Word: skiff
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Citizens living along the Merrimack River in Massachusetts, where Henry David Thoreau once paddled his skiff, were thankful that a workman at the Lawrence Dam spotted a 9½-lb. salmon last week...
...naval engagement began not far from Scapa Flow, traditional wartime port of the British navy. Whenever the Norwegians headed for land in their squat, diesel-powered skiff, crewmen from the Rainbow Warrior in inflatable boats powered by 50-h.p. outboards began darting across their path. Orcadian volunteers pitched tents on the breeding-ground islands, ready to frighten the seals into the water at the approach of the hunters...
...tanker of 28,000 tons was considered so impressive that Britain's Princess Margaret formally launched it. By 1960, tankers of more than 100,000 tons were becoming commonplace. Now the supertankers make the 18,743-ton Argo Merchant seem like a skiff by comparison. Over 30% of the world's tanker fleet consists of ships with capacities of over 200,000 tons. Japan's Globtik Tokyo (length: 1,243 ft.; draft: 91 ft. 11 in.) can carry a whopping 476,292 tons. The hazards such ships pose are correspondingly enormous...
...Allen, fresh out of college, began his first full day as a reporter on the New Bedford (Mass.) Standard-Times, where he now serves as chief editorial writer. He had spent the summer of '38 on his native Martha's Vineyard, rowing out in a 10-ft. skiff to play harbor patrol to the steam yachts that visited Tisbury. That summer job held its own symbolism. Like thousands of other English majors before and since, the young Allen was waiting for somebody or something to make the connection between literature and life. As he polished off his supper...
Beyond the sand bar, where we had walked the skiff over the shoals at the end of a languorous afternoon, the wind freshened suddenly ahead of a curtain of rain. The usually placid tropical lagoon hurled water into the skiff. The three of us were drenched. Willie, a local fisherman, grinned at the adventure. Our hulking captain frowned, grabbed a bucket and handed one to me. Brando read my fear. "Don't worry," he shouted. "When the rain hits, it will flatten the sea... the weight of the rain water." Our boat sped into the wall of rain...