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Recent Examples of towboat
Besides the vessels visiting China, another Russian naval group, which is composed of a submarine and a rescue towboat, was spotted sailing northward on Tuesday in the waters between Japan's southwestern islands of Yonaguni and Iriomote in the Philippine Sea.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The filing also details acquisitions, including the purchase of 13 inland tank barges and two high horsepower towboats for $65.2 million.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
The captain of the barge's towboat reportedly lost consciousness, and the barge lost control and crashed into the pier support.
—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
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The filing also details acquisitions, including the purchase of 13 inland tank barges and two high horsepower towboats for $65.2 million.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
The captain of the barge's towboat reportedly lost consciousness, and the barge lost control and crashed into the pier support.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towboat
Noun
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The Cuauhtemoc hasn’t sustained any damage to the hull, which would allow it to be moved from Pier 37, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, with tugboat assistance.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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Among those whom investigators plan to talk to are the harbor pilot, whose role was to help the Cuauhtémoc navigate New York Harbor’s tricky tides and currents and commercial ship traffic, and representatives of the tugboat company.—
Ed Shanahan,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The frames were built in Poland and shipped by a barge through the European river network to Marseille’s port on France’s southern coast for the contractor to pour the concrete to create 18 cubes.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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These technologies include a bubble barrier that removes small fish trapped under barges or carried in their wake and an acoustic deterrent that creates painful sound waves.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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The catchy, melodious songs are carefully curated to tug at heartstrings, with lyrics that reflect similar memories and moments in one’s life.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Netflix has won out in a tug of war for Richard Linklater‘s Breathless homage Nouvelle Vague after its Cannes Film Festival debut in the competition.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
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The stage was set for an entirely forgivable drop in level, but Andreeva stayed on an even keel to win the next two sets, and with them, the title.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The researchers acknowledged the possibility that the lines could have been created by a keel (an extended structural component that runs below a boat).—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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However, apart from his time competing on high-speed M32 catamarans, Canfield’s experience and success have come through racing traditional keelboats.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Most of the time, a small keelboat barely exceeds 10 knots of speed (11.5mph).—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The alternative would have been a full scrapping, which is what befell another Staten Island ferryboat, the Andrew J. Barberi.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Towboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towboat. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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