Sentence examples for docked vessels from inspiring English sources

Most vexing, he added, is that a better alternative exists: San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle are among the West Coast ports that employ a process called cold ironing, in which docked vessels plug into what amounts to a giant extension cord from the shore.

The International Organization for Migration in Indonesia estimated 4,000 foreign fishermen are stranded on remote eastern islands in the archipelago after being abandoned by their boat captains following a government moratorium on foreign fishing that has docked vessels to crack down on illegal operators.

The 10-year $750-million Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project proposed by the Port of Long Beach Californiaa) would, among other pollution mitigation strategies, provide shoreside electricity for docked vessels.

Less than a mile from Cape Town's picturesque waterfront shops and cafes, dozens of fishermen work on docked vessels on the other side of the port, unseen by tourists strolling down the boardwalk.

The navy's fleet of landing dock vessels and supply ships is also expected to be cut.

China's ambitious space programme was boosted when the first Chinese crew docked a vessel, the Shenzhou-9, in space.

"New vessel operators should be given the opportunity to practice docking ferry vessels without passengers aboard," investigators said.

That will help you decide if a cruising boat is right for you, or if a smaller, easier to dock vessel is a better idea even for a larger family.

Missile Attack in Jordan Misses U.S. Navy Vessels A rocket attack missed two United States Navy vessels docked at the Red Sea port city of Aqaba, Jordan, killing one Jordanian soldier and hitting the nearby Israeli town of Eilat.

The Russians could have docked their unseaworthy vessels.

His boat, one of the smaller vessels docked at the port, is around 20ft and painted sky blue.