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2. Western Flyer (boat) - Wikipedia

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   The Western Flyer is a fishing boat, most known for its use by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts in their 1940 expedition to the Gulf of California, the notes from which culminated in their 1941 book Sea of Cortez, later reworked by Steinbeck into The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1951). [1] According to Kevin Bailey, [2] "the most famous fishing ...

3. USCGC Alert (WMEC-127) - Wikipedia

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   1960: 1 x 40mm/60. USCGC Alert (WMEC-127) was a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter and was the fourth cutter to carry the name. She was launched on 30 November 1926, commissioned 27 January 1927, and finally decommissioned 10 January 1969. The ship was brought to Portland, Oregon in 2006 and moored at Hayden Island with plans to ...

4. Marine salvage - Wikipedia

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   Capsizing occurs when a boat or ship is tipped over beyond the angle of positive static stability. It may result from broaching, knockdown, or loss of stability due to cargo shifting or flooding. In high speed boats, capsizing is a result of sharp turns. A capsized vessel may sink or remain afloat, and a sinking vessel may roll over while sinking.

5. 'Friends' creators recall 'frustrating' leak of final ... - AOL

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   "Friends" creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane recall the script of the TV show's finale getting leaked — and that it was an "inside job." They also reflect on Matthew Perry getting the last ...

6. Dry dock - Wikipedia

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   Dry dock. A dry dock (sometimes drydock or dry-dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft.

7. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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   A AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...