aground
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The still-smouldering ferry, which originally departed from Manila, sits about a kilometre from Coron after running aground just off a smaller island.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ice islands from Petermann may instead travel farther before running aground.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
On the Rhine, more than 800 miles northwest of where the Viking Ullur ran aground, a closely watched water-level gauge is delivering a daily dose of pain to industrial companies that rely on the waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The operation to recover a ship which ran aground off the coast of Pembrokeshire is nearing completion.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
He thought of his father, his sloop aground on Anguilla Reef.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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