# motioned

They were too far from shore to call, so they made gestures, probably by waving their arms.

# they began to sink

"the boats began to sink." The reason could be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "the boats began to sink because the catch of fish was so heavy" or "the boats began to sink because there were so many fish" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])