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  2. Dabchick (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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    A Bermuda rigged boat, it has a mainsail and jib. Its hull is very shallow and its skipper sits on its flat deck. This hard chined scow was designed by Jack Köper [1] in 1955. [2] Since they were published in 1956, nearly 3,500 [2] plans have been issued to builders, and over 4,000 boats have been built. [3]

  3. Marine evacuation system - Wikipedia

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    The MES consists of five components. Controls – used to initiate the device in an emergency situation. [9]Stowage box – contains essentials for the evacuation, including the chute and the fixed appliances, such as seats, rails, etc. [10] Composed of marine grade aluminum along with inflation cylinders, usually kept on the deck taking as little as 4 m 2 of storage space.

  4. Electrofishing - Wikipedia

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    Electrofishing by boat. There are three types of electrofishers: backpack models, tote barge models, and boat mounted models, sometimes called a stunboat. [2] Backpack electrofisher generators are either battery or gasoline powered. They employ a transformer to pulse the current before it is delivered into the water.

  5. Scarabeo 8 - Wikipedia

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    Scarabeo 8 is an ultra deepwater 6th generation semi-submersible drilling rigs. It is designed by Moss Maritime and its design type is CS50 MKII. [2] The rig is able to operate at the water depth up to 10,000 feet (3,000 m), which is classified by the oil industry as "ultra-deepwater", and its drilling depth is 10,660 metres (34,970 ft). [2]

  6. Amazon and Volvo team up on big rig electric trucks, rolling ...

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    The rollout of Amazon's big rigs at the L.A. and Long Beach port complex is part of a shift to zero out pollution from trucking in California. Amazon and Volvo team up on big rig electric trucks ...

  7. Electric Launch Company - Wikipedia

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    The Electric Launch Company, later renamed Elco Motor Yachts ("Elco"), is an American boat building and electric motor company that has operated from 1893 to 1949 and from 1987 to the present. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

  8. Shannon Launch and Recovery System - Wikipedia

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    The carriage can then be tilted, effectively acting as a slipway to launch the boat when released. [5] On return, the boat will be driven ashore. A synthetic winch line, designed not to recoil should it break, is attached to the bow of the lifeboat, and the carriage is again tilted to meet the bow of the boat.

  9. Traveller (nautical fitting) - Wikipedia

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    A traveller is a part of the rigging of a boat or ship that provides a moving attachment point for a rope, sail or yard to a fixed part of the vessel. It may take the form of anything from a simple ring on a metal bar or a spar to, especially in a modern yacht, a more complex "car" – a component with bearing-mounted wheels running on a shaped aluminium extrusion.