seaworthy
Example Sentences
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The Argentine naval submarine that imploded in 2017, killing 44 sailors, was seaworthy, the highest-ranking of four former officers said Wednesday on the second day of their trial.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
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
Whether that is good or not is a matter of opinion, but at least at such times these old regulations could have been more easily swept aside and replaced by more seaworthy ones.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
New Guineans tended to have much more substantial dwellings, more seaworthy boats, and more numerous and more varied utensils than did Australians.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
