vessel
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The vessel was to be moved to an anchorage off the south coast of England and monitored, it added.
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
As the skipper stopped the vessel, the roar of the diesel engine turned into a murmur, according to the Ukrainian military officers, who were in touch with the crew while they were at sea.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Among its creations was the Dragon spacecraft, which docked as a cargo vessel at the International Space Station in 2012, a first by a private company.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
"Although rescue isn't a core mission of the vessel, it was clearly good for a dirty, dangerous missions like this."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Just as it had in reactors 1 and 3, the water in reactor 2 boiled off and pressure in the reactor vessel began to climb.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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