ferry disaster
collocation in Englishmeaningsofferryanddisaster
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ferry
noun[C]
uk/ˈfer.i/us/ˈfer.i/
a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a ...
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disaster
noun[C or U]
uk/dɪˈzɑː.stər/us/dɪˈzæs.tɚ/
(an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or ...
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(Definition offerryanddisasterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I am only too well aware of the personal grief involved in such a tragedy as the recentferrydisaster.
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The recentferrydisasterreminded us of that.
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Together, we are determined to prevent anotherferrydisaster.
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For all those people who lost their lives or were injured in theferrydisasterthe other day, there is a limitation of liability.
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The sea is an unforgiving element, as we have learned just recently to our cost in the tragicferrydisaster.
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He had been charged with criminal negligence in conjunction with thisferrydisaster, and had been the focus of much media attention.
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He became the first victim among scores of mobilized divers at aferrydisastersite.
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Over the months, we have had tragic news of ferry disasters, plane disasters and train crashes.
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Train and ferry disasters show up worrying lapses in safety precautions.
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After the various ferry disasters, a series of measures were taken to introduce considerable safety improvements on these vessels.
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As with most ro-ro ferry disasters, it was caused by a combination of two factors.
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