seaworthy

Example Sentences

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"The submarine met all standards and requirements. It is false that it was not seaworthy."

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The department argues that this week's deaths in the Channel demonstrate the "increasingly extreme measures the gangs are willing to contemplate as more people are crammed into less seaworthy vessels".

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2024

These features, along with previous reconstruction experiments, indicate these were seaworthy vessels, a conclusion supported by the presence at the site of stone tools linked to nearby islands.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024

Sailors and fishermen immediately started searching in whatever craft remained seaworthy.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2023

With scrap lumber from Endurance and a small and precious collection of used nails, he began raising the sides of the boats to make them more seaworthy.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong