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2. Pontoon boat - Wikipedia

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   Pontoon boat. A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on floats to remain buoyant. These pontoons (also called tubes) contain much reserve buoyancy and allow designers to create large deck plans fitted with a variety of accommodations including expansive lounge areas, stand-up bars, and sun pads. More horsepower is now able to be applied ...

3. Floating dock (jetty) - Wikipedia

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   Floating dock (jetty) A floating dock, floating pier or floating jetty is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons. It is usually joined to the shore with a gangway. The pier is usually held in place by vertical poles referred to as pilings, which are embedded in the seafloor or by anchored cables. [ 1] Frequently used in marinas, this type of ...

4. Float (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on nautical floats for buoyancy. Common boat designs are a catamaran with two pontoons, or a trimaran with three. In many parts of the world, pontoon boats are used as small vehicle ferries to cross rivers and lakes. An anchored raft-like platform used for diving, often referred to as a pontoon

5. Pontoon bridge - Wikipedia

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   A pontoon bridge is a collection of specialized, shallow draft boats or floats, connected together to cross a river or canal, with a track or deck attached on top. The water buoyancy supports the boats, limiting the maximum load to the total and point buoyancy of the pontoons or boats. [ 2] The supporting boats or floats can be open or closed ...

6. Xerxes' pontoon bridges - Wikipedia

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   Construction of Xerxes Bridge of boats by Phoenician sailors Hellespont. Xerxes' pontoon bridges were constructed in 480 BC during the second Persian invasion of Greece (part of the Greco-Persian Wars) upon the order of Xerxes I of Persia for the purpose of Xerxes' army to traverse the Hellespont (the present-day Dardanelles) from Asia into Thrace, then also controlled by Persia (in the ...

7. Semi-submersible platform - Wikipedia

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   Comparison of deepwater semi-submersible (left) and drillship (right) A semi-submersible platform is a specialised marine vessel used in offshore roles including as offshore drilling rigs, safety vessels, oil production platforms, and heavy lift cranes. They have good ship stability and seakeeping, better than drillships.