The captain tried to reach for his attacker, but failed.

If the captain failed in his task, the Gem would have to wait yet again to complete its journey.

More than 10 other captains failed to win it.

Never before had the captain failed to touch the soil of a new planet.

The captain failed to steer toward shore and instead continued upriver.

If it was open, the captain would not fail to hear Dupaynil coming.

"Something's wrong," Riker said when the captain failed to answer his call.

If the Lorcans were on their heels, then the captain had failed and was probably dead.

If the captain fails with the beat, or we lose him, you take it up.

What captain would fail in so elementary a way to ensure the safety of his crew?