These vessels stopped at different ports to offer healthcare (including dentistry) and other expert assistance to the local population.

Jack killed the driving blasts, but not the Bergenholm; the inertialess vessel stopped instantaneously in open space.

How could my small and lightly armed patrol vessels stop a ship they cannot even see?

And because we do not have enough vessels to stop her, my government is sending every last ship to the Gimlon homeworld.

Since a near-total embargo was imposed over the weekend, 14 vessels have beeen stopped and turned back, with 10 allowed to pass.

"On your second recommendation, is there any way for the subs to tell the vessels to stop and see if they will surrender?"

(Both sides had the problem, however, that a vessel stopped at sea for rescue operations could itself be a sitting target.)

The vessel stopped and was boarded by Salmon crewmen who found that most of the Japanese sailors had gone over the side.

Give Command this: They try to find out why when a vessel stops reporting.

The captain agreed, and ordered the vessel stopped.