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And now, archaeologists, anthropologists, engineers, scientists and digital humanities experts have proven that ancient shipbuilding techniques can result in a seaworthy vessel.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2024
For years, the public has absorbed reports of refugees dying in overcrowded, barely seaworthy boats launched across the Mediterranean Sea.
—Dimi Reider, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2015
Lacking seaworthy craft or effective beasts of burden (the llama is a prickly porter), Native American communities were largely unable to travel, and so most became inward-oriented.
—Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2012
If the ship was not seaworthy — that is, not able to be sailed safely — the ship owner might not be entitled to a limitation of liability.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2024
For years, the public has absorbed reports of refugees dying in overcrowded, barely seaworthy boats launched across the Mediterranean Sea.
—Dimi Reider, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2015
Lacking seaworthy craft or effective beasts of burden (the llama is a prickly porter), Native American communities were largely unable to travel, and so most became inward-oriented.
—Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2012
If the ship was not seaworthy — that is, not able to be sailed safely — the ship owner might not be entitled to a limitation of liability.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Seaworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaworthy. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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