Sea, spray and spindrift

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SEA, SPRAY AND SPINDRIFT

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“The torpedo must have struck her forward.... She seemed to be sinking fast.” Frontispiece See page 156

Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · [A] Nakhuda, i.e. the native captain of a dhow. [B] Coir rope has the advantage of floating, though it has only one-third of the strength of