The captain also had his men refloat the steamer which was done somewhat easily.
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Finally, a fatal attempt was made to refloat her, by reversing the engine hard.
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The animal was alive and attempts were made to refloat it on the incoming tide.
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At minimum, it will take weeks to refloat the ship and get it off the bottom.
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The vessel's captain remained on board and hoped high tide would refloat it.
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He can then refloat the firm at a higher price once he has turned it around.
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A refloat-rebuild could take years and the result would be dubious at best.
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A first attempt to refloat the whales was not successful Friday night.
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The most famous ship to sink is being used to refloat Northern Ireland's flagging economy.
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Set afloat again; "refloat a grounded boat"
(Refloating) Marine salvage is the process of rescuing a ship, its cargo, or other property from peril. Salvage encompasses rescue towing, refloating a sunken or grounded vessel, or patching or repairing a ship. ...
(Refloating) refers to an operation to afloat again usually stranded ships.