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2. Icebreaker - Wikipedia

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   The first boats to be used in the polar waters were those of the Eskimos. Their kayaks are small human-powered boats with a covered deck, and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler who strokes a single or double-bladed paddle. Such boats have no icebreaking capabilities, but they are light and well fit to carry over the ice.

3. Umiak - Wikipedia

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   The skin cover on an umiak will last for two or three years, as does an aluminum boat used in the same way; however, replacing the skin on an umiak is much easier than repairing an aluminum boat. Additionally, the bowhead whale is sensitive to the metallic noise from aluminum boats, and tend to move away under the ice, to avoid them. [citation ...

4. Human-powered watercraft - Wikipedia

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   Paddled watercraft, or paddlecraft, uses one or more handheld paddles, each with a widened blade on one or both ends, to push water and propel the watercraft.. Commonly seen paddlecrafts include: Canoe, Outrigger canoe, Hasamibako bune, [5] [6] [7] Umiak, Waka, Pirogue, Shikara, Dragon boat, and Dugout; Kayak, Sea kayak, Flyak, and Baidarka

5. Inflatable boat - Wikipedia

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   In the Halkett boat, the "boat cloak" served as a waterproof poncho or cloak until inflated, when it became a one-man boat. A special pocket held bellows for inflation, and a blade to turn a walking stick into a paddle. A special umbrella could double as a sail. Halkett later developed a two-man boat carried in a knapsack.

6. Man abandons haircut to help officer under attack - AOL

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   A man having his hair cut leapt out of the barber's chair and ran to help a police officer who was being wrestled to the ground in a headlock. Kyle Whiting was having a trim at Heron Barbers in ...

7. Coast Guard suspends search for missing 7-year-old boy after ...

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   The United States Coast Guard announced on Sunday it would be suspending the search for a 7-year-old boy who went missing on Friday during a boating trip with two other passengers who were later ...