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vessel

[ves-uhl] / ˈvɛs əl /




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It added that the vessel "sustained major damage and capsized".

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

On Thursday, police confirmed that items belonging to the vessel had been recovered from what was described as "an area of interest" off the coast near Port of Ness.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

To expand its output, another company, Nordlaks, developed a tanker-like vessel, roughly the length of 3½ football fields, that is home to around two million salmon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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

Each vessel carried enough food and supplies for at least a three-year search.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Although these molecules have useful roles in normal cell signaling and immune defense, excessive production can contribute to oxidative stress and damage blood vessels and other tissues.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Philly Shipyard is equipped to make the naval auxiliary vessels now and aims to have fully certified facilities to build combatant ships by 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

He got the call in mid-September, on his way home from a business trip tracking shoals of mackerel to aid fishing vessels.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

It places additional strain on blood vessels and the heart, potentially causing serious damage over time.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

He wanted to guide great vessels around the world, to speak a dozen languages, to know the people of every nation.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers


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