dinghy

All other passengers on board asked to be rescued and were taken into care, the maritime prefecture said earlier, adding that the dinghy had not sunk.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Two women in their thirties and a 10-year-old boy who were believed to be Eritrean died, seemingly in a crush as the dinghy was carrying too many people, he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The figures include a dinghy carrying 51 people which departed from Normandy, much further west than small boats typically set off, on Monday morning and spent more than 33 hours at sea.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

In a sailing dinghy, the person at the tiller can simply shift from one side to the other when tacking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Olakunde no longer bailed, for fear of the element roiling all around him; he gripped the gunwales and sat inclined as if the dinghy barreled down a slope.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

They pay smugglers thousands of dollars to board unstable and often overcrowded rubber dinghies to make the hazardous illegal journey across one of the world's busiest shipping routes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Downing Street said the leaders would also focus on tackling the "emerging use of mega dinghies", or larger more powerful boats bringing irregular migrants to England's south coast.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Customs officials recently found 20 undeclared inflatable dinghies hidden between mattress pads at a Turkish-Bulgarian border crossing.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

More than 9,000 life jackets, dozens of dinghies and engines and 360 pumps were seized by police this spring during a joint operation involving the UK, France and Germany in the North Rhine-Westphalia region.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

She had rowed in dinghies and been out once or twice on large fishing boats.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt