Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: aground

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A 500-tonne vessel that ran aground off the Isle of Skye has been refloated.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23757473.ship-ran-aground-near-skye-re-floated/?ref=rss

Almost two years to the day since a barge ran aground near Vancouver’s Sunset Beach—where it would remain for another year—there was a close call in the same location.

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/unmoored-barge-has-near-miss-with-vancouver-beach-1.6651923

In October 2010, an Astute-class Royal Navy submarine from the same fleet as the vessel which took part in the stunt ran aground on a shingle bank off the Isle of Skye close to Skye Bridge.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23664449.benedict-cumberbatch-bear-grylls-nuclear-sub-uber-lift-sparks-anger/?ref=rss

Jetskis running aground on the sandbanks are another potential hazard.

Source: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/scores-saved-llandudno-sandbanks-theyre-27031057

The attacks have stirred memories of 2021, when container ship Ever Given ran aground in the canal, blocking dozens of container ships carrying products ranging from mobile phones to designer goods for six days.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-41293504.html

The coastguard rescue team watched from afar while the yacht club members assisted with the yacht which had run aground.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/5600809/yacht-club-steps-in-to-help-after-vessel-runs-aground-north-of-fort-william/

The expedition cruise ship that has spent this week stuck aground in a remote Greenland fjord with 206 people on board has been pulled free.

Source: https://gcaptain.com/expedition-cruise-ship-pulled-free-in-greenland/

The MT Princess Empress was reported to contain about 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil when it ran aground in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on Feb. 28 due to engine trouble.

Source: https://balita.com/palace-assures-overall-oil-spill-cleanup-done-by-june/

The US Coast Guard and the Molokaʻi Fire Department had rescued five people aboard the boat, which began taking on water after running aground.

Source: https://mauinow.com/2023/10/06/moloka%ca%bbi-community-cleaned-up-debris-from-50-foot-pleasure-boat-grounded-on-reef/

The Xin Hai Tong 23 ran aground at the southern mouth of the Suez Canal, the body that oversees the waterway said in a statement.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/business/hong-kong-flagged-vessel-briefly-runs-aground-in-egypts-vital-suez-canal-later-refloated-7047899

TWO people were rescued by RNLI volunteers after their yacht ran aground and began taking on water.

Source: https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23468695.rnli-rescue-two-people-yacht-ran-aground/?ref=rss

With the first vessel in safe water and operating under its own power, the attention turned to assess and assist the second vessel with 2 people onboard which was further aground.

Source: https://fermanaghherald.com/2023/07/carrybridge-rnli-in-three-rescues-within-24-hours/