Triple

T9623885
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject P&O Ferries E232409 entity
Predicate route P5619 FINISHED
Object Hull–Zeebrugge (former)
Hull–Zeebrugge (former) was a now-discontinued North Sea ferry service that connected Hull in England with Zeebrugge in Belgium, previously operated by P&O Ferries.
E810240 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Hull–Zeebrugge (former) | Statement: [P&O Ferries, route, Hull–Zeebrugge (former)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hull–Zeebrugge (former)
Context triple: [P&O Ferries, route, Hull–Zeebrugge (former)]
  • A. Port of Zeebrugge
    The Port of Zeebrugge is a major Belgian seaport on the North Sea, serving as a key hub for cargo, passenger traffic, and energy logistics in northwestern Europe.
  • B. Veendam
    Veendam is a town and municipality in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands, historically known for peat extraction and later for its industrial development.
  • C. Port of Vlissingen
    The Port of Vlissingen is a significant Dutch seaport on the North Sea coast, serving as an important hub for maritime trade, logistics, and industry in the southwestern Netherlands.
  • D. Holland-on-Sea
    Holland-on-Sea is a coastal town in Essex, England, known for its quiet residential character and sandy beaches along the North Sea.
  • E. island of Walcheren
    The island of Walcheren is a former island and coastal region in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known for its historic port towns, seaside resorts, and role in North Sea maritime history.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Hull–Zeebrugge (former)
Triple: [P&O Ferries, route, Hull–Zeebrugge (former)]
Generated description
Hull–Zeebrugge (former) was a now-discontinued North Sea ferry service that connected Hull in England with Zeebrugge in Belgium, previously operated by P&O Ferries.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hull–Zeebrugge (former)
Target entity description: Hull–Zeebrugge (former) was a now-discontinued North Sea ferry service that connected Hull in England with Zeebrugge in Belgium, previously operated by P&O Ferries.
  • A. Port of Zeebrugge
    The Port of Zeebrugge is a major Belgian seaport on the North Sea, serving as a key hub for cargo, passenger traffic, and energy logistics in northwestern Europe.
  • B. Veendam
    Veendam is a town and municipality in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands, historically known for peat extraction and later for its industrial development.
  • C. Port of Vlissingen
    The Port of Vlissingen is a significant Dutch seaport on the North Sea coast, serving as an important hub for maritime trade, logistics, and industry in the southwestern Netherlands.
  • D. Holland-on-Sea
    Holland-on-Sea is a coastal town in Essex, England, known for its quiet residential character and sandy beaches along the North Sea.
  • E. island of Walcheren
    The island of Walcheren is a former island and coastal region in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known for its historic port towns, seaside resorts, and role in North Sea maritime history.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ca848793ec8190a93a12383a754dc0 completed March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9ad76b148190a38fadee06594db4 completed April 1, 2026, 10:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1797ab3d4819088da04fd5d00386b completed April 4, 2026, 8:50 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d17a96725c8190aca4a5303952171b completed April 4, 2026, 8:54 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d17b3559548190afe2bbf7cbf8a2af completed April 4, 2026, 8:57 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:10 p.m.