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<p><b>Beaching</b> (or <b>landing</b>) is the process in which a ship or boat is laid ashore, or <a href="page.php?w=Ship_grounding">grounded</a> deliberately in shallow water. This is more usual with small <a href="page.php?w=flat-bottomed_boat">flat-bottomed boat</a>s. Larger ships may be beached deliberately; for instance, in an emergency, a damaged ship might be beached to prevent it from sinking in deep water. Some vessels are designed to be loaded and unloaded by beaching; vessels of this type used by the military to disembark troops under</p><p>
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