Sentence examples for intercepted off from inspiring English sources

The boat, the Santorini, was intercepted off Rosh Hanikra, near the Israel-Lebanon border.

Since Sunday, three vessels carrying a total of 174 people have been intercepted off the south-eastern shores of Sicily.

After a government decision to close Malaysian ports, officials confirmed on Thursday that the two refugee boats had been intercepted off Langkawi and Penang islands, on Malaysia's western littoral, and forced back out to sea.

During the War of 1812, which broke out while he was at sea, he was twice captured by the British; on his first voyage his ship, carrying a cargo of flour, was intercepted off St John's, Newfoundland, and Morrell was detained for eight months.

It was the largest group of Haitians intercepted off Florida shores in more than a year.

Six Russian military planes have been intercepted off the coast of Alaska as they approached North American airspace.

They broke up the Galaxy's chances by intercepting off-target passes and created chances to pressure the Galaxy defense.

Another consignment of Rothko paintings was reportedly bound for Liechtenstein before prosecutors, who had been tipped off, intercepted them.

But a pass on first down with about 30 seconds left was deflected, intercepted, then handed off.

Czech authorities had been struggling to deal with the numbers of arrivals and had been drawing criticism for writing identity numbers in pen on the arms of hundreds who were intercepted and pulled off trains.

"I just try to shoot the puck and score goals and today I have luck," said Ovechkin, who intercepted a pass off the center ice faceoff to start overtime and beat Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen.