"Floatable" Quotes from Famous Books
... the lower works of the vessel began to separate, the hold opened out like a yawning gulf, dividing the bows and foremost sections from the stern by a wide gap. Through this the sea made a clean breach, washing out the cargo—the waves bearing away such articles as were floatable to leeward, whilst the heavier portion of the freight, after being tossed about and battered out of shape, quickly sank down to the bottom out ... — The Wreck of the Nancy Bell - Cast Away on Kerguelen Land • J. C. Hutcheson |