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  2. Setting pole - Wikipedia

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    On a larger boat, the quanter then walks down the side of the boat, facing aft and braced against the quant pole, the boat being propelled forward at the speed he walks. To reverse, the quant can be pushed forwards. The quant is then pulled out of the water by placing hand over hand on it and pulling upwards (as if one were climbing down a pole).

  3. List of disasters on the Severn - Wikipedia

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    Unknown to the crew of the rescue boat the three men had been picked up safely by the last crossing of the day of one of the Aust to Beachley ferry boats, the Severn Princess. Two tanker barges were coming down empty from Sharpness, the Wyesdale H and the Wharfedale H, tied together and both being steered from the Wyesdale H. The steersman ...

  4. Punt (boat) - Wikipedia

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    The problem of poles getting stuck in the mud can be mitigated by twisting the pole at the end of a stroke, before trying to pull it out. Punting on the Thames below Folly Bridge is often less enjoyable, mainly because of the competition from eights and sculls and motor boats ; punts are recommended to keep close in beside the towpath . [ 28 ]

  5. Broken power pole and downed wires caused largest fire in ...

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    The largest wildfire in Texas history was caused by a power line after a pole that “appeared to be decayed at the base” fell into a grassy area, a Texas A&M Forest Service investigator ...

  6. New lawsuit blames fallen power pole for starting Smokehouse ...

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    A woman whose home near Canadian, Texas, was destroyed in the record-breaking Smokehouse Creek wildfire is suing the power company, alleging that a fallen power pole near Stinnett started the fire.

  7. A monster truck clips a power line at a Maine show, toppling ...

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    TOPSHAM, Maine (AP) — A lobster-themed monster truck performing for spectators in Maine clipped an aerial power line, toppling several utility poles and sending two people to hospitals, police said.

  8. 1950 USS Missouri grounding - Wikipedia

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    Wallin initiated a five-point plan aimed at getting Missouri off the mud and back into the water: [6] Remove as much weight as possible from the battleship, [22] Lift the ship, [A 4] [22] Remove as much sand as possible from around the battleship, [22] Use the combined power of the area's tugboats to pull the battleship, [22]

  9. Why the stuck Suez Canal boat became the biggest meme ... - AOL

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    The Suez Canal blockage may be the most remembered news story of 2021, largely because of the extraordinary way in which it flooded the internet.