Shipwrecks and accidents at sea
the coastguard noun
an organization responsible for helping people or ships in danger near a coast, or for stopping people bringing goods into a country illegally by boat
coastguard noun
a member of this organization
founder verb
if a ship or boat founders, it becomes full of water and sinks
keel over phrase
if a ship keels over, it falls sideways
raise verb
to bring a ship that has sunk back to the surface of the water
the RNLI phrase
the Royal National Lifeboat Institution: an organization in the UK that sends boats to help people who are in danger at sea
salvage verb
to save a ship or the things that it is carrying when it has been damaged or sunk
scupper verb
to make a ship sink by deliberately letting water in
scuttle verb
to sink a ship deliberately, for example by making holes in the bottom
shipwreck noun
a ship that is destroyed in a shipwreck
shipwrecked adjective
someone who is shipwrecked was involved in a shipwreck
wreck verb
to destroy a ship so that it sinks
wreck noun
a ship that has sunk
wreck noun
an occasion on which a ship sinks
sink without trace phrase
if a boat sinks without trace, it sinks and cannot be found
turn turtle phrase
if a ship or a boat turns turtle, it turns over and its bottom part faces upwards