capsized

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A second warship of the same class capsized during its launch last May.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Had it been a Steller, the boat would have capsized, Marlin said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

About 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis, including children, are missing after their boat capsized last week in the Andaman Sea, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The dinghy they were travelling on became swamped and capsized in the early hours of 24 November 2021, in what became the deadliest Channel small boat incident on record.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

That is, he would be holding on to her if he could find her after they capsized.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt