vessel
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Determining where a ship going into the Gulf is headed in time to seize it might be more difficult, especially if the vessel claimed to be heading to a non-Iranian port, Rowlands said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
On March 5, Sri Lanka took control of the Iranian naval vessel, Irins Bushehr, after it had requested to dock at one of country's ports after one of its engines malfunctioned.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
He has however ruled out vessel escorts under "bombings."
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
"In San Francisco Bay, the biggest threat to these whales is vessel traffic," said Lane.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
The reactor vessel, which holds the fuel, control rods, and coolant, lies at the center of a nuclear reactor building.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing vessel
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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"O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
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