vessel
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It added that the vessel "sustained major damage and capsized".
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Members of Gasperados said they were "really pleased" they could help identify the vessel.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The idea behind the vessel, officially called Jostein Albert, is to enable the company to experiment with farming fish in more exposed waters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
He was an empty vessel into which hundreds of millions of people in America and around the world poured their confusion, rage and desire.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
With each new artifact discovered, Peter Throckmorton’s bond with those who sailed on that vessel more than three thousand years before strengthened.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Security experts told BBC Verify this was part of an Iranian effort to assert greater control over the strait, in response to the US military successfully escorting more vessels through the vital shipping lane.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
China, which dominates commercial shipbuilding, is also investing in nuclear-powered vessels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
"They were bobbing around in the sea and then the very next day they were found by British aircraft, British vessels and then taken away to the prisoner of war camp," he explained.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
These men aren’t launching autonomous vessels to Mars and Mercury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
It was sparely furnished, having but a small table, two chairs and a bench; but at either side there were curtained alcoves and well-clad beds within with vessels and basins for washing.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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