He decided to sail not into the ocean but toward the city, where his father lived.

NEWYORKER: Max at Sea

Getting there by boat also involves a challenging sail across the Southern Ocean, from bases like Hobart, Australia, and isolated Punta Arenas, Chile.

BBC: Experiences that make time stand still

In 2009, U.S. officials said Mexicans smuggling drugs and migrants into the United States were increasingly turning to the Pacific Ocean for a short sail to the California coast.

CNN: Mexico: Traffickers abandoning immigrants at sea

The world has never seen their like:huge, lightweight vessels sporting lots of sail, plus all the comforts of an ocean liner.

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In February, he announced that construction will soon commence in a Chinese shipyard on a replica of the famously doomed ocean liner Titanic that could set sail in 2016.

NPR: Australian Behind New Titanic Plans Political Bid

We are Lulz Security, and this is our final release, as today marks something meaningful to us. 50 days ago, we set sail with our humble ship on an uneasy and brutal ocean: the Internet.

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