Sentence examples for boarding the vessels from inspiring English sources

Somali pirates boarding the vessels, it said, were also "better armed than in previous years and prepared to assault and injure the crew".

But Al Mulahi was flying an Iranian flag, which made boarding the vessel politically delicate.

Upon boarding the vessel, Ismay sequestered himself in a private cabin, refusing to leave until the Carpathia docked in New York.

Australian navy ship HMAS Wollongong found the boat south of Indonesia, but poor weather was preventing rescuers from boarding the vessel, the authority said.

It said that Israel's naval blockade of Gaza is legal and that Israeli commandos boarding the vessel had to defend themselves against "organized and violent resistance".

Green seas were boarding the vessel and running the length of the deck.

Russell's boats also took the surrender of America, her crew boarding the vessel to make her a prize (although later replaced by men from Royal Sovereign).

There can be little doubt that the moment any person on the boat picked up a weapon and began to attack Israeli soldiers boarding the vessel, they lost their status as innocent civilians.

Israel said the forces encountered unexpected resistance as they boarded the vessels.

At boat shows, you can do comparisons and board the vessels.

But it said that the way Israeli forces boarded the vessels trying to break that blockade 15 months ago was excessive and unreasonable.