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A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deployer, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats, and for launching and retrieving small boats on trailers towed by automobiles and flying boats on their undercarriage .
Website. [1] RAMP Simulation Software for Modelling Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) is a computer software application developed by WS Atkins specifically for the assessment of the reliability, availability, maintainability and productivity characteristics of complex systems that would otherwise prove too difficult, cost too ...
A new ordinance, which received final approval from the City Commission late last month and took effect Aug. 3, declares that the boat ramp at Maurice Gibb Park in Sunset Harbour can only be used ...
Marine Log. 2009-10-05. A stern launching ramp allows the safe deployment and retrieval of a rigid hull inflatable boat and dive operations are also supported via low-to-the-water platforms located aft. ^ "Austal patrol boats show their capabilities". Marine log. 2009-11-27. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
The Official Table of Drops, formerly issued by the British Home Office, is a manual which is used to calculate the appropriate length of rope for long drop hangings . Following a series of failed hangings, including those of John Babbacombe Lee, a committee chaired by Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare was formed in 1886 to discover and report on ...
Maui wildfire survivors struggle to recover 1 year after tragedy. One year ago, devastating wildfires ripped through Maui, Hawaii, killing at least 102 people. It was one of the deadliest ...
A factory ship, also known as a fish processing vessel, is a large ocean-going vessel with extensive on-board facilities for processing and freezing caught fish or whales. Modern factory ships are automated and enlarged versions of the earlier whalers, and their use for fishing has grown dramatically. Some factory ships are equipped to serve as ...
Biles, the most decorated American Olympic gymnast of all time, appeared to have put together another stunning performance but landing out of bounds twice cost the US star six-tenths of a point ...