These researchers really are like the early European adventurers setting sail for parts unknown.

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Setting sail in July 2013 from Southampton in the UK, the 70-ft yachts will visit 15 ports on all six continents.

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Over the summer at least 20, 000 migrants from across Africa use this route into Europe, all setting sail from the same secretive North African country ?

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For instance, passengers on the Costa Concordia had not completed a lifeboat safety drill, because ships have 24 hours after setting sail to hold the drill.

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Setting sail from Syria in 2008, The Phoenician covered 32, 000 kilometers over two years, battling everything from six-meter waves off the Cape of Good Hope to Somali pirates.

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Because this new Islanders boat is setting sail from Nassau County to Brooklyn on a voyage that could be a real game changer for the team, as well as a nice supplemental addition to its new host facility and community.

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The Scottish yachtswoman took 132 days to sail round the globe after setting off from New York on 15 September 2002.

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