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vessel

[ves-uhl] / ˈvɛs əl /




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"No contact whatsoever was made with the vessel," the company said as it called on the US to release evidence of its communications with the ship.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But it was an interesting kind of thought experiment, it was an interesting, as I said, kind of vessel to place all of the themes into.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The drone boat deployed for rescue on Tuesday was Saronic’s Corsair, a 24-foot vessel with top speed of over 35 knots and a range of over 1,000 nautical miles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

At a nearby beach resort, a high-speed Coast Guard vessel plied the waters for two people still missing after swimming in waters that churned violently as the quake struck.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Experts have determined that it is the world’s oldest shipwreck, and that the vessel has lain undisturbed at the bottom of the sea for more than 2,400 years.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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