speedboat

On Monday, a speedboat carrying eight people, including five journalists working for local and international news agencies went missing near a volcano, Mount Anak Krakatau, in Banten province and a search is ongoing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Several tourist vessels operating in the area quickly came to the rescue, finding many passengers trapped inside the speedboat, Vietnam's VnExpress reported.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Farzin Nadimi, an Iran-focused senior fellow with the Washington Institute, a U.S.-based think tank, said more than 60% of the Revolutionary Guard’s fast-attack craft and speedboat fleet remains intact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

A ragtag group took to the Straits of Florida on a speedboat, wanting to spark a rebellion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

As if on cue, something flashed on the eastern horizon - a light across the Sound, approaching fast like another speedboat.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

People used speedboats and more jet skis to comb the waters surrounding Koh Samui and towards the nearby island of Koh Phangan searching for the family, the Bangkok Post reports.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The vessels deployed in Sunday’s attack, known as Saronic Corsairs, are 24-foot-long speedboats that can travel more than 1,000 miles and carry payloads of up to 1,000 pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

The US military said it had struck over 80 targets including Iranian speedboats in response to Iranian attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

U.S. authorities deny any part in the puzzling series of events, which involved a pair of 35-ton fishing craft — not the sleek speedboats typically pictured in Department of Defense videos of maritime strikes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

They had ridden in speedboats and played tennis.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller