wooden boat

Example Sentences

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I fled to Delhi, then Kuala Lumpur, before taking a wooden boat across the Strait of Malacca.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

In Gran Canaria, the coast guard towed a wooden boat carrying migrants, including a toddler, into the port of Arguineguin.

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2023

The second rescue involved 96 people on a similar wooden boat, including nine children, mainly Syrians.

From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2023

The arrival of the first wave, smashing against the wooden boat, set off a desperate scramble for gear: knives, warm clothing, headlamps, water.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2023

In the dream I was alone in a small wooden boat, hooked up to a humongous tarpon that was dragging me out to sea.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen