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HARBOR REFUGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
  • Water Transport
DEF

[A] port or place that a vessel diverts to when her master considers it unsafe to continue the voyage due to a peril that threatens the common safety.

Key term(s)
  • refuge port
  • refuge harbor
  • harbor of refuge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
  • Transport par eau
DEF

Port non prévu dans l'itinéraire et dans lequel un navire se réfugie à la suite de circonstances imprévisibles mettant sa sécurité en péril.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertos
  • Transporte por agua
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