Synonyms and antonyms of Shipwrecks and accidents at sea in British Thesaurus

coastguard (noun)

a member of this organization

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

founder (verb)

if a ship or boat founders, it becomes full of water and sinks

keel over ()

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 ()

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

sink without trace ()

if a boat sinks without trace, it sinks and cannot be found

turn turtle ()

if a ship or a boat turns turtle, it turns over and its bottom part faces upwards

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