Actually no! The research ship (note ship) was given the name the Sir David Attenborough. Boaty is the name of the submersible it carries - a boat on two counts.I think the only definition w3 can agree on is that a Boat starts with the letter B, and a ship starts with the letter S.....
By the way, does all this mean that Boaty McBoatface should have been called Shippy McShipface?
In conclusion:Looking to make sure I post in the right section. I’d assume that the Shell Welder is a ship but not sure...
Fixed it for you!Good point, however I would class those as purpose built exceptions and examples of when the definitions areintentionally skewed in pursuit of either an extreme acievement or a localised logistical problemwrong.
Agreed about the rowboat, but the container ship is just a specialised example of a very common type of vessel on European waterways that you can see anywhere between the mouths of the Rhine and the Danube and beyond.Good point, however I would class those as purpose built exceptions and examples of when the definitions are intentionally skewed in pursuit of either an extreme acievement or a localised logistical problem.
...they’re just two words...
Just skip to the last page:A definition from maritime law. I suggest you read this if you suffer from insomnia.....I tried twice and just drifted off.....not sure what it tells us LOL.....
Case-law relating to differently worded definitions has struggled and probably failed to come up with future-proof literal or other interpretations which can convince a layman as to the precise meaning of the terms ‘vessel’ and ‘ship.’ Undoubtedly new ‘contrivances’ will continue to be added to the list of items which are popularly called vessels or ships, and some legal definitions will be altered and new ones created; legislators, national and international, usually lag behind an industry focussed on innovation, thereby providing a playing field for litigation lawyers. If ever any proof were needed that, in the words of an eminent Roman jurist, every definition in law is dangerous, one need look no further than the travails of the legal profession and the judiciary in defining a ‘vessel’ and a ‘ship.’
Look at the bottom page 488 of the document Tim linked to …Now it's even more confusing Ian.
Going to stick to floaty thing, this way I don't upset anybody
In Polpen Shipping v. Commercial Union, the issue related to whether a flying boat constituted a vessel
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