vessel
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On March 5, Sri Lanka took control of the Iranian naval vessel, Irins Bushehr, after it had requested to dock at one of country's ports after one of its engines malfunctioned.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
A fourth vessel, the Madagascar-flagged tanker Murlikishan, meanwhile crossed the strait westward into the Gulf on Tuesday morning through the Larak Island route.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Each vessel can carry about 2 million barrels of oil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
"In San Francisco Bay, the biggest threat to these whales is vessel traffic," said Lane.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Year after year, aided by improved magnetometers that detected metal objects at deeper locations than ever before, more and more of the sunken vessel was uncovered.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing vessel
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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"O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
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