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vessel

[ves-uhl] / ˈvɛs əl /




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The vessel was sanctioned by the Treasury Department in March for transporting millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

At first, doctors were worried cabin pressure could cause a blood vessel to burst, but have now given Olivia clearance to fly home.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

"It is as if we are trapped in a pond. There's only one way out, and that's Hormuz," explains the captain of another vessel, Shafiqul Islam.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Complications commence when a space research vessel smashes into Prodigy Corp.-controlled Bangkok.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It also had two watertight hatches for entering and leaving the vessel, one at the front and another at the rear, and two short conning towers equipped with small portholes.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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