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What is the term used in the USA for a violent encounter between a moving vessel and a stationary object such as another vessel, a bridge, pier, wharf or shore installation?

An allision. US Coast Guard press releases frequently use the term, as in: “Coast Guard Responds to Container Vessel Allision with San Francisco Bay Bridge” and “Coast Guard Investigates Tanker Allision in Baton Rouge, LA “.

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