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2. Sea anchor - Wikipedia

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   A conical sea anchor with tripline (from an illustration in The Sailors Handbook by Halsey C. Herreshoff). An early wooden drogue. A sea anchor (also known as a parachute anchor, drift anchor, drift sock, para-anchor or boat brake) is a device that is streamed from a boat in heavy weather. Its purpose is to stabilize the vessel and to limit ...

3. Pontoon bridge - Wikipedia

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   The 185-meter bridge was built to support retrograde operations because of the heavy-armor traffic crossing a partially destroyed adjacent highway span. [ 53 ] "By dawn on 4 April 2003, the 299th Engineer Company had emplaced a 185-meter long Assault Float Bridge—the first time in history that a bridge of its type was built in combat."

4. Jackstay - Wikipedia

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   Personnel transfer from USS Rankin by highline, a form of jackstay, 1960.. A jackstay is a cable or bar between two points to support and guide a load between those points, or as an anchor to attach something to be constrained along that line.

5. Aiviq - Wikipedia

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   Aiviq is an American icebreaking anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) built in 2012 to support oil exploration and drilling in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska. The vessel's primary task was towing and laying anchors for drilling rigs, and oil spill response. [6] [7] [8] In December 2024, the USCG finalized the contract for the acquisition of ...

6. Standing rigging - Wikipedia

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   Standing rigging comprises the fixed lines, wires, or rods, which support each mast or bowsprit on a sailing vessel and reinforce those spars against wind loads transferred from the sails. This term is used in contrast to running rigging , which represents the moveable elements of rigging which adjust the position and shape of the sails.

7. 73 Brands That Are Still Made Right Here in the USA - AOL

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   The brand expanded not long ago to sell more heavy-duty coolers, resulting in a larger price range up to $300 for wheeled hard cooler units. ... Anchor Hocking Glassware. $19 and up from Amazon ...