They operate in groups of up to 12-15 people, however they all have associates ashore seeking information, negotiating about ransom, etc.

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Security Council that calls for countries to "take all necessary measures ashore in Somalia, including in its airspace, " to counter piracy.

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Then suddenly at sunrise, hundreds came ashore all at once, squawking and making a racket with the thrumming of their wings.

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By mid-February all the stores were ashore, and on 28 February the Nimrod set sail northwards.

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Our vessel carried a total of 2, 000 fortunate souls, all of whom had the option of walking ashore, taking a ship-organised excursion, jumping in the nearest taxi or hiring a car for the day, which proved most advantageous on Maui and Kauai where the overnight stay encouraged us to be more adventurous.

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To start with, nearly all the sailing was done while we slept, giving us maximum time ashore to explore the likes of the 10, 023ft Haleakala, a one-time monster of a volcano but now a stunning, sterile ruin.

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If all that floating plastic rubbish isn't eaten by marine life, it eventually washes ashore.

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After they have eaten breakfast, many passengers come ashore, where they are ushered onto one of 58 tour buses--all of them owned by the cruise companies--en route to one of several dozen shore excursions.

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Resort pioneer James Baillie opened Southern Ocean Lodge four years ago offering dramatic but low impact on the environment architecture and equally dramatic views of the surrounding cliffs and waves crashing ashore. (Riding those waves while I was there assorted dolphins.) All rooms face those ocean views, which become almost mesmerizing in winter, with storms rolling in as you sit by the living room fireplace staring out.

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