Sentence examples for ships delayed from inspiring English sources

Due to the fear of German warships being in the area, the wait for suitable escort ships delayed their departure until 15 October.

The League of Nations agreed to a request for help from the Chinese government, but the long voyage by ship delayed League officials.

The passengers were sent to Poole more than 20 miles away where they took another ship delaying their travel by hours.

While the Independencia ran aground early on, the Peruvian ironclad ' made a great impact against Chilean shipping, delaying Chilean ground invasion by six months.

Many ships are delayed, unable to discharge cargo.

After a progress review on 4 June 1914, launching of the first pair of ships was delayed until October 1914.

In early September, both ships were delayed ten days while waiting for the canal to be dredged after another slide.

The ascent of the commando fighters from the sides of the ship was delayed".

The maiden voyage of the world's largest cruise ship was delayed Monday, just 10 days before the scheduled sailing.

"The ship was delayed by about 45 minutes whilst a search was carried out".

In December 1923, however, the ship was delayed one day by unusually heavy seas and gales off Baja California.