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

Hantavirus spreads from the urine, faeces and saliva of infected rodents and is endemic in Argentina, where the MV Hondius set sail on April 1 for a cruise across the Atlantic Ocean to Cape Verde.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

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

From BBC • May 11, 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

Then one day, he set sail across the Atlantic on some important journey, and he never came back.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan