shipwrecking
Causing nautical disaster
Shipwrecking is the act of causing or suffering a shipwreck—the destruction or sinking of a vessel at sea.
The term covers both deliberate wrecking pirates shipwrecking merchant vessels and accidental destruction storms shipwrecking the fleet.
Figuratively, shipwrecking applies to ruining plans, careers, or relationships: His gambling was shipwrecking their marriage.
Shipwrecked and stranded person
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- rescueSave from harm
- raftFlat water conveyance
- lifeboatEmergency vessel for survivors
signal · flares · SOS · survivor · resourcefulness · foraging · shelter · desalination
Underwater rock or coral formation
- shoalShallow water hazard
- rocksSolid mineral pieces
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- galeSevere sustained wind
hurricane · typhoon · iceberg · fog · currents · tides · navigation · lighthouse
Falling through water
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
tragedy · catastrophe · demise · misfortune · doom · collapse · peril · loss
Element seventy-nine
- doubloonsHistorical Spanish gold currency
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- jewelsOrnamental precious stones
- coinsMetal money units
bullion · cargo · artifacts · relics · chest · hoard · plunder · booty
Left without means to leave
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- solitudeState of being alone
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
seclusion · remoteness · forlorn · desolation · island · shore · reef · uninhabited
Entering water deliberately
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- cargoTransported goods
excavation · sonar · submersible · exploration · retrieval · preservation · archaeology · discovery
castaway
Shipwrecked and stranded person
lifeboat · signal · flares · SOS · survivor · resourcefulness · foraging · shelter · desalination · rations
reef
Underwater rock or coral formation
gale · hurricane · typhoon · iceberg · fog · currents · tides · navigation · lighthouse · beacon
sinking
Falling through water
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
calamity · tragedy · catastrophe · demise · misfortune · doom · collapse · peril · loss · foundering
gold
Element seventy-nine
- doubloonsHistorical Spanish gold currency
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- jewelsOrnamental precious stones
coins · bullion · cargo · artifacts · relics · chest · hoard · plunder · booty · loot
stranded
Left without means to leave
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- solitudeState of being alone
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
abandonment · seclusion · remoteness · forlorn · desolation · island · shore · reef · uninhabited · adrift
diving
Entering water deliberately
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
cargo · excavation · sonar · submersible · exploration · retrieval · preservation · archaeology · discovery · expedition
Titanic
Ill-fated 1912 vessel
galleon · trireme · caravel · clipper · warship · convoy · Vikings · explorers · colonial
shipwreckingsalvaging
Recovering discarded or damaged goods
rescuing · saving · recovering · preserving · refloating
shipwreckingpiloting
Controlling a vehicle's course
navigating · safeguarding · guiding · harboring · docking
shipwreckingsafe passage
Protected transit through danger
smooth sailing · berthing · docking · landfall · safe harbor
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