vessel
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"Historical accounts suggest the vessel sank overnight without crew, leaving behind unanswered questions about how and why it went down," it said.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Navy to the National Science Foundation are requesting funds in the 2027 fiscal year budget for cargo ships, vehicle carriers, cutters and a research vessel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The ship's operator, MSC, confirmed the vessel was involved in the incident but declined to provide additional information.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
It was the lunar monolith in front of them that gently redirected their small vessel of life around the natural satellite and toward home.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
After diving down to the sunken vessel, Throckmorton returned to the surface boat almost as excited as he had been after first investigating the Gelidonya wreck.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing vessel
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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