A crime by the master or mariners of a vessel contrary to their duty to the owners, whereby the latter sustain injury. It may include negligence, if so gross as to evidence fraud.
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AFT
Back of the vessel.
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ASTERN
A backward movement of a vessel
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ATHWARTSHIP
Across the ship, at right angles to the fore-and-aft centerline
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UPBOUND
A vessel traveling upstream.
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BEAM
The width of a ship. Also called breadth.
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BREADTH
The width of a ship.
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AFFREIGHTMENT
A hiring of a vessel
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CATAMARAN
A double hulled vessel
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COLLIER
Vessel used for transporting coal.
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COMBI
Vessel designed for a combination of passengers, and different types of cargo.
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