But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.
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Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
The dive shop loads us up on one of the skiffs for near-shore diving, hauling us out to a historical wreck site on their larger double-decker catamaran.
The trip combines hiking and rafting; my group of 12 disembarks to tie up the rafts for short lunch hikes or full-day treks.
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Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
Each became part of the political and historical phenomenon termed the balsero crisis, so named for the balsas, or makeshift rafts, that carried the refugees out into the Florida Straits.
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