vessels
Example Sentences
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Search and rescue ships and a helicopter have been deployed to the scene and all other vessels in that area of the Java Sea have been alerted to report signs of any passengers.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Maritime Trade Operations Center said Wednesday it had received reports of several merchant vessels being subjected to fire in the northern Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Tehran requires vessels to obtain permission and pay transit fees before using the strait.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Navy vessels – and eight oil tankers it claimed were attempting to pass through a “prohibited and unsafe” part of the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
So the Astrea, and some four hundred other vessels, started in a vast convoy, guarded by British warships.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
