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    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...
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    attempt to tow the bow section of the ship out to sea failed when the tow line broke, and the bow was grounded again. Eventually, the bow was successfully...
    39 KB (4,417 words) - 17:13, 27 August 2024
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    lines are frequently operated from reels Specialized reels for holding tow line for hang glider, glider, and sailplane launching Laying of communications...
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    despite days of effort, she could not be freed. At 16:00 on 14 August, a tow-line got entangled in the propeller of Janequeo. Despite the intensive work...
    4 KB (369 words) - 00:16, 3 August 2023
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    saved his ship by cutting the tow line. Hugh MacLennan (1959-04-11). "The high and mighty MACKENZIE". Maclean's magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-28. In the...
    13 KB (1,338 words) - 20:04, 27 September 2023
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    2015 – via BevNET.com. Regina, Steven. "Sandy Fox/Lex Lang". The Swerve Magazine. Retrieved September 23, 2015. "Gear awards – Waters(Flavored/Enhanced)...
    51 KB (1,471 words) - 08:00, 2 October 2024
  • his wing-mech Wind Sheer. The 2001 Robots in Disguise Deluxe Skyfire w/ Tow-Line included a Jetfire as a redeco of the Machine Wars Skywarp/Thundercracker...
    67 KB (8,309 words) - 12:05, 25 September 2024
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    HMS Audacious (1912) (category Naval magazine explosions)
    tow. Dampier agreed, and with the assistance of the destroyer Fury, a tow line was passed 30 minutes later. The ships began moving, but the line snapped...
    21 KB (2,542 words) - 17:06, 7 October 2024
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    Reserve from Hong Kong. Only a few hours out of port, on 31 May 1963, the tow line gave way and Alkimos was driven onto the shore. Although the ship remained...
    10 KB (826 words) - 16:25, 1 June 2024
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    commonly have handles for the rider to grasp and an anchoring point for the tow line to be attached at. Towing a tube or tubes also requires a powered watercraft...
    21 KB (2,736 words) - 19:11, 7 August 2024
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    tree branches, opened fire on the ships. Lt. Symonds immediately cut the tow line, the boats sailed towards the shore and the boat crews landed. The battery...
    4 KB (414 words) - 15:51, 6 October 2024
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    use piano wire for kiting. Flatland kiting hang gliders with 3000' of tow line holding the manned hang glider kite takes special care to specify. Protecting...
    16 KB (1,847 words) - 18:25, 7 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for USS Margaret (SP-527)
    chain, and her tow line to SC-317 parted. The donkey engine broke, and the crew had to haul in both the anchor chain and the tow line manually. The flotilla...
    14 KB (1,711 words) - 08:54, 7 October 2024
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    condition. A tow-line was passed from the stern of Guerrero to Tampico's bow but Tampico was in no condition to be salvaged so the tow-line was later cut...
    21 KB (3,133 words) - 17:03, 19 June 2024
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    it exploded, Briggs may have failed to properly secure the yawl to the tow line. A sudden breeze could have blown the ship away from the occupants of the...
    61 KB (8,128 words) - 13:13, 26 September 2024
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    cuts a hole through the bottom and top of the whale's jaw, to which a tow line and float are attached. This holds the whale's mouth shut and prevents...
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    approximately 200 feet in length, this also failed several minutes later when the tow line parted due to the short length of the line used" “ 0945 PGM 8 again attempts...
    13 KB (1,835 words) - 06:23, 29 September 2023
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    that overhung the Narrows. Captain Johnstone next ordered that a steel tow line be cast to Prince Rupert's stern. With this in place, Cardena swung alongside...
    15 KB (2,146 words) - 12:39, 27 February 2024
  • out of harbour and succeeded in getting beyond the breakwater, after the tow line had broken three times. It then exploded, levelling large areas of the...
    103 KB (11,341 words) - 19:24, 9 October 2024
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    forward and downward from a high location, or by pulling into the air on a tow-line, either by a ground-based winch or vehicle, or by a powered "tug" aircraft...
    53 KB (5,938 words) - 08:46, 3 October 2024
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