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Not to be outdone, Japanese researchers have followed suit, building their own seaworthy dugout canoe with Paleolithic-era tools to cross between Taiwan and Yonaguni Island, where one of the world’s strongest ocean currents, the Kuroshio, remains active.
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ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
With less than 100 days before its Aug. 31 debut from the Orlando-area port, the ship left Monday on an 11-day series of trials to test out the vessel’s navigation, naval architecture and engineering with more than 2,000 watchful eyes on board making sure Star of the Seas is seaworthy.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
His hair is long, his blood-alcohol level is high, and his decision-making (as evidenced by his haircut, among other indignities) isn’t exactly seaworthy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
People have had to be rescued on boats that are not seaworthy.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
With less than 100 days before its Aug. 31 debut from the Orlando-area port, the ship left Monday on an 11-day series of trials to test out the vessel’s navigation, naval architecture and engineering with more than 2,000 watchful eyes on board making sure Star of the Seas is seaworthy.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
His hair is long, his blood-alcohol level is high, and his decision-making (as evidenced by his haircut, among other indignities) isn’t exactly seaworthy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
People have had to be rescued on boats that are not seaworthy.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Seaworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaworthy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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seaworthy
adjective
sea·wor·thy
-ˌwər-t͟hē 
: fit or safe for a sea voyage
a seaworthy ship
seaworthiness
noun
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