Sentence examples for disembarkation on from inspiring English sources

During the first century CE, Pliny the Elder, a Roman historian, made references to a place called Nitrias, as a very undesirable place for disembarkation, on account of the pirates which frequent its vicinity, while Greek historian Ptolemy in the second century CE referred to a place called Nitra.

The results from these admixture procedures were then compared to the wealth of historic knowledge surrounding the disembarkation of Africans on the island.

Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri, is about 7 mile east of the Apollo Bunder (Bunder in Marathi means a "pier for embarkation and disembarkation of passengers and goods") on the Mumbai Harbor and 6 mile south of Pir Pal in Trombay.

He was particularly interested in the theme of voyages, one example being "The Disembarkation of Aeneas and His Companions in Latium" (circa 1650).

Disney Cruise Line is working with the U.S. Coast Guard to arrange the disembarkation of the men, who are still on board the ship.

Fenwick's log goes on to detail other important events including the Carpathia's arrival in New York and the disembarkation of the Titanic survivors.

The priority disembarkation of an ill passenger delayed everyone else for another 30 minutes; blame bad luck for that.

"A State Yacht and Other Craft in Calm Water" depicts the ceremonial disembarkation of dignitaries in a harbor.

By Berton Roueché The New Yorker, October 13 , 1945P. 19 Talk story about disembarkation of troops; interview with Col. Dallas D. Dennis, purser & troop commander of the Queen Mary.

So one of the works, formerly titled "Festive Lagoon Scene, Venice (1840-5)" has been renamed "The Arrival of Louis-Philippe at Portsmouth, 8 October 1844" and the other, formerly known as "Procession of Boats With Distant Smoke, Venice (1845)" will henceforth be known as "The Disembarkation of Louis-Philippe at Portsmouth, 8 October 1844".

The battalion took passage aboard the SS Maidan at Southampton on 1 November 1914, completing its disembarkation at Le Havre on the morning of the third with the Queen's Westminster Rifles.