speedboat
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He is quoted by VnExpress as saying that the speedboat may have capsized due to heavy winds and high waves.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
“We can tell you it’s a tanker, it’s a fishing vessel, it’s a speedboat, it’s a sailing boat,” said Zack Spica, a University of Michigan assistant professor who co-founded Lumetec, which is selling the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Ten of them this past week boarded a speedboat for what one of them told relatives was a fishing trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
The death of 15 Afghan and Moroccan migrants after a speedboat carrying them collided with a Greek coastguard vessel has been presented by Greek authorities as an open and shut case.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
I don’t like the ocean too much after I fell out of Mister Lochana’s speedboat, but with my dad, I always feel safe.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
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In addition to a metal fence and a floating barrier installed earlier this week, Morocco had dispatched army officers, navy speedboats and drones to the border on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Often, the group used a fleet of high-powered speedboats to conduct rapid maritime operations.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
In a U.S. combat first, three unmanned speedboats attacked an Iranian submarine and ship facility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
The canal was disgusting—smelly and salty and as warm as soup—but Frank forged through it, dodging gondolas and speedboats, pausing occasionally to chitter dolphin insults at the monsters who followed him on the sidewalks.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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