Several small boats, each with a lantern, were towing a body tangled in their hand-casting nets.
Patterson's boat took 20 survivors on board and towed seven others in a small dinghy.
Finally, a third boat towed them to Hong Kong.
Yes, her boat was still towing there safely, like a puppy on a leash.
On April 21 the 300 boats towed the Manhattan 12 to 20 miles out to sea.
Beneath the chaff small boats towed radar reflector balloons and simulated the radio traffic expected of the larger force.
At first the boats towed the raft, but soon set it adrift.
These boats carried passengers and ore and also towed log rafts up the river.
There was no room, although the boats were towing astern and everything that could be moved below had disappeared.
As the boat towed the torpedo alongside, another exploded under Cairo, ripping the bottom entirely out.