Turned down and hurried around the vessel (7)
I believe the answer is:
spurned
'turned down' is the definition.
('spurn' can be a synonym of 'turn down')
'hurried around the vessel' is the wordplay.
'hurried' becomes 'sped' ('speed' can be a synonym of 'hurry').
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'the vessel' becomes 'urn' (urn is a type of container).
'sped' enclosing 'urn' is 'SPURNED'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for spurned that I've seen before include "treated with contempt?" , "Rejected scornfully, say a suitor" .)