unseaworthy
adjective
un·sea·wor·thy
ˌən-ˈsē-ˌwər-t͟hē 
: not fit for a sea voyage : not seaworthy
an unseaworthy vessel
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Sell them a passage on a very unseaworthy boat and, far too many times, that's ended in the loss of hundreds of men and women and children on those boats.
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Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2014
On April 22, Baltimore City officials accused Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine of negligence, arguing in court filings that the two firms knew the Dali was unseaworthy before the bridge collapse.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
Smugglers use unseaworthy boats and cram as many migrants as possible inside — sometimes inside locked holds — for journeys that can take days.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2023
Starting early Tuesday, the unseaworthy, overcrowded iron boats, came one after the other in what appeared to be almost a procession to onlookers on Lampedusa, a fishing and tourist island south of Sicily.
—Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
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Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2014
On April 22, Baltimore City officials accused Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine of negligence, arguing in court filings that the two firms knew the Dali was unseaworthy before the bridge collapse.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
Smugglers use unseaworthy boats and cram as many migrants as possible inside — sometimes inside locked holds — for journeys that can take days.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2023
Starting early Tuesday, the unseaworthy, overcrowded iron boats, came one after the other in what appeared to be almost a procession to onlookers on Lampedusa, a fishing and tourist island south of Sicily.
—Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
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“Unseaworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseaworthy. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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