boat

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Once it became clear that the survivors of the Mentor were American, the Ngarchelongese agreed to help them get home by building them a canoe to supplement their whaling boat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Why not help those who paved the road to where you are today, if nothing else floats your boat?

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

She said the BBC's evidence proved that "the system was broken" and demonstrated a pull factor in the small boat crisis.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Friday and drove closer to the island so the children on his boat could take a look.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Her sails billowed like a balloon; the mast lifted and toppled off the boat.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr