sandbank
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SS Montgomery was loaded with 7,000 tonnes of munitions in 1944 and directed to anchor off Sheerness, Kent, but grounded on a sandbank.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
In Bulgaria, a cruise ship got stuck on a sandbank on the Danube.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Last week, 186 passengers had to be brought ashore from a Viking cruise liner that hit a sandbank because of low water levels near the city of Vidin in Bulgaria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The whale, dubbed "Timmy" in Germany's media, was initially spotted stuck on sandbank on March 23.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
On the sandbank she found not one but five of the precious wheels, and passing the cord through their softening centers, she swam heavily back, pulling them behind her.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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