set sail

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The patient was one of four Canadians aboard the hantavirus-stricken vessel, which set sail on April 1 from Argentina on a course across the Atlantic Ocean until the outbreak of the rare rodent-carried disease.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The ship set sail from Argentina on April 1, charting a course across the Atlantic Ocean.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The MV Hondius set sail from this spectacular Patagonian port, sandwiched between snow-capped mountains and the South Atlantic, on April 1.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Three passengers have died either on board or after travelling on the ship, which set sail from Argentina a month ago.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

They had lost two cogs to the rocks of Shipbreaker Bay on the very day they set sail, a poor way to begin.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin