pleasure craft

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Some 1,000 ships, including pleasure craft and fishing vessels, took part in the rescue - a key moment of the war.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2023

They had been aboard a pleasure craft, along with 19 other people, when it was hit by a fierce storm on Lake Maggiore on Sunday evening and swiftly sank.

From Reuters • May 31, 2023

Each vessel is represented by a colored icon, including dark blue for passenger vessels, orange for fishing vessels, and purple for yachts and pleasure craft.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022

After Hart’s costly trip on the pleasure craft Monkey Business led to his political demise, the Washington Post faced difficult questions about Woodward’s weird relationship with Hart.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2020

There were no working boats, just pleasure craft.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt