Sentence examples for aground to avoid from inspiring English sources

In October, she was badly damaged by German bombers and was run aground to avoid sinking.

Later in the day, D'Entrecasteaux attempted to put to sea, but she was successfully bombed by a 829 Squadron Swordfish and deliberately run aground to avoid sinking.

A third try on 10 February terminated when Scharnhorst ran aground while trying to avoid collision with a U-boat.

But to avoid running aground creatively, we must keep looking ahead.

The low water has forced freighters that haul iron ore, steel, limestone and other raw materials to lighten their loads and change their routes to avoid running aground in shallow harbors and waterways.

Later, realising that it was land, he manoeuvred to avoid running aground, but failed.

For centuries, the Doom Bar was regarded as a significant danger to ships to be approached with caution to avoid running aground.

This theory has been given partial support by Alexzandra Hildred, one of the experts who has worked with the Mary Rose, though she has suggested that the close proximity to Spitbank could also indicate that the sinking occurred while trying to make a hard turn to avoid running aground.

"As a result, we lost precious time after the ship ran aground in which it might have been possible to avoid the spill altogether".

If your goal is to avoid having your ships run aground in the first place, don't hire a lawyer".

Cumming and Emerald returned to Plymouth on 4 July 1860 and was heading to Keyham steam-yard on 10 July when she ran aground on a beach at Hamoaze whilst trying to avoid a merchant brig under tow, this and the Bermuda grounding were found to have damaged 60 feet of her coppering.