salvage ship
Marine retrieval craft
A salvage ship is a vessel equipped to rescue disabled ships, recover cargo from wrecks, or retrieve sunken vessels from the seafloor.
These ships carry specialized equipment—cranes, diving gear, pumps, towing apparatus—for maritime recovery operations: The salvage ship arrived to pump water from the listing freighter.
- rescueSave from harm
- tugShort forceful pull
- tow lineRope for pulling vehicles
- diverOne who submerges
- scuba gearUnderwater breathing apparatus
recovery · hull · sunken · sunken treasure · treasure · watery grave · maritime · tow · crane · debris · cargo · anchor · ocean · scrap · flotsam · jetsam · reef · rust
salvage shipdestroyer
One that ruins completely
fire ship · warship · attack submarine · privateer · torpedo boat
salvage shipcruise ship
Pleasure voyage vessel
cargo ship · container ship · passenger liner · tanker · freighter
salvage shipabandoned ship
Vessel deserted by crew
sinking ship · derelict · wreck · ghost ship
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