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The Ozama's basin is the fourth largest in the Dominican Republic. The river has several tributaries, with a combined area of 2,706 square kilometers (1,045 sq mi). The river basin has an annual precipitation of 1,400 mm (55 in) to 2,250 mm (89 in) per year. [2] [3]
Since 2019, two units of The Interceptor, a solar-powered river cleaning machine which is the brainchild of Dutch-based non-profit organisation The Ocean Cleanup were installed at the river stretch behind Klang Royal Town Mosque and near Parang Bridge in Port Klang. The total amount of garbage collected from the river since 2019 until 2023 was ...
In 2021, The Ocean Cleanup began expanding their Interceptor systems to be able to tackle a wider range of rivers. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] The Interceptor Barricade developed for Rio Las Vacas in 2023 was the first model designed for very high-throughput rivers that may carry 10,000 kg of trash a day.
Requirements included building interceptor tunnels to retain the combined sewage and stormwater for gradual release into the sewage treatment plant, preventing overflows into the river.
A young Dutch inventor is widening his effort to clean up floating plastic from the Pacific Ocean by moving into rivers, too, using a new floating device to catch garbage before it reaches the seas.
The US Navy's SM-3 has been a key interceptor to defend Israel from Iranian attacks this year. SM-3s are expensive, ranging from $10 to $30 million per missile, and plans for procurement are low.
Special Operations Craft – Riverine is a boat used by the United States Navy to perform short-range insertion and extraction of special operations forces in river and near-shore environments. It replaced the Patrol Boat, River , and the mini armored troop carrier .
65' river buoy tender: 2 65' None 65' inland buoy tender: 2 65' None Entered service in 1954 Small Harbor Tug: 11 65' None (WYTL): This is a class of eleven 65-foot tugs used by the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue, law enforcement, aids-to-navigation work and light icebreaking. Entered service in 1961.