Having stayed at a small isolated island for about a month, I saw a vessel heave in sight.

在一个小孤岛呆了将近一个月后，我终于看见一艘轮船驶入视线。

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Having stayed at a small isolated island for about a month, I saw a vessel heave in sight, hull down.

在一个小孤岛呆了将近一个月后，我终于看见一艘轮船驶入视线，可以看到船的桅杆了。

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Close behind Riches, came Vanity who was departing the island in a most elegant vessel.

紧跟在“财富”后面的是“虚荣”，也乘着最精致典雅的船只准备离开。

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The vessel left General Santos City in the southern island of Mindanao Saturday morning bound for Iloilo City in the central Philippines.

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The 78 Sri Lankans were plucked from the sea by an Australian navy vessel more than a week ago, as they were attempting the journey from Indonesia's Sumatra Island to Australia.

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Pyongyang not only has a history of provocative verbal threats, but it has taken reckless military actions as recently as two years ago, when the North sank a South Korean naval vessel and shelled an island occupied by the South.

CNN: Nuclear deterrence could restrain N. Korea, Iran

The rescue on Wednesday unfolded when the crew of the vessel, who left Canvey Island three hours earlier, rang 999 saying they had run aground but did not know where.

BBC: Coastguard plea after Canvey to Harwich voyage rescues

This belief in escalation dominance can be seen in the recent actions of an emboldened -- and some would say desperate -- North Korea, which has resorted to limited surprise uses of military force, first sinking a South Korean naval vessel and then shelling an island near the disputed maritime Northern Limit Line.

CNN: Three paths to war on the Korean Peninsula