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# they had hoisted the lifeboat up

"they had lifted up the lifeboat" or "they had pulled the lifeboat aboard the ship"

# they used its ropes to bind the hull of the ship

The "hull" is the body of the ship. They tied ropes around it so that the ship would not come apart during the storm.

# sandbars of Syrtis

Sandbars are very shallow areas in the sea where ships can get stuck in the sand. Syrtis is located on the coast of Libya, northern Africa. 

# they lowered the sea anchor

"they let the floating anchor down into the water"

# were driven along

"had to go in whatever direction the wind blew us"
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# they had hoisted the lifeboat up`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"they had lifted up the lifeboat" or "they had pulled the lifeboat aboard the ship"`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# they used its ropes to bind the hull of the ship`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The "hull" is the body of the ship. They tied ropes around it so that the ship would not come apart during the storm.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# sandbars of Syrtis`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Update 'act/27/17.md' 2023-09-07 21:36:32 +00:00			`Sandbars are very shallow areas in the sea where ships can get stuck in the sand. Syrtis is located on the coast of Libya, northern Africa.`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# they lowered the sea anchor`

Update 'act/27/17.md' 2023-09-07 21:36:32 +00:00			`"they let the floating anchor down into the water"`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# were driven along`

Update 'act/27/17.md' 2023-09-07 21:36:32 +00:00			`"had to go in whatever direction the wind blew us"`