seaworthy

Example Sentences

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"The submarine met all standards and requirements. It is false that it was not seaworthy."

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

These features, along with previous reconstruction experiments, indicate these were seaworthy vessels, a conclusion supported by the presence at the site of stone tools linked to nearby islands.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024

Having had a few scary encounters with water as a child, my interest in water sports or anything seaworthy is stilted, to say the least.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

They do not believe the Carlton Queen, which capsized during a diving trip in the Red Sea, was seaworthy.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2023

The wood had been deemed good enough, and a crew of pirates and beauty queens were about the business of hammering and applying pitch to make the vessel seaworthy again.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray