vessel
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"Most of the people we rescued were those who had been swimming away from the vessel," said the spokeswoman.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Iranian state media also reported on Sunday that the country's Navy had attacked an American remote-controlled vessel that was trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
On Sunday, Tehran also claimed it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel attempting to enter the strait.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
In April that year, another jet fighter fell off the USS Harry S. Truman while deployed to fight Houthi militants in the Red Sea, just weeks after it collided with a merchant vessel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
If the pressure got high enough, the vessel could break open, sending radiation into the air around the reactor.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Tehran requires vessels to obtain permission and pay transit fees before using the strait.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Navy vessels – and eight oil tankers it claimed were attempting to pass through a “prohibited and unsafe” part of the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
It said hundreds of vessels are now part of shadow fleets that evade sanctions and sail without insurance, fragmenting supply chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Langstone Harbour Master Billy Johnson said the coastguard was coordinating "a search and rescue operation" and there was "no reason not to accept" the landing of the vessels at Eastney.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
That familiar holy terror tore through her blood vessels and wrapped a vise grip around her heart.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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