Sentence examples for its crew for from inspiring English sources

And the president hailed the massive carrier and its crew for "extraordinary service" in the Pacific and Indian Oceans and the Persian Gulf – for sending off some of the first air assaults on Iraq, supporting military efforts in Afghanistan and, of course, being "part of that critical mission to bring Osama bin Laden to justice" – a line that drew applause.

Erasmus Kemp, the son of a Liverpool merchant whose slave ship was presumed lost in the Atlantic, has returned to England, having captured the surviving members of its crew: for 12 years they had been living with the slaves from that same ship, "free and equal in a state of nature," on the coast of Florida.

The EU warns that piracy in the Somali region is different from that in other areas where the motive is robbery because the perpetrators' main aim is to capture a ship and its crew for ransom, which will result in a protracted period of captivity.

Today, American and Chinese officials seem to be describing two different occurrences, with clashing versions of who caused the collision, of the legality of the procedures followed by the spy plane before its emergency landing and of China's right, at this point, to scour the plane and hold its crew for interrogation.

It was one of hundreds of ships abandoned--rigging, furnishings and all--by its crew for the gold fields and sunk into the earth as foundation for a waterfront hotel.

"Jet Airways commends its crew for their response and promptness that saw them successfully translate their training into life-saving action," the airline said.

The American plane landed at a Chinese airfield, and China detained its crew of 24 for 11 days.

Quark's hiring the ship and its crew of 60 for two weeks pumped roughly $480,000 into Russia's coffers.

Indeed, the gray Dixie Clipper was an imposing sight as it sat there waiting for its crew of 12 and 22 passengers to board.

She and Ms. Erdogdu said that conditions on the ship, which was equipped only for its crew of 13, were terrible, with migrants clinging to the open deck while seabirds hovered over the body of the woman who had died.

Most of the time, though, operating the bridge is a pretty mundane task for its crew of operators who trade shifts around the clock.