瀬せ取どり船ぶね

noun

lighter; tender; small boat for unloading cargo from a larger vessel

A small boat used to ferry goods between a large ship anchored offshore and the shore or another vessel. The term is somewhat specialized and may not be widely known outside maritime contexts.

• 港みなとの沖おき合あいで、瀬せ取どり船ぶねが大おお型がた貨か物もつ船せんから荷に物もつを積つみ替かえていた。

  Off the port, a lighter was transferring cargo from the large freighter.