salvage vessel

collocation in English

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salvage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsæl.vɪdʒ/us
/ˈsæl.vɪdʒ/
the act of saving goods from damage or destruction, especially from a ship that has sunk or been damaged or a building that has been damaged by fire or ...
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vessel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈves.əl/us
/ˈves.əl/
formal
a large boat or ...
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(Definition ofsalvageandvesselfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nosalvagevesselcould have made any difference to the loss of life in the present case.
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Asalvagevesselis on station and recovery of the wreckage is now in hand.
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This is a modified oceansalvagevesselwhich was completed in 1948.
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I note that boom defence andsalvagevesselpersonnel are reduced from 1,943 to 1,730.
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The submarine has been pumped out and is now secured alongside asalvagevessel.
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She was sold in 1919 and converted to asalvagevessel.
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Although most were sold by 1890, one of them survived into the 1920s as asalvagevesselin private ownership.
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She was re-classified as a sloop in 1884, used as asalvagevesselfrom 1917 and was sold in 1928.
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Thesalvagevesselraised the wreck the following day and was repaired.
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She was sold in 1889 to become asalvagevessel.
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Following the attack, she served as asalvagevesseland minesweeper.
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She was sold as asalvagevesselin 1892, and hired between 1914 and 1919 as an ammunition hulk.
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She was used as a boom defence vessel from 1904, and asalvagevesselfrom 1917.
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It was not intended that no expenses could be claimed in respect of services rendered by specially equipped salvage vessels.
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The number of salvage vessels available is nearly twice what it was a year ago, and more are being obtained, whilst the number of salvage officers has increased accordingly.
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A number were refitted to serve as salvage vessels, seaplane tenders and submarine rescue vessels.
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A company was formed, and three salvage vessels were sent.
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The helicopter carrier sailed with three large dock landing ships and two survey/salvage vessels, to create a sea base for the rescue effort.
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Some members of the crowd attempted to attack the salvage vessels when the search of the wreckage was called off.
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