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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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.
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Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
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
For years, migrants have taken to smugglers' unseaworthy vessels to make the risky crossing of the Mediterranean to try to reach southern European shores in hopes of being granted asylum or finding family or jobs, especially in northern European countries.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2023
Smugglers use unseaworthy boats with as many migrants as possible crammed in — sometimes inside locked holds — for journeys that can take days.
—Derek Gatopoulos and Nicholas Paphitis, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2023
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Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
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
For years, migrants have taken to smugglers' unseaworthy vessels to make the risky crossing of the Mediterranean to try to reach southern European shores in hopes of being granted asylum or finding family or jobs, especially in northern European countries.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2023
Smugglers use unseaworthy boats with as many migrants as possible crammed in — sometimes inside locked holds — for journeys that can take days.
—Derek Gatopoulos and Nicholas Paphitis, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2023
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“Unseaworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseaworthy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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