aground

Example Sentences

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Four crew members were rescued by lifeboat and HM Coastguard said the vessel remained aground and the responsibility of its owner.

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He was senior operations manager for the the UK's Marine Pollution Control Unit and one of the first people to step on board the Sea Empress after it ran aground.

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It is thought that the wreck is most likely the Fame from Hoorn, an armed Dutch merchant ship that ran aground and sank in 1631.

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Natalie and Patience paddled Patience’s kayak through the quiet, flooded streets of Liberty City until they ran aground on dry pavement.

From Literature

The vessel ran aground near Inverbervie Beach at about 11:15 on Saturday.

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