Devereux ordered his men to hold their fire until the ships got closer.

德弗罗命令他的士兵等船驶近了再开火。

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By 1967, dual-purpose ships, carrying loose cargo in the hold and containers on the deck, were giving way to all-container vessels that moved thousands of boxes at a time.

到1967年，在货舱中装载散装货物和甲板上装载集装箱的两用货船开始让位于能够一次性运送数千箱货物的集装箱货船。

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Ships might seem big, but they can only hold so much.

轮船可能看似庞大，但它们只能容纳这么多。

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However,recent reports say they currently hold about twenty ships and about two hundred fifty hostages.

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Authorities in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland say they are powerless to confront the pirates, who regularly hold ships for ransom at the port of Eyl.

BBC: Warships surround Somali pirates

Pirates typically hold the ships and crews until large ransoms are paid by the shipping companies.

BBC: Pirates caution against US rescue

So the claim that the Royal Navy has only commissioned ships from British yards won't hold for that much longer.

BBC: Fog on the Clyde