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  2. Pusher (boat) - Wikipedia

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    Larger boats can run this segment of the river with the maximum tow size of 42 barges southbound and 40+ northbound. A typical River tow might be 35 to 42 barges, each about 200 feet (61 m) long by 35 feet (11 m) wide, configured in a rectangular shape 6 to 7 barges long and 5 to 6 barges wide, depending on the number of barges in tow.

  3. BoatUS - Wikipedia

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    Boat Owners Association of The United States, better known as BoatUS, is an American association of boat owners with more than 800,000 dues-paying members [2] offering various services supporting TowBoatUS on water recreational boat towing [3] as well as roadside boat trailer towing [4] activities.

  4. Phalanx CIWS - Wikipedia

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    Unit cost: 5 × Block 1B £8.56M each to UK; 9 × Block 1B US$13.66M each for SK; 13 × Mk 15 Block 1B Baseline 2 for TW, total cost: US$416M with 260,000 × Mk 244 Mod 0 armor-piercing bullet. 8 sets are for upgrading the current Block 0 to MK15 Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2. [1] Produced: 1978 [2] Variants: 3: Specifications (early models) Mass

  5. How much does a boat cost to purchase and own? - AOL

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    In order to get your boat to the water, you need to have a boat trailer and a vehicle that can tow it, such as a truck. These costs can vary depending on the size of your boat. A boat trailer can ...

  6. Software testing - Wikipedia

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    A study conducted by NIST in 2002 reported that software bugs cost the U.S. economy $59.5 billion annually. More than a third of this cost could be avoided if better software testing was performed. [9] [dubious – discuss] Outsourcing software testing because of costs is very common, with China, the Philippines, and India being preferred ...

  7. These are the 10 most expensive cities in the US to get an ...

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    Here are Uber's top 10 most expensive US cities for riders, according to NetCredit findings on average cost to travel 10 kilometers, or 6.2 miles.

  8. Bollard pull - Wikipedia

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    Bollard pull is a conventional measure of the pulling (or towing) power of a watercraft.It is defined as the force (usually in tonnes-force or kilonewtons (kN)) exerted by a vessel under full power, on a shore-mounted bollard through a tow-line, commonly measured in a practical test (but sometimes simulated) under test conditions that include calm water, no tide, level trim, and sufficient ...

  9. Tugboat - Wikipedia

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    A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, such as in crowded harbors or narrow canals, [1] or cannot move at all, such as barges, disabled ships, log ...