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The journey was additionally a hardcore field test for the Wee Hen design, which Kilner now plans to improve and make seaworthy.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
And now, archaeologists, anthropologists, engineers, scientists and digital humanities experts have proven that ancient shipbuilding techniques can result in a seaworthy vessel.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2024
For years, the public has absorbed reports of refugees dying in overcrowded, barely seaworthy boats launched across the Mediterranean Sea.
—Dimi Reider, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2015
Lacking seaworthy craft or effective beasts of burden (the llama is a prickly porter), Native American communities were largely unable to travel, and so most became inward-oriented.
—Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2012
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
And now, archaeologists, anthropologists, engineers, scientists and digital humanities experts have proven that ancient shipbuilding techniques can result in a seaworthy vessel.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2024
For years, the public has absorbed reports of refugees dying in overcrowded, barely seaworthy boats launched across the Mediterranean Sea.
—Dimi Reider, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2015
Lacking seaworthy craft or effective beasts of burden (the llama is a prickly porter), Native American communities were largely unable to travel, and so most became inward-oriented.
—Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2012
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“Seaworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaworthy. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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seaworthy
adjective
sea·wor·thy
-ˌwər-t͟hē 
: fit or safe for a sea voyage
a seaworthy ship
seaworthiness
noun
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