port
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With shipping through Hormuz severely constrained, Saudi Arabia has been rerouting crude exports via its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
He said: "This was a return from port where the boat was being serviced in Holland. It was not a fishing trip."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Also on Friday, a sea drone exploded in the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Under international maritime law, a ship must have sufficient crew members on board at all times to handle any emergencies -- whether the vessel is in port or at anchor.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
They gripped the side of the boat, and it lurched sideways, so that the port side was almost in the water.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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American History I
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