refloat a vessel
Frequency: 4.53.1 per million words
to make a ship that is stuck on the ground float again
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Examples (10)
- A salvage team failed to refloat the vessel.
- They are currently trying to refloat the stranded vessel.
- It took several days to successfully refloat the large cargo vessel.
- Divers were called in to assess the damage before they could refloat the sunken vessel.
- The company hopes to refloat the vessel by the end of the week.
- Specialized equipment is required to refloat such a heavy vessel.
- Once the tide comes in, it will be easier to refloat the grounded vessel.
- The captain was confident they could refloat their vessel with the next high tide.
- Efforts to refloat the vessel were hampered by strong winds.
- We must act quickly to refloat the vessel before more damage occurs.