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2. Lazarette - Wikipedia

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   The lazarette or lazaret (sometimes lazaretto) of a boat is an area near or aft of the cockpit. The word is similar to and probably derived from lazaretto. A lazarette is usually a storage locker used for gear or equipment a sailor or boatswain would use around the decks on a sailing vessel. [1] [2] [3]

3. Hold (compartment) - Wikipedia

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   A small cargo hatch to a small storage locker is called a Lazarette. Should a cargo hatch fail in a storm, the ship is at risk of sinking, such that has happened on bulk carrier hatches . Some ships that sank due to cargo hatch failure: MV Derbyshire , MV Christinaki , Bark Marques , SS Henry Steinbrenner , SS El Faro , SS Marine Electric , and ...

4. Voyage data recorder - Wikipedia

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   When the ship sinks in a marine accident, the protective storage unit may be in a retrievable fixed unit or free float unit (or combined with EPIRB). The last 12 hours (48 Hours for the 2014 regulations MSC.333(90)) of stored data in the protected unit can be recovered and replayed by the authorities or ship owners for incident investigation.

5. Roll-on/roll-off - Wikipedia

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   Procyon Leader stern quarter ramp Roll-on/Roll-off car carrying ship being boarded by articulated haulers at the Port of Baltimore. Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using a platform vehicle ...

6. Dorade box - Wikipedia

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   The grey area indicates the deck of the boat. A dorade box (also called a dorade vent , collector box , cowl vent , or simply a "ventilator") is a type of vent that permits the passage of air in and out of the cabin or engine room of a boat while keeping rain, spray, and sea wash out.

7. Sponson - Wikipedia

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   Model of a Pan Am Boeing 314 flying boat with its left sponson visible MS Princess of Scandinavia, a cruise-ferry with a side sponson. Sponsons are projections extending from the sides of land vehicles, aircraft or watercraft to provide protection, stability, storage locations, mounting points for weapons or other devices, or equipment housing.