"No, sir, according to your orders we have been sailing southeast, and here we are in the tropics."

Signalling to the ships within view, he ordered his remaining squadron to sail southeast towards Brest.

The Amsterdam sailed southeast, past green islands that had once been hilltops, until we reached the end of the lake around noon and approached the Gaillard Cut.

So that, believing, and having reason to believe, that he was sailing eastward, in reality, he was sailing southeast.

All the way from Honolulu, we had been sailing southeast (mostly south), making six knots or more on constant trade winds - "smoking along," as Sarah put it.

On 10 July she departed Borneo for Morotai and the Philippines, whence she sailed southeast to Manus.

After taking the two Frenchmen, the pirates sailed southeast for the present day Gabon.

The Sturinnese fleet was sailing southeast, doubtless to skirt the Shoals of Discord.

After arriving at Honolulu, the ship would sail southeast to Hilo, passing the islands of Molokai and Maui on their north sides.

"At Lagur, ten days sail southeast."