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vessel

noun as in ship

noun as in container, bowl

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The latest vessel programme is aimed at countering North Korea, which recently revealed that it was pursuing its own nuclear submarine programme.

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The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of an overturned vessel around 12:23 a.m., a public information officer confirmed to The Times on Saturday.

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It said the Irish Coast Guard received a distress call from a UK naval support vessel before 09:00 on Saturday.

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"Commercial vessels are entitled to largely unimpeded rights of navigation and commerce on the high seas," it added.

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Council members also want the report to offer advice on improving information sharing on vessels suspected of carrying arms in violation of existing sanctions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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