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

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

Rafiqul Islam, one of the survivors, told AFP he floated for nearly 36 hours before being rescued, adding that he was burned by oil that spilled from the vessel.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Preventive steps could include educating commercial vessel operators, adjusting ferry routes, or implementing speed restrictions in high-risk areas.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

This awareness of a “connection to the world” has perhaps been the most surprising outcome of the first discovery and excavation of a slave-carrying vessel.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler