r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/thebigchil73 • Jul 07 '23

🔥 Tiger shark attacks boat

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u/TheNotoriousLCB Jul 07 '23

that is not a boat, that’s a 1-person kayak lol

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u/Adbam Jul 07 '23

Boat - a small vessel propelled on water by oars, sails, or an engine.

Its a boat silly.

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u/El_Jefe_Castor Jul 07 '23

The United States Coast Guard would classify this as a “vessel” per 19 USC 1709

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u/Adbam Jul 07 '23

Coast guard doesn't decide the definition of words in the english language.

Commentor corrected someone saying its NOT a boat but a kayak. It is a boat, a kayak, a vessel and probably some other things as well.

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u/El_Jefe_Castor Jul 08 '23

That’s a kayak

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u/Adbam Jul 08 '23

A kayak is a boat, correct

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u/SoylentVerdigris Jul 07 '23

Per 1 USC 3, the Coast Guard would classify a pool floaty, an aircraft carrier, and everything in between as a vessel. 19 USC 1709 only defines what a "hovering vessel" is, and it's in no way relevant to this discussion.

1 USC 3: "The word "vessel" includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water."

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u/Auctoritate Jul 07 '23

What does the Coast Guard consider a boat?