dinghy
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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
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
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
The migrant dinghy appeared to have set off from close to the village of Vierville-sur-Mer, west of Bayeux.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
My sister moved to the front of the dinghy and untied the bow rope.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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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
Downing Street says 45 extra police officers are being deployed to French beaches in a "surge team" to tackle larger dinghies with more people packed onto them.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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
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