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boarding party

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boarding party n (to take control) gruppo che assume il controllo di una nave come forma di protesta; (for inspection) → squadra di ispezione (del carico di una nave)


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The guys in the boarding party got a shock, because they had inspected three other dhows nearby, all anchored, and all of which cooperated.
Du Toit said the vessel was intercepted off northwestern Australia Wednesday by an armed boarding party.
The new rules, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, require a warship to send a boarding party led by an officer onto any suspected pirate vessel to confirm its criminal intent.
 
 
 
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