Barge
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BARGE (Med. Lat. barca, possibly connected with Lat. baris, Gr. /3apis, a boat used on the Nile), formerly a small sailing vessel, ...
Barge: flat-bottomed boat designed to carry cargo on inland waterways, usually without engines or crew accommodations. Barges can be lashed together and either pushed or pulled by tugs, carrying cargo of 60,000 tons or more.
Barge: flat-bottomed boat for carrying cargo on protected waterways, usually without engines or crew accommodations.
Barges
Flashing
Danger: The distance between lights on barges may be so far that an unaware boater hits the vessel broadside.
barge - A long vessel with a flat bottom used to carry freight on rivers. Barges are usually not powered, they are normally pushed or towed by a tugboat instead.
Barge
Flat bottomed inland cargo vessel for canals and rivers with or without own propulsion for the purpose of transporting goods.
Synonym: Lighter.
bargee - A slang term for the crew of a barge.
bar harbour - A harbor that has a bank or bar of sand or gravel at its mouth, so that it can only be entered at certain hours of the tide.
Barge:
(1) A cargo carrying vessel, usually without an engine, towed or pushed by a tug. Small barges for carrying cargo between ship and shore are known as lighters.
[edit] Barges
The spritsail was best known from its use in the Thames Sailing Barge, which employs two similarly sized spars to form the framework for the sail area.
Thames Barge
Outline showing typical rigging. more......
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barge
1) A large flat-bottomed vessel for carrying cargo, towed behind or pushed by a tugboat. 2) To force an opening between boats. 3) A derogatory term for a boat that means ugly and slow.
barney post ...
barge
A large cargo-carrying craft that is towed or pushed by a tug on both seagoing and inland waters. (back)
barque ...
(d) Barges carrying passengers.
Every barge 65 feet in length or less while carrying passengers when towed or pushed by a motorboat, ...
TANK-BARGE- A river barge designed for the carriage of liquid bulk cargoes.
TANK CLEANING- Removal of all traces of a cargo from the tanks of a tanker normally by means of high pressure water jets.
(ii) a barge, canal boat, scow, or other non-descript craft.
The Inland version of Rule 35 contains this additional paragraph covering signals in designated "special anchorage areas.
SEABEE -Sea-barge, a barge carrier design similar to "LASH" but which uses rollers to move the barges aboard the ship; ...
BARGE A craft of full body and heavy construction designed for the carriage of cargo but having no machinery for self-propulsion.
Barge A long, narrow, light boat, employed to carry the principal sea officers, such as admirals and captains of ships of war, to shore.2A long vessel with a flat bottom used to carry freight on rivers.
Although some narrow boats were built to a design based on river barges, it is incorrect to refer to a narrowboat (or narrow boat) as a barge.
Examples: Cargo freighters, cruise ships, big Caribbean inter-island ferries, garbage barges, etc... you get the idea. In theory, there are plenty of situations where those guys do not have the right of way.
This refers to the stern lights of a tug pushing a barge, under the inland rules only. Improved by Rod McFadden.
Yellow over White My towline is tight
This refers to the stern lights of a tug towing astern. (Improved by Jim Woodward.) ...
Tugboat
A small, powerful boat used to help move barges and ships in confined areas.
Turnbuckle
A metal fitting that is turned to tighten or loosen the tension on standing rigging.
A small powerful boat used to help move barges and ships in confined areas.
tune
To adjust the standing rigging or other equipment to make a boat perform better.
Leeboard -- An old-fashioned contrivance to check leeway, still in use on some Dutch vessels and English barges.
Load waterline -- The line of flotation when a vessel is properly ballasted or laden.
Luff -- To come closer to the wind.
A power boat must give way to a sailboat under sail, although there are exceptions for tugs with barges and fishing boats that are restricted in their movement.
Using boats for research in heavy current, often with debris such as large timber coming downstream, can be a very dangerous activity. More so when you throw in the barges and their wakes.
 See also: Boat, Point, Light, Weigh, Stern
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