Word: mizzenmast
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...hove to, riding out a gale, when the hurricane struck her. For a sickening moment she lay down on her side until her masts dipped into the sea. The two men on her deck grabbed lifelines and hung on. The 3070 righted herself, rolled over the other way. Her mizzenmast carried away with a crash. The 3070 floundered on across the whooping Atlantic like a drunk on a merry-go-round...
...chunks of lead ballast. A potbellied stove, torn from its moorings, crushed the ribs of Seaman James T. Watson. There were five other men below. They tried to lash things down and ladle the water out. The men on deck tried to clear the wreckage of the mizzenmast. The 3070 lurched wildly...