dinghy

Their dinghy appeared to have set off from near Utah Beach in Normandy during the morning, according to ship tracking data.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 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

"Taxi boat" refers to a dinghy that approaches the beach from the sea to pick up migrants in shallow waters off the beach.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 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

He got his wife and children in the dinghy and rowed shoreward.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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

Of the 12 dinghies stopped so far at sea, three interceptions took place in the last two weeks.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

That number is less than the so-called mega dinghies seen this summer but matches recent averages as well as the general trend of rising passenger numbers.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Navy destroyer and two coast guard cutters had taken up positions among the usual flotilla of yachts, sailboats, launches, dinghies, and canoes assembling near the finish line.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown