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

Coast Guard said there were no injuries to the 19 crew members aboard the vessel, Genius Star XI, and that it remained seaworthy.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2023

It was seaworthy and it would save me from Richard Parker.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel