sailing
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Some ships, such as the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Ever Lovely and Panama-flagged crude oil tanker Kiku, continued sailing after being hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Chris Lewa believes all this suggests that the boats capsized, one several hours after leaving Sin Tet Maw, the other after several days of sailing south east.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Or at least not spend a fortune sailing around and going nowhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The outbreak on the MV Hondius, sailing the Atlantic Ocean, led to a global health alert affecting 33 countries and territories.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Maybe they were sailing sooner than they had expected.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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