put to sea

The migrants meet the gear, assemble it and put to sea in minutes.

No sooner had he found his bunk than the Curtiss put to sea, joining a supply convoy to Wake Island, then to Midway.

However, he said that after the incident the Argentine Navy was never put to sea, adding: "If we had had to contend against not only the very brave Argentine pilots but against the Argentine navy it would have been very much more difficult."

They had put to sea three months before at a cost of around $15,000 a day.

Charities deny this, saying the migrants put to sea regardless.