Chase damned vessel in the night (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
after dark
'chase damned vessel' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'in the night' is the wordplay.
'in the' becomes 'after' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'night' becomes 'dark' (synonyms).
'after'+'dark'='AFTER DARK'
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