The boat was almost turning over. The masts or poles lay flat. The narrator grabbed the rails. He was tossed around the deck like a rag doll. His chest bones cracked, his teeth were broken and his mouth was filled with blood. But he hung on to the wheel.
There was water all over. It had flown below but there was no way to examine the exact position. Suddenly, the lid over the opening on the deck was thrown open. Mary screamed that the lower part of the ship was full of water. She was told to take the wheel. The narrator went down to check on the other members. The two crewmen Larry and Herb were madly trying to pump out the water. The sideboard of the ship had bulged inwards. Clothes, charts and crockery were floating like toys. He moved towards the children’s cabin and found them safe on the upper berth. But Sue had a bump on her head.
The narrator found a hammer, screws and canvas. He made some repairs to stop the water from entering. He spread the canvas across the open holes. Some water now flowed towards the sides instead of below.
More problems arose when the handpumps were blocked up with debris. The electric pump went out of order. The water level rose dangerously. Back on deck, the narrator found the two spare handpumps also thrown overboard. Then, he thought of another electric pump in the chat room. He connected it to an out-pipe and it worked.
The night was bitterly cold. They sent out distress radio signals asking for help. The little girl’s head was swollen and she got black eyes due to her injury. She also had a deep cut on her arm. But she didn’t complain because she didn’t want to cause worry to her father.
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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago
The boat was almost turning over. The masts or poles lay flat. The narrator grabbed the rails. He was tossed around the deck like a rag doll. His chest bones cracked, his teeth were broken and his mouth was filled with blood. But he hung on to the wheel.
There was water all over. It had flown below but there was no way to examine the exact position. Suddenly, the lid over the opening on the deck was thrown open. Mary screamed that the lower part of the ship was full of water. She was told to take the wheel. The narrator went down to check on the other members. The two crewmen Larry and Herb were madly trying to pump out the water. The sideboard of the ship had bulged inwards. Clothes, charts and crockery were floating like toys. He moved towards the children’s cabin and found them safe on the upper berth. But Sue had a bump on her head.
The narrator found a hammer, screws and canvas. He made some repairs to stop the water from entering. He spread the canvas across the open holes. Some water now flowed towards the sides instead of below.
More problems arose when the handpumps were blocked up with debris. The electric pump went out of order. The water level rose dangerously. Back on deck, the narrator found the two spare handpumps also thrown overboard. Then, he thought of another electric pump in the chat room. He connected it to an out-pipe and it worked.
The night was bitterly cold. They sent out distress radio signals asking for help. The little girl’s head was swollen and she got black eyes due to her injury. She also had a deep cut on her arm. But she didn’t complain because she didn’t want to cause worry to her father.
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