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  2. Man injured by propeller, woman arrested in boating accident ...

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    A man is in critical condition after he was injured in an accident involving a boat propeller at Eagle Mountain Lake over the weekend, according to officials with Texas Parks and Wildlife.

  3. 6-year-old girl dies after mother accidentally struck her ...

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    A 6-year-old girl died in Arizona in a horrific boating accident Friday after her mother accidentally struck the child with a boat propeller on Friday, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s ...

  4. Angler fatally struck by boat propeller while trolling off ...

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    A Pennsylvania man fishing in Key West was killed Sunday after he fell off a boat and was struck by the engine’s propeller, police said. Timothy Adam Christianson, 35, was standing on the stern ...

  5. Contra-rotating marine propellers - Wikipedia

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    ABB provided an azimuth thruster for ShinNihonkai Ferries in form of the CRP Azipod, [2] claiming efficiency gains from the propeller (about 10% increase [3]) and a simpler hull design. Volvo Penta have launched the IPS (Inboard Performance System), [4] an integrated diesel, transmission and pulling contra-rotating propellers for motor yachts.

  6. List of maritime disasters in the 21st century - Wikipedia

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    Jalakanyaka – On 30 September the double-decker passenger boat Jalakanyaka capsized and sank in Lake Thekkady, Periyar National Park, Kerala. A total of 82 people were on the boat and 45 died. 45 2002 Philippines: Maria Carmela – On 11 April the ferry caught fire while traveling from Masbate to Quezon.

  7. Ducted propeller - Wikipedia

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    A ducted propeller, also known as a Kort nozzle, is a marine propeller fitted with a non-rotating nozzle. It is used to improve the efficiency of the propeller and is especially used on heavily loaded propellers or propellers with limited diameter. It was developed first by Luigi Stipa (1931) and later by Ludwig Kort (1934). The Kort nozzle is ...

  8. Deputy thrown from boat into spinning propeller saved by ...

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    A Florida sheriff’s deputy owes his life to a group of good Samaritans, who rushed to help when he was thrown into the blades of his boat’s spinning propeller, according to investigators.

  9. Dynamic positioning - Wikipedia

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    Dynamic positioning (DP) is a computer-controlled system to automatically maintain a vessel's position and heading by using its own propellers and thrusters. Position reference sensors, combined with wind sensors, motion sensors and gyrocompasses , provide information to the computer pertaining to the vessel's position and the magnitude and ...