speedboat
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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
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
A video on the website shows two Sinoguards employees arriving by speedboat at a tanker in the Gulf of Oman marked with the name and logo of Cosco Shipping, a state-run Chinese shipping giant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 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 two of us went on a speedboat owned by Mister Lochana.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
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
This included "ghost speedboats" which are designed to avoid registration and detection, which are prohibited in Spain.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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
