The crew waited on deck as the honey barge eased alongside to pump out the yacht's holding tank.

The bunker barge pulled alongside the tanker at dawn to transfer the fuel.

Each morning the mate inspected the bread-barge to ensure the crew had enough biscuits for the day's voyage.

After hearing about the fraud allegations, I would not touch something with a barge pole that had any connection to that company.

The bargests lined the canal at dawn, their low hulls casting long shadows while crews unloaded cargo.

Legend has it that a bargest prowls the moors on moonless nights, its eyes gleaming like embers.

At dawn the river was lined with bargesful of grain, each crew preparing to deliver its load to the inland mills.