anchorage
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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said a tanker near Oman’s Sohar anchorage was struck by an uncrewed aerial vehicle Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The vessel was to be moved to an anchorage off the south coast of England and monitored, it added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
Nautical and air exclusion zones have been established around the anchorage site, officials say.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
A week after the tempest, the anchorage of the Acapulco Yacht Club still looked like it had suffered intense bombardment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
Warily they inched their way through coral reefs to their anchorage.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Regardless, last week, the Danish government said it would intensify environmental inspections of ships at Skagen Red, one of Scandinavia’s busiest anchorages at the northern tip of Denmark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
China's bunkering hub Ningbo-Zhoushan in the eastern province of Zhejiang has temporarily suspended discharging and loading oil, while tankers are ordered to stay at anchorages as typhoon Muifa is expected to land later on Wednesday.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2022
The street once led to Pool Beag, or little pool, among the deepest anchorages in Dublin Harbor.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2018
I’ve gone back to explore them summer after summer, loving the experience despite the growing flotilla of boats competing for anchorages and buoys.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2017
Two dozen coves and inlets, each with its pleasant muddle of sailboats and summer homes, ran the circumference of San Piedro, an endless series of pristine anchorages.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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Civil Engineering
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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