vessel
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Rafiqul Islam, one of the survivors, told AFP he floated for nearly 36 hours before being rescued, adding that he was burned by oil that spilled from the vessel.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
He has however ruled out vessel escorts under "bombings."
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“From the beginning, the conceit was to summon all the types of experiences of Blackness in one place, the project being a vessel or container for all of that expression,” Halsey says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Preventive steps could include educating commercial vessel operators, adjusting ferry routes, or implementing speed restrictions in high-risk areas.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
In April 1853, with many of them in desperate physical condition, the crew of the HMS Investigator was rescued by a sledge party from the HMS Resolute, another British vessel searching for the Franklin party.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing vessel
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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"O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
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