vessel

Example Sentences

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Determining where a ship going into the Gulf is headed in time to seize it might be more difficult, especially if the vessel claimed to be heading to a non-Iranian port, Rowlands said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

On March 5, Sri Lanka took control of the Iranian naval vessel, Irins Bushehr, after it had requested to dock at one of country's ports after one of its engines malfunctioned.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Reduced blood flow to the brain, which becomes more common with age, can also harm myelin and contribute to conditions such as cerebral small vessel disease and vascular dementia.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

A fourth vessel, the Madagascar-flagged tanker Murlikishan, meanwhile crossed the strait westward into the Gulf on Tuesday morning through the Larak Island route.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

It was considered too dangerous because of the possibility of the towline becoming tangled in the Hunley’s propeller, or because the “torpedo” could drift and slam into the Hunley instead of the enemy vessel.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler