inshore

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Three of New Zealand’s eight navy ships—two offshore patrol vessels and one inshore patrol vessel—were mothballed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"This is the first time we have seen such a large pod so close inshore and not too far from the pier end, it was fantastic to see," said one of the crew members.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

Crews from both our inshore lifeboats searched until midnight, and began searching again at first light today, around 05:30.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023

Last month, on the first day of Louisiana’s inshore shrimp season, a tank platform collapsed, pouring 14,000 gallons into Terrebonne Bay and ruining the catch.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022

In 1919, the entire Coast Guard fleet was made up of twenty-six inshore vessels, a few converted tugboats, and twenty-nine small cruisers.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler