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shipwreck

noun as in castaway

noun as in hulk

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He was caught in a storm & shipwrecked in India.

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Greek authorities have always denied any wrongdoing over the shipwreck.

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In the wake of the shipwreck, migrant rescue charity Alarm Phone said it had alerted the Italian and Maltese authorities to the boat's plight, but accused both of delaying the rescue.

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On Friday, Italy's coastguard said it was searching for the survivors of a shipwrecked vessel carrying about 30 people in the search and a rescue area of Malta, some 50 miles southeast of Lampedusa.

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One of the most famous polar shipwrecks has been filmed in detail on the sea floor for the first time.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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