Sentence examples for large flotilla from inspiring English sources

There were reports that a large flotilla of Chinese fishing boats was due to arrive in the area later on Tuesday.

The British say the Sussex, the flagship of a large flotilla, carried a fortune in treasure to buy the loyalty of a shaky ally in a war against France.

In May 2010, Israeli commandos raided a large flotilla and fatally shot nine protesters — eight Turkish citizens and an American citizen of Turkish descent — after meeting violent resistance on the deck of a Turkish passenger vessel.

In 1858 a large flotilla of the U.S. Navy appeared to force a solution to a complex diplomatic issue, but British war vessels captured and held for a time the flagship of the small Paraguayan navy.

As a result, French ships were soon raiding British commerce, and in May June 1794 the French fleet convoyed a large flotilla loaded with food supplies through the British blockade.

Recently, for example, China sent a large flotilla of ships close to the shores of Vietnam as it deployed a billion-dollar oil rig that an official of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation described as "our national mobile territory", while it made a show of prospecting for crude in deep water.

"Young people with food and tools would set out in large flotillas of canoes," he said.

Both the Canadian-flagged Tahrir and the Irish Saoirse were part of a larger flotilla that tried and failed to sail in July.

£750: Sunvil Sailing Includes a private cabin on a shared yacht as part of a larger flotilla around Greece's Ionian Sea.

On July 27 , 2012 the opening ceremonies are to be preceded by the arrival of the largest flotilla of tall ships ever, culminating in laser shows and the greatest fireworks display in the nation's history.

£849: Sunsail Includes private yacht charter as part of a larger flotilla of boats for a cruise around Turkey's Lycian coast, flying Thomson Airways from Gatwick to Dalaman on 30 June.