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Fishing Vessels at Sea

Images of diverse fishing boats navigating through ocean waters, showcasing maritime activities and scenic coastal backgrounds.

Small trawlers sailing on the coast Norway

Arrival from the ferry boat arrival from the ferry boat in harbor Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 6790504

A bow view of the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH-19) underway during sea trials. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

Otranto, Italy - 30 September 2025: Sailing for Gaza. The Conscience ship from Sumud Freedom Flotilla carries vital aid, challenging the illegal blockade and demanding justice.

Pilot Boat, Monaco

Boot, Taiaroa Head, Otago-Halbinsel, Neuseeland

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Barry Butch” Wilmore rehearse the steps they would take to exit Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft without assistance in the unlikely event of an emergency resulting in a splashdown. The training exercise, which occurred April 27, 2019, took place several miles off the coast of Cape Canaveral near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It included the astronauts unloading a rescue raft from inside the spacecraft, climbing out through a hatch at the top of the spacecraft, jumping into the Atlantic Ocean and boarding the raft. This open-ocean exercise provides the astronauts with the necessary training ahead of Boeing’s Crew Flight Test and subsequent missions. During normal return scenarios, Boeing’s Starliner will land in a safe zone of about 15 square miles in the Western United States. Throughout the commercial crew development phases with NASA, Boeing has performed dozens of qualification tests on its parachute and airbag systems simulating con

A Commercial Fishing Boat On The Waters Of Main Bay, With The Chugach Mountains In The Background, Prince William Sound, Whittier, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Coast Guard Police Valley P2 (NC-2K) in the Antilles

Norway, Fylke Troms, Skjervøy, Kvænangen, fishing boat with seagulls

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-259. CGC Dauntless-- RHI boat crew headed toward CLIPPER POSH STAVANGER --050928. Hurricane Katrina

Fishing off the Atlantic coast; Martha's vineyard, Massachusetts, United States of America

boat water vessel sea sailing

Puerto de Ceuta, Port of Ceuta, Ceuta, Morocco, Tugboat manoeuvring in port near other ships and quay walls, Algeciras-Ceuta, Port of Algeciras, Spain, Africa

SpaceXs recovery ship, Go Searcher, sails in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Florida March 8, 2019, in preparation to retrieve the companys Crew Dragon upon its return to Earth on the Demo-1 mission. The uncrewed spacecraft docked to the orbiting laboratory on March 3, following a 2:49 a.m. EST liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 2. The spacecraft undocked at 2:32 a.m., March 8, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean at 8:45 a.m. SpaceXs inaugural flight with NASAs Commercial Crew Program is the first flight test of a space system designed for humans built and operated by a commercial company through a public-private partnership. NASA and SpaceX will use data from Demo-1 to further prepare for Demo-2, the crewed flight test that will carry NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station later this year.

Norway, Finnmark, Varangerhalvøya, Vardø

fishing boats at sunset in Formentera marina at Mediterranean Balearic islands

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Buzios. Local fishing boat off the coast of Buzios. (Large format sizes available)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ship Freedom Star, with a booster in tow, passes through Port Canaveral on its journey to Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The booster was used during space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 launch from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A on Feb. 24. The shuttles two solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered in the Atlantic Ocean after every launch by Liberty Star and Freedom Star.The boosters impact the Atlantic about seven minutes after liftoff and the retrieval ships are stationed about 10 miles from the impact area at the time of splashdown. After the spent segments are processed, they will be transported to Utah, where they will be refurbished and stored, if needed.

Water taxi and view of buildings and boats in Sydney, Australia.

Drag boat Dintel (1957-1988)

Tugboat leaving harbour in morning, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

blur in philippines a view from boat and the pacific ocean mountain background

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - 09 August 2025: Aerial view of a vibrant, small fishing boat, its colorful hull a stark contrast against the foamy white waves crashing onto the sandy shore.

Natural gas platforms being towed in the Black Sea, Istanbul, Turkey

Canada, Quebec, Gaspe, Gulf of St. Lawrence. Forillon National Park, St. Lawrence overlook. Whale watching boat.

USA, Alaska, Ketchikan, Seine fishing boat heading out to fish with cannery in background.

1997 - Aerial port side view of the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet Goryn class rescue tug SB-522 operating along side her sister ship ocean going tug MB-105..

Argentine ship the Puerto Deseado operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Coast Guard ship in Boston Harbor , Ships. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

A detail shot depicts water splashing in the foreground with USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) patrolling the waters of the Atlantic Ocean in the background, July 22, 2022. The Bear and its crew are deploying to support the Northern Atlantic Fisheries Organization, deter illegal fishing and increase maritime domain awareness in tandem with its partner nations.

View of a submarine in South Pacific Ocean, Vina Del Mar, Chile

Motorboat speeding past harbour signal light

An aerial starboard bow view of the Russian Akademik Sheleykin class geophysical research ship AKADEMIK GAMBURTSEV underway in the Western Pacific area. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Great White Shark tourist boat South Africa

MIAMI, USA - DECEMBER 11, 2016 : Ferry transporting cars from Fisher Island MIAMI, USA - DECEMBER 11, 2016 : Ferry transporting cars from Fisher Island in Miami Copyright: xZoonar.com/MariaxKraynovax 22074383

221129-A-RY768-2016 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 29, 2022) An L3 Harris Arabian Fox MAST-13 unmanned surface vessel operates in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 29, during Digital Horizon 2022. The three-week unmanned and artificial intelligence integration event involves employing new platforms in the region for the first time.

A radar and communication system on a ship

DN-ST-89-11467. Subject Operation/Series: LANTCOOPEX 1-89 Base: Port Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spain, Tarifa, Cargo ship and bottlenose dolphin surfing the bow wave

Pilot Boat &amp;amp; Coastline, near Trollfjord, Finnmark, Norway, Europe

Coast Guard Vessel Coast Guard Vessel Patroling at Tyrrhenian sea Near Amalfi Coast Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 11390111

The motor vessel Tiglax is essential to managing the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and collecting information on related marine resources. It is used mainly to transport Service personnel, equipment, and supplies between work sites throughout. Subjects: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; Biology; work of the refuge. . 1998 - 2011.

Fire brigade boat, Baltic Sea, Hanse Sail, Warnemuende, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Tugboat Sea Alfa entering port on the North Sea, Netherlands

The motor vessel Tiglax is essential to managing the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and collecting information on related marine resources. It is used mainly to transport Service personnel, equipment, and supplies between work sites throughout. Subjects: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; Biology; work of the refuge. . 1998 - 2011.

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motorboat and inflatable boat motorboat and inflatable boat in the sea Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitryxShabanovx 1832660

060109-N-5588M-015. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Germany, the North Sea, sea rescue, exercise, rescue lifeboat, fire-fighting cannon,

Okeanos Aggressor diving ship from the sandy beach Cocos Iceland, Costa Rica

Trawler hauling net onboard during night fishing. September 2010. Property released.

USA, Washington, Columbia River Basin, barge with USACE Juvenile Fish Transportation on Columbia River, east of Bingen

With the North Island skyline in the background, the crew of the patrol craft USS MONSOON (PC-4) embarks aboard the vessel for the first time during the commissioning ceremony at the Broadway Pier. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pilot boat in the sea, Martial Mountains, Beagle Channel, Tierra Del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina

Valparaiso is Chiles most important seaport and an increasingly vital cultural center

Germany, the North Sea, sea rescue, exercise, rescue lifeboat, fire-fighting cannon,

SpaceX support teams are deployed on fast boats from the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship ahead of the landing of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020 in the Gulf of Mexico off the cost of Pensacola, Florida. The Demo-2 test flight for NASA's Commercial Crew Program is the first to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station and return them to Earth onboard a commercially built and operated spacecraft. Behnken and Hurley are returning after spending 64 days in space.

SYDNEY (April 6, 2022) - A tugboat tied alongside the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), leads the ship out of the harbor as the ship departs Sydney, Australia, April 6. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of national security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

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A green ship moves on the calm sea, accompanied by a clear blue sky with clouds, Spiekeroog, Germany, Europe

A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew notified Sector Key West watchstanders of this migrant vessel about 20 miles south of Indian Key, Florida, Dec. 11, 2022. The people were repatriated to Cuba on Dec. 14, 2022.

Customs employee checking boats inducted in their fleet for security in Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 13-December-2008 Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

Jet boating, jet boat ride on the Saint Lawrence River, Summer, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

Whale Watching Boat, Grundarfjordur, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland

BOCANA DEL PUERTO-BARCO PESQUERO ENTRANDO - FOTO AÑOS 00. Location: EXTERIOR. Denia. Alicante. SPAIN.

Canada, British Columbia, Victoria, tourist boat in Victoria Harbour.

Aquila Pilots, boat vessel operations on the North Sea, Province of North Holland, The Netherlands, Europe

Split, Croatia - 16 April 2024: Aerial view of turquoise sea coast in Split, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia.

DN-SN-85-00776. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

On deck of the concrete vessel Frans Nerbout (Bj. 1989).

Aerial view of a motorboat fishing with a net at El Golfo, Mediterranean Sea, Girona, Spain.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, ushers a spent shuttle booster to Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The booster was used during space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 launch from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A on Feb. 24. The shuttles two solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered in the Atlantic Ocean after every launch by Freedom Star and Liberty Star. The boosters impact the Atlantic about seven minutes after liftoff and the retrieval ships are stationed about 10 miles from the impact area at the time of splashdown. After the spent segments are processed, they will be transported to Utah, where they will be refurbished and stored, if needed.

S81-31319 (14 April 1981) --- One of the STS-1 solid rocket boosters (SRB) is towed back to shore after landing in the Atlantic Ocean following the jettisoning of both of Columbia s SRB en route to her Earth-orbital mission. The UTC Freedom and Liberty (pictured) were involved in the recovery of the reusable boosters. Astronauts John W. Young, commander, and Robert L. Crippen, pilot, are orbiting Earth for approximately two and a third days aboard Columbia.

The Van Speyk class Frigate Hr.Ms. Van Galen (1967-1987)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ship Freedom Star arrives at the dock at Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, with a spent solid rocket booster alongside. The booster is from space shuttle Endeavour's launch Nov. 14 on mission STS-126. The space shuttles solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered at sea. The boosters impact the Atlantic Ocean approximately seven minutes after liftoff. The splashdown area is a square of about six by nine nautical miles located about 140 nautical miles downrange from the launch pad. The retrieval ships are stationed approximately 8 to 10 nautical miles from the impact area at the time of splashdown. As soon as the boosters enter the water, the ships accelerate to a speed of 15 knots and quickly close on the boosters. The pilot chutes and main parachutes are the first items to be brought on board. With the chutes and frustum recovered, attention turns to the boosters. The s

MFV coming alongside partner vessel to start pair trawling operations. North Sea, 2009.

Explore the Majesty of Coastal Tugboats Navigating Tranquil Waters between the Gulf Islands on the west coast of British Columbia Canada.

From front to the rear: the pick-up vessel Hr.Ms. Blommendal (1973-1999), the Oceanographic research vessel Hr.Ms. Tydeman (1976-2004) and the recovery vessel Hr.Ms. Buyskes (1973-2003) off the coast at Den Helder

Water bus Venice Italy An image of the water bus in Venice Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 3701806

DN-ST-87-02482. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020424-A-8359B-011. Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Crew members in a skiff from Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, attach flotation devices, or buoys, to the parachute lines from the right spent booster from space shuttle Discovery's final launch. The shuttle's two solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered in the Atlantic Ocean after every launch by Freedom Star and Liberty Star. The boosters impact the Atlantic about seven minutes after liftoff and the retrieval ships are stationed about 10 miles from the impact area at the time of splashdown. After the spent segments are processed, they will be transported to Utah, where they will be refurbished and stored, if needed.

film crew filming great white shark breaching sequences off seal island in false bay, cape, south africa. boat trips run by chris and monique fallows. date: 12.12.2008 ref: zb761_126201_0011 compulsory credit: nhpa/photoshot

SpaceX rehearses helicopter landing and patient loading on its recovery ship, GO Searcher, practicing how the aircraft will pick up astronauts and fly them to a nearby hospital in the unlikely event of a medical emergency. The company outfitted the ship with a medical treatment facility and a helipad in the center of the vessel. When astronauts splash down into the ocean after their journey to the International Space Station on SpaceXs Crew Dragon spacecraft, NASA and SpaceX doctors will work together to evaluate the crew onboard the vessel. Should astronauts need to be airlifted to a hospital, the helicopter also will pick up paramedics and doctors from the ship who will care for the astronauts in-flight.

The Western Investor, part of the Pacific fishing fleet, during the annual herring run near Qualicum, British Columbia.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, pulls the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, toward NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank traveled 900 miles by sea from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans aboard the Pegasus Barge. After reaching the Turn Basin at Kennedy, the tank will be offloaded and moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it eventually will be attached to space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. STS-134, targeted to launch in Feb. 2011, currently is scheduled to be the last mission in the Space Shuttle Program. The tank, which is the largest element of the space shuttle stack, was damaged during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and restored to flight configuration by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company employees.

The Skomer ferry getting ready to pick up passengers on Skomer Island, off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Festively decorated shrimp boats, harbor festival a the Buesum Harbour, Dithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Fishing boats coming and going from the South Shields harbour; South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

A port quarter view of a Soviet Alfa class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine (SSN) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

steamship black white wood fjord rocky flags Norway

A coast guard boat patrols around a cruise ship docked at Mallory Square in Key West, Florida.

DN-SC-87-05379. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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