My boat was out of sight of the ship before we made fast to a regular snorer, a hundred-barreller at the least.
About the same time the captain's boat was discovered, by the Dauphin of Nantucket, with only two men living; and these unhappy beings had only sustained life by feeding on the flesh of their dead comrades.
The mate's boat was struck by one of the fish during the chase, and it was found necessary to return to the ship to repair damages.
The mate's boat was picked up, about three months after, by the ship Indian of London, with only three living men in it.
The captain's boat wasclose to ours, about ten yards off.
When I looked back I found that the Thames's long-boat was nowhere to be seen.
Happily, however, as it was, we managed to scramble on board, and the jolly-boat was hoisted up safe.
At length the ship's boat was launched to leeward, four men and the mate got into her, but by this time the two boatmen were drowned.
The pilot boat had been sent back to Sunday Island, the ship's boat was in the water, and was supposed to have been made fast astern by the crew.
The ship's boat was hanging on the weather davits, and it was no use letting her down to windward on account of the heavy sea.
It was plain that they were walking toward the place where the motor-boat was anchored, although what their errand was neither of the boys understood.
We got caught in the storm out here around the point and we couldn't get back to the Gadabout, so the mate just let our skiff drive before the wind and the boat was stove in when we finally landed in that little cove out yonder.
It steadily became more distinct and not many minutes had elapsed before both boys were convinced that the little boat was nearly of the size of the Gadabout.
Small 14-inch torpedoes were used, but as each torpedo carried two hundred pounds of high explosive, the motor-boat was a formidable vessel if it crept in close enough to discharge one of these missiles at its foe.
This could not be done while the U-boat was submerged.
The British also laid mines by submarine within German harbors and channels, right under the guns of Heligoland, and many a U-boat was destroyed by such mines within its home waters.
Here a boat was sent on shore, and the crew visited a village, deserted by the men, but secured a few women and boys, most of them captives from other islands.
Immediately a boat was dispatched to Paulo da Gama's ship to bring a black, a native of Guinea, who sailed with him, that he might interpret.
A boat was sent in chase, but the Indians in their light canoe escaped, and reaching the island fled to the woods.
MY boat was at length ready, and having obtained two men besides my own servants, after an enormous amount of talk and trouble, we left Dobbo on the morning of March 13th, for the mainland of Aru.
A boat was sent to pick it up, and it was found to be a Nicobar pigeon, which must have come from New Guinea, and flown a hundred miles, since no such bird previously inhabited the island.
There was a dead calm, the river not showing a ripple; the wind vane pointed to the northeast, but as the tide was low and the boat was aground, the launching track was pointing due south.
The house-boat was at all times moored somewhere on the west side of the island, in the stretch of quiet water between that and the west shore of the river.
A boat was lowered, and Captain Len Guy got into it, with the boatswain, four sailors at the oars, and one at the helm.
A boat was waiting at the quay, and we reached the ship in a few minutes.
Again a boat was despatched, directed to go westward through the Strait in search of vessels.
It was a most important part of my plan that we should know about how fast the House-boat was.
Directly afterwards, a boat was observed to pull from the brig towards the town, but even then her object was not suspected.
It was therefore seen that a new type of boat was required, capable of keeping the sea in all weathers.
Although she had every appearance of an honest trader, a boat was sent to board her, carrying one of the officers and an interpreter, with directions to hail the Vulture should any slaves be found.
Without a moment's hesitation he darted off towards the quay, where a boat was in waiting, and jumping into her, pulled towards the cutter.
By this time the cutter was close up to the raft, and a boat was on the point of being lowered.
A boat was lowered, and, with an officer in the stern-sheets, came pulling towards us.
The praam-boat was towed to her moorings at 2 o’clock P.
They were built in Leith, and before being sent to the rock, the buoyancy of the Life-boat was tried, when it was found that she would float with thirty people on board.
To the two strangers the difficulty and danger of putting out a boat was stated, as rendering it impossible for them to leave the ship; while the third person was reminded of his engagement to remain afloat for one month.
Before dawn, the whale-boat was to land all the party, including Lizzie, with the exception of the pilot and his two men.
If the natives attempted the smallest communication with the mainland, the whale-boat was to give chase immediately, and either intercept and capture the canoes, or compel them to return to Hinchinbrook Island.
Ashipattle's boat was caught in the rush and swept like a straw up out of the Stoorworm's throat and into the light of day.
Ashipattle's boat was caught in the swirl and swept forward faster than any sail could carry it.
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