Tourist Ernst Mollemans, on the last day of his vacation and taking a boat trip from one island to another south of Phuket, narrowly escaped death or serious injury when he heard the driver scream and abruptly turn the boat toward a small beach to their left.

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"This is a really significant event and we need to learn from it, not just in Washington but around the country, " Hersman said after taking a boat ride on the Skagit River below the dramatic scene where a truck bumped against the steel framework, collapsing the bridge and sending two vehicles and three people falling into the chilly water.

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They also argue this was not a bailout in the sense - I was thinking of a boat full of water - this bailed out - like it's like taking a few drops of water out of the boat.

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You can make your own sea monster by taking the shell off a remote controlled boat with a decent sized motor and replacing it with a plastic crocodile head.

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Gazing at this human figure with wings, perched on the edge of a boat, I imagined her taking flight each night after the Louvre closed.

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As a company director, Stephen Seddon had enjoyed a luxury lifestyle, driving a Bentley, owning a boat in the Lakes and taking exotic holidays.

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William Russell thought his dream of a hybrid boat-plane was finally taking off as he saw his Flarecraft rise above Long Island Sound one recent morning.

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For most taxpayers, calling a boat a house beats the alternative: taking depreciation and other deductions by using it for business entertaining or chartering.

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SABA, citing sources in Yemen's Coast Guard, said seven other fishermen escaped on a small boat prior to the pirates' taking control of the fishing boats.

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