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A New Zealand scow around 1900. A scow is a smaller type of barge.Some scows are rigged as sailing scows.In the 19th and early 20th centuries, scows carried cargo in coastal waters and inland waterways, having an advantage for navigating shallow water or small harbours.
The garbage scow Mobro 4000, which was given the nickname the "Gar-Barge", became notorious in 1987 for travelling between New York City and Belize trying unsuccessfully to get rid of a load of rubbish, ultimately incinerated in New York. Garbage scows have been used to covertly transport illegal substances in the US.
A sailing barge is a kind of barge (a shoal-draft flat-bottomed boat) propelled by sails. Traditional types of sailing barges include: Traditional types of sailing barges include: Dutch barge [ 1 ] is a traditional flat-bottomed shoal-draught barge , originally used to carry cargo in the shallow Zuyder Zee and the waterways of Netherlands .
barge 1. A towed or self-propelled flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river, canal or coastal transport of heavy goods. 2. Admiral ' s barge: A boat (or aircraft) at the disposal of an admiral (or other high ranking flag officer) for his or her use as transportation between a larger vessel and the shore, or within a harbor. In Royal Navy ...
Upper and lower peaks are normal, but a barge may carry a third set, too. [2] pelagic 1. Living in the open ocean rather than coastal or inland waters (e.g. a pelagic shark). 2. Taking place in the open ocean (e.g. pelagic fishing, pelagic sealing). pelican hook. Also called a slip-hook or Davey hook.
Patrick Mahomes is batting down claims of preferential treatment as the Kansas City Chiefs move ever-closer to a Super Bowl berth.. With his team being one win away from the title game and after a ...
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Thames barge, Edith May, sailing on topsail and foresail on the River Medway. A Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames in London. The flat-bottomed barges, with a shallow draught and leeboards, were perfectly adapted to the Thames Estuary, with its shallow waters and narrow tributary rivers.