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2. Maritime response following the September 11 attacks

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   In early reporting of the evacuation, large numbers of between 500,000 and 1 million people were evacuated by boat with a believed closer number of about 270,000 people actually evacuated. With about 130 to 150 boats being used in the response, ranging from Staten Island ferries that could hold about 6,000 people to rubber dinghies that could ...

3. Falkirk Wheel - Wikipedia

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4. Shiplift - Wikipedia

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   Smaller devices called "Boat lifts" are available that simply raise yachts, sailboats, or small watercraft above the water level at a dock for storage, for reduced maintenance cost and increased security. They can be operated by cables, by hydraulics, or by air flotation and some are "drive on" to segmented flexing supports.

5. Roll-on/roll-off - Wikipedia

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   Ferry boat in the southern Philippines in 1925 SS Empire Doric was one of the first commercial roro ferries. It was built as an LST and is pictured entering the harbour in Malta. At the end of the first world war vehicles were brought back from France to Richborough Port [19] drive-on-drive-off using the train ferry. During the war British ...

6. Mariel boatlift - Wikipedia

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7. Niederfinow Boat Lift - Wikipedia

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   Today the boat lift is too short for some barge trains which must be separated to pass the lift. The lift is running near to its capacity with about 11,000 boats passing through each year, [1] so in 1997 the decision was made to build a new, bigger lift. The Niederfinow lift is a popular tourist destination with about 500,000 visitors per year. [1]