Sentence examples for a towline from inspiring English sources

It was being towed from Norway to Malta when a towline snapped in rough seas.

Even in the home stretch — when the crippled ship was being tugged to port — a towline snapped, prolonging the rescue.

Bramble clipped a towline on to his kayak and my heartbeat slowed from extreme panic to mild unsettlement.

But, whichever version you end up preferring, Apple is in charge: the songs follow her around like a boat on a towline.

Each tug was hooked to one stack of two floats, and then another was attached with a towline -- a total of three floats per tug.

On board the barge, a forklift broke free and smashed everything in its way, then a towline snapped and the oil rig began to come apart.

Multiple attempts to re-establish a lasting towline between the Kulluk and a variety of tow vessels failed.

A Carnival official said late on Thursday that a snapped towline has delayed the Triumph's expected arrival in Mobile, Alabama.

Use Rollerblades and a sturdy towline?

He popped the hood as we approached and hooked a black towline to the back of the Suburban.

The Houston snagged the towline of a tugboat on June 14 , 1989 dragging it beneath the surface and killing one sailor 10 miles southeast of Long Beach, Calif.