set sail

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Three infected people died on the cruise ship that set sail from Ushuaia in the southern Argentine Tierra del Fuego province on April 1.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

A total of 31 British nationals - a mix of passengers and crew - set sail on the cruise.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Three people who were aboard the ship have died since it set sail from Argentina a month ago.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“They set sail for France, sailing all day and night. When they landed, everyone on the boat went ashore. How many people got off the boat?”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson