vessel

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Fishermen in the San Francisco region will be allowed to catch a maximum of 160 Chinook per vessel during several open periods in May and August, and 100 on additional dates in September.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

"Historical accounts suggest the vessel sank overnight without crew, leaving behind unanswered questions about how and why it went down," it said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The Pieter Coecke, a Belgian-flagged pollution control vessel, was operating in the area of the spill Friday, according to the Marine Traffic website.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Candela P-12 is the only electric passenger vessel that combines longer range with high speed without requiring extensive charging infrastructure,” said Boreal’s chief executive officer, Nikolai Knudsmoen Utheim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

One of these wrecks was the Confederate Civil War vessel the H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink an enemy vessel in combat.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler