Going aboard
There are two ways of going up on board. The first one consists in lightly climbing a sort of ladder, made of small cross-pieces of wood nailed to the outside of the ship and to hoist oneself onto the...
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We know typhoons are impetuous winds that blow in several directions at the same time and cause terrible disturbances, particularly at sea, where it becomes impossible to steer. The Greek word tuphein,...
View ArticleThe Raft Could Take On All Of The Survivors
The boarding took place in good order. The Raft Could Take On All The Survivors. They were nearly five hundred the day before. Now they were only eighty-two. Among those were the captain, the doctor,...
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