Sentence examples for protected anchorages from inspiring English sources

Most of Nauru rises somewhat abruptly from the ocean, and there are no harbours or protected anchorages.

Because of the myriad of islands to the south of Vavaʿu Island and its many fine beaches and protected anchorages, the Vavaʿu Group has become a thriving tourist destination and a frequent stopover for yachts cruising the Pacific.

These two successes brought significant dividends: all Allied capital ships were withdrawn to protected anchorages and were thus unable to bombard Ottoman positions on the peninsula.

There a Spanish attack was driven off and over the next two days the army continued inland, a detachment under Colonel Henry Paget seizing Port Mahon while the main army received the surrender of town after town, including Fournella, which overlooked the island's principal protected anchorage.

The island's coastline, though much indented, has relatively few protected deepwater anchorages.

Entering over the reefs that protected the anchorage, Marengo's deeper keel scraped on the coral.

At Side, facing the island of Cyprus, the remains of an ancient breakwater, built to protect the anchorage, can still be seen, but the area enclosed between it and the advancing shoreline is now not a stone's throw wide.

She carried 50 mines to be used to protect her anchorage.

The ship carried 45 mines to be used to protect her anchorage.

They also carried 50 mines to be laid to protect their anchorage in remote areas.

The ship also carried 45 mines to be laid to protect her anchorage in remote areas.