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oceangoing

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o·cean·go·ing  (shn-gng)
adj.
Made or used for ocean voyages.
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Adj.1.oceangoing - used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels"
seafaring, seagoing
marine - relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea
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Byline: ANI Washington, July 9 (ANI): A new study has suggested that rising levels of smokestack emissions from oceangoing ships will cause an estimated 87,000 deaths worldwide each year by 2012, which is almost one-third higher than previously believed.
Ship smokestacks may cause 87,000 deaths worldwide each year by 2012 by Asian News International
That is why the United States and Canada have requested that the International Maritime Organization, which regulates shipping on behalf of the United Nations, approve emission control zones that would require oceangoing vessels that come within 230 miles of shore to adhere to strict air quality standards.
Going after polluting ships by Staff / Las Vegas Sun
But these "salties," as the oceangoing ships are called, often bring a less-welcome cargo.
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