Nor had he been able to stop the second "ship" from leaving.
He tried for over a month but bad weather and winds stopped the ship.
What the administration did not get was authority to use military force to stop ships in international waters.
Rat was angry that they had not been able to stop the ship.
Lord decided to stop the ship and wait until morning to proceed further.
It didn't stop the ship from being forever out of reach, but he was at least on its trail.
We have to stop the ship before it's too late!
He does not stop the ship though, but continues to Stockholm.
He doesn't want to stop the ship - there's half a dozen ways a clever man could do that.
However, they fail to stop the ship from setting sail without them.