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Luckily, the zombies in 28 Years Later have yet to invent longboats, so the island society has been able to endure, albeit on a semi-permanent war footing.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
3 July 2025 -
Platoon after platoon scuffed down to the shoreline to clamber aboard gunboats, longboats, and six-oared, flat-bottomed bateaux.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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In 1915, La Follette pushed through the Seaman’s Act, which required ships to carry enough lifeboats for all passengers and crew.—
Time,
Time,
16 July 2025
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This includes inspecting lifeboats, overhauling fire systems, servicing engines, and checking the hull for wear and tear.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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This company's launch vehicle, simply named Maia, is designed with a recoverable and reusable booster stage that will land on an offshore barge following liftoff from the Guiana Space Center in South America.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
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An unpermitted fireworks barge that exploded, injuring a half-dozen people in Alabama.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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As of Friday, 766 personnel, 16 water tenders, 24 fire crews and other resources have been assigned to the Dale Fire.—
Jamie Parsons,
The Washington Examiner,
19 July 2025
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To further entice customers, KFC is providing a free bucket of eight pieces of chicken or tenders to customers who spend at least $15 through the KFC app or website and are members of the KFC Rewards program.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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Rockies starter Kyle Freeland fired a first-pitch cutter.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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And the cutter the first inning, just got his hands inside of it and kept it fair.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Dove/Torr Cottage, Centerport After a decade living on their yawl in Huntington Harbor and a stint upstate after his mother died, artists Arthur Dove and Helen Torr were able to purchase an old post-office building perched alongside Titus Mill Pond in 1938.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
27 July 2024
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Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.—
Nicole Briese,
Peoplemag,
24 May 2024
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Other special events include, a riverboat ride hosted by Green River Distillery, a mix and mingle at The Last Refuge, 600 E. Market St., in NuLu and a fine dining experience at Bistro Le Relais, 2817 Taylorsville Road, with former Courier Journal food critic Susan Reigler.—
Molly Gregory,
The Courier-Journal,
16 July 2025
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Like its counterpart at Disneyland in California, Tom Sawyer Island is a old timey island amid the Rivers of America, which guests can reach by raft or circle by riverboat.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
7 July 2025
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Where to stay: There are various houseboat rental companies that serve different districts in the park, but 360-square-mile Rainey Lake, on the border with Canada, is usually the best bet for a true wilderness experience while on a houseboat.—
Ryan Krogh,
Outside Online,
3 June 2025
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It’s crowded with houseboats, fishing vessels, roving vendors in sampans, and multi-story floating restaurants that drew tourists until the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to shutter.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
6 June 2025
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“Bumboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumboat. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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