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# they had hoisted the lifeboat up
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"they had lifted up the lifeboat" or "they had pulled the lifeboat aboard the ship"
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# they used its ropes to bind the hull of the ship
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The "hull" is the body of the ship. They tied ropes around it so that the ship would not come apart during the storm.
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# sandbars of Syrtis
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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.
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# they lowered the sea anchor
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"they let the floating anchor down into the water"
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# were driven along
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"had to go in whatever direction the wind blew us"
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