Sentence examples for ship casualty from inspiring English sources

The possibility of large amount of loss of life will be increased in case of passenger ship casualty especially.

They sink more in the bad weather of winter, whether gales off Shetland or swells and monsoon rain in the South China sea, where most ship casualties occur.

The Japanese lost about 100 aircraft, but their ship casualties were much lower.

Sources consulted (including de Grasse's memoir, and works either dedicated to the battle or containing otherwise detailed orders of battle, like Larrabee (1964) and Morrissey (1997)) do not list per-ship casualties for the French fleet.

On one of her training cruises to the Mediterranean, her crewmen rescued survivors during the 1908 Messina earthquake and the ship took casualties to Naples for medical care.

To allow battle-damaged electrical circuits to be repaired or bypassed, the lower decks of the ship had a Casualty Power System whose large three-wire cables and wall outlets (called "biscuits") could be used to re-route power.

The bomb detonated the magazines, causing a massive explosion that destroyed the ship with heavy casualties.

While confusion overtook Boston, Bompart remained in command of his ship despite heavy casualties and manoeuvred around to the British ship's stern, intending to finish the battle with a raking broadside.

Neither of the British ships suffered a single casualty in the combat, and both French ships were subsequently purchased into the Royal Navy, bringing prize money to Cooke and his crew.

Principal role is as a "Primary Casualty Receiving Ship".

Casualties for the Dutch and English were light with some ships suffering no casualties at all.