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  2. Marine salvage - Wikipedia

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    USS Regulus hard aground in 1971 due to a typhoon: after three weeks of effort, Naval salvors deemed it unsalvageable.. Marine salvage takes many forms, and may involve anything from refloating a ship that has gone aground or sunk as well as necessary work to prevent loss of the vessel, such as pumping water out of a ship—thereby keeping the ship afloat—extinguishing fires on board, to ...

  3. Marine construction - Wikipedia

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    Marine construction is the process of building structures in or adjacent to large bodies of water, usually the sea. These structures can be built for a variety of purposes, including transportation, energy production, and recreation. Marine construction can involve the use of a variety of building materials, predominantly steel and concrete ...

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    2. A metal chair used for ship-to-ship personnel transfers at sea while underway. boatswain's pipe boatswain's whistle. See boatswain's call. boatwright A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction. bob bobfly A pennant or flag bearing the owner's colors and mounted on the topsail trunk. [2] bobstay

  5. Underwater construction - Wikipedia

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    Underwater construction is industrial construction in an underwater environment. It is a part of the marine construction industry. [1] It can involve the use of a variety of building materials, mainly concrete and steel. There is often, but not necessarily, a significant component of commercial diving involved.

  6. Naval architecture - Wikipedia

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    Reconstruction of a 19th-century naval architect's office, Aberdeen Maritime Museum General Course of Study leading to Naval Architecture degree Naval architecture, or naval engineering, is an engineering discipline incorporating elements of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software and safety engineering as applied to the engineering design process, shipbuilding, maintenance, and operation ...

  7. Bulkhead (barrier) - Wikipedia

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    Construction materials commonly used include wood pilings, commercially developed vinyl products, large boulders stacked to form a wall, or a seawall built of concrete or another hard substance. Coastal property owners typically seek to develop bulkheads in an attempt to slow large landslide erosion caused by wave action.

  8. Dolos - Wikipedia

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    Dolos construction yard - Yzerfontein, South Africa A man stands next to a dolos, showing its relative size. Dolosse moulds are in the foreground - Durban , South Africa Dolosse are normally made from un-reinforced concrete, poured into a steel mould.

  9. Tugboat - Wikipedia

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    Seagoing tugs (deep-sea tugs or ocean tugboats) fall into four basic categories: The standard seagoing tug with model bow that tows almost exclusively by way of a wire cable. In some rare cases, such as some USN fleet tugs, a synthetic rope hawser may be used for the tow in the belief that the line can be pulled aboard a disabled ship by the ...