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vessel

[ves-uhl] / ˈvɛs əl /




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Under the plan, Iran would reopen the strait while charging around $2 million per vessel, a fee it would share with neighbouring Oman, the New York Times reported.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Over the weekend, a Japanese vessel carrying liquefied natural gas passed through the Strait of Hormuz, shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

They face threats from vessel strikes to entanglement in fishing gear on their long migration routes.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

It required contacting agents in Iran for a safety code and sailing to a designated location near Iran’s Larak Island to submit that code to the Revolutionary Guard, who then allowed the vessel to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Rising radiation could mean only one thing: that radioactive isotopes had somehow gotten out of the reactor vessel.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland