capsized boat

Upside-down watercraft

A capsized boat is one that has overturned in the water, flipped so its hull faces upward or lies on its side.

The phrase appears in safety instructions, news reports, and rescue contexts: Rescuers searched for survivors near the capsized boat.

Any watercraft can capsize—from kayaks to cargo ships—though the term most often describes smaller vessels.

Related

sinkingFalling through water
going underFailing or submerging
taking on waterAdmitting liquid through damage
overturnedTurned upside down
hullOuter covering or frame

hull breach · wreck · rescue · search and rescue · man overboard · drowning · Davy Jones · waves · storm · lifeboat · life raft · mayday · SOS signal · survivors · floating · debris · ocean · rough seas

Categories

shipwrecksshipwreck, shipwrecks, sunken ships, capsized, derelict
Maritime Disastersshipwreck, sinking, foundering, drowning, collision
survivalsurvival, survive, endure, persist, last
wreckagedebris, wreckage, rubble, remains, remnants

Opposites

seaworthiness/operational status

capsized boatsailing vessel

Wind-propelled watercraft

Family

capsize, capsizes, capsizing, boat, boats, boated, boating, boater, boaters

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG