unseaworthy
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Most of those arriving by small, often unseaworthy boats apply for international protection in Britain through the asylum system, and many are later found to be refugees and permitted to settle in Britain.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
The outcry over migrants in Europe focuses largely on the tiny minority of people who enter on unseaworthy boats or cross Europe’s borders on foot.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
French police say increasingly smuggling gangs are forcing migrants, year-round, into ever more crowded and unseaworthy boats.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2024
Many of the migrants are rescued by military boats, humanitarian vessels or merchant ships plying the waters crossed by migrant smugglers’ unseaworthy boats launched mainly from Tunisia, Libya, Turkey and elsewhere.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
The vessel was old and unseaworthy, and went to pieces in a violent storm encountered off the coast of Lower California.
From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by Yellott, George
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