-supplied diving - Wikipedia

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    Sasuba and hookah diving equipment is also used for yacht or boat maintenance and hull cleaning, swimming pool maintenance, shallow underwater inspections. [ citation needed ] The systems used to supply air through the hose to a demand valve mouthpiece, are either 12-volt electrical air pumps, gasoline engine powered low-pressure compressors ...

  7. Portable boat lift - Wikipedia

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    A portable boat lift is a tool designed specifically to allow one person to transport, set up, and safely separate boats from boat trailers. Portable boat lifts are intended to be used on land, rather than near, in, or on the water.

  8. Maritime response following the September 11 attacks

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    In 2011, a documentary called Boatlift: An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience was released detailing the stories of boat crews responding to the evacuations. It was narrated by Tom Hanks. References

  9. Angling - Wikipedia

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    Modern angling rods are usually fitted with a fishing reel that functions as a cranking device for storing, retrieving and releasing out the line, although Tenkara fishing and traditional cane pole fishing are two rod-angling methods that do not use any reel.

  10. List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions

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    MSG – Marine Corps Security Guard, responsible for guarding United States Embassies. MTO – Motor Transport Officer, the Marine in charge of maintenance and operation of a unit's trucks. MTV – Modular Tactical Vest, a type of ballistic vest worn by Marines. MTVR – Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement See also 7-ton.

  11. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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    They can lift anything within their lifting capacity, such as air conditioning units, cars, boats, swimming pools, etc. They also perform disaster relief after natural disasters for clean-up, and during wild-fires they are able to carry huge buckets of water to extinguish fires.