vessels

Example Sentences

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Even after mines are cleared, private shipowners will be reluctant to send vessels back where they’ve been trapped for months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

He then steered his ship towards the critical waterway along with four other vessels.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Oman denies it plans to toll vessels and has historically mediated between the U.S. and Iran, but its neutrality now faces U.S. scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

There are 57 loaded Very Large Crude Carriers, the vessels most closely watched in the oil trade, still stranded around the Strait of Hormuz, said Matt Smith, an analyst with Kpler, an energy intelligence company.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Many of the secret messages came from British and German vessels.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield