leave port

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A vessel can leave port under one name and flag state and appear at another port with a different name and registration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The incident has also raised corruption concerns, Lopez said, with members of the coast guard and the country's maritime authority tasked with permitting ships to leave port also under investigation.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

But the two ships docked at Catania — the Humanity 1 and the Geo Berents — refused to leave port.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Authorities had seized rather than merely 'frozen' the Amore Vero because its attempt to leave port contravened the EU sanctions regime and broke French law, the minister said.

From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2022

As winter approached, Nelson decided to examine the spot himself, which he did in the last days of October, taking advantage of a moonlight week when the enemy would be less likely to leave port.

From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)