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vessel

[ves-uhl] / ˈvɛs əl /




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The IMO had begun an initiative in June to evacuate more than 11,000 seafarers stuck in the Gulf, but the effort was soon suspended following an attack on a vessel.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

The vessel was discovered within a Spanish-made structure whose purpose has not yet been determined.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

The Indian captain of an alleged Russian shadow fleet oil vessel seized by British commandos has been made a "scapegoat", his wife told AFP, as her husband awaits trial.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

“I ran into a tiki bar one time. That wasn’t too good,” said Derrick Hoy, 55, who fishes scallops in the Atlantic on a different vessel from Crusher, the 30-foot boat he competes with.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Hydrogen gas was building up in reactor 1, and the increasing volume of the gas, combined with the steam created by decay, was making the pressure in the containment vessel climb.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Close to 60 entities, individuals and vessels that enable the regime’s “recklessness” were sanctioned, the Treasury said in a statement.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

These transits involve vessels whose exact route cannot be confirmed due to insufficient data stemming from disabled transponders, jammed signals or missing satellite imagery.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Ship trackers say roughly a third of the vessels that have transited the strait during August have used the Iranian-administered route along the northern reaches of the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

DSI has screened over 7,000 export shipments since June, the CEO said, analyzing roughly 100 outbound vessels daily to build oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Treebeard lifted two great vessels and stood them on the table.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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