freight ship
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The three were rescued by a Panama-flagged freight ship, which landed them at Mooloolaba Harbor on the Sunshine Coast north of the Queensland capital Brisbane on Thursday, the authority said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Passengers on Britannia, a P&O Cruises ship based in Southampton, Hampshire, said their vessel "collided with a freight ship in Palma, Mallorca".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2023
Condor Ferries confirmed its freight ship had been involved in the collision.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2022
The SS Iron Crown, a naval freight ship, was hit by a torpedo off the state of Victoria in 1942, killing 38 people.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2019
A freight ship is one in which the whole or a portion of the accommodation is engaged at a rate per head, or for a lump sum for a definite voyage.
From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office
