Sentence examples for passenger vessel from inspiring English sources

Israeli naval commandos raided the Turkish passenger vessel, the Mavi Marmara, in international waters in May 2010.

In "The Poseidon Adventure," his most famous extravaganza, a giant wave hits a luxury passenger vessel, which turns turtle and slowly begins to sink.

OUR FOOTLOOSE CORRESPONDENTS about a journey up the Intra-coastal Waterway aboard the Coastal Queen, the only commercial passenger vessel operating on the Waterway.

Mr. Webb bought USA 76 in 2010, made minor modifications to convert it to a passenger vessel and began public sailings in June 2011.

The New Yorker, October 31 , 1964P. 141 OUR FOOTLOOSE CORRESPONDENTS about a journey up the Intra-coastal Waterway aboard the Coastal Queen, the only commercial passenger vessel operating on the Waterway.

A proposed interpretation by the Customs and Border Protection bureau of the Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886 would require foreign-flagged cruise ships to spend at least 48 hours in a foreign port.

Carnival's license comes as part of recent approvals for six passenger vessels from the Treasury Department.

It is the longest, tallest and widest among passenger vessels ever built -- not among vessels of all types.

The International Maritime Organisation, which regulates global shipping, keeps a register of merchant and passenger vessels, which must carry identification numbers.

At 1,132 feet in length and a cost of $800 million, it is the largest and costliest of passenger vessels, but not of vessels over all.

Some large passenger vessels have been built with a relatively shallow draft so that they can get in close to land and avoid the use of tenders.