refloats
Rises from depths
Refloats is the third-person singular of refloat, meaning to float again after sinking or running aground.
A salvage crew refloats a sunken vessel by pumping out water or attaching flotation devices.
The term extends to rescuing failing enterprises: The government refloats the struggling bank with emergency funds.
Small craft that pulls ships
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- diverOne who submerges
- craneLifter or wader
winch · pump · hoist · cable · barge · lifting · rigging · submersible
Begin anew after pause
- restartCommence anew
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- resurrectRestore after ending
- restoreReturn to earlier state
renew · reinstate · recommission · resuscitate · return · recover · reanimate · reactivate
Removal from usual location
- upthrustForceful upward push
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- waterlineLevel water reaches
- ballastShip stability material
pontoon · bladder · bilge · submersion · hull · keel · draft · trim
Drained basin for hull work
- shipyardVessel construction site
- dockyardMaritime vessel construction site
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- berthSleeping space on transport
mooring · marina · seaworthy · tugboat · anchor · stern · bow · launch
Seafaring emergency responders
- lifeboatEmergency vessel for survivors
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
SOS · mayday · aid · assistance · survival · evacuation · helicopter · crew
tugboat
Small craft that pulls ships
crane · winch · pump · hoist · cable · barge · lifting · rigging · submersible · dredging
relaunch
Begin anew after pause
restore · renew · reinstate · recommission · resuscitate · return · recover · reanimate · reactivate · rejuvenate
displacement
Removal from usual location
ballast · pontoon · bladder · bilge · submersion · hull · keel · draft · trim · buoyant
drydock
Drained basin for hull work
- shipyardVessel construction site
- dockyardMaritime vessel construction site
- vesselReceptacle for contents
berth · mooring · marina · seaworthy · tugboat · anchor · stern · bow · launch · relaunch
coastguard
Seafaring emergency responders
- lifeboatEmergency vessel for survivors
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- strandedLeft without means to leave
distress · SOS · mayday · aid · assistance · survival · evacuation · helicopter · crew · tow
refloatsabandons
Ceases to support
scuttles · writes off · wrecks · loses · decommissions