Most memorable maritime descriptive phrases?

[AvidBibliophile]

The use of vivid description enhanced the author's message and drove the point home. Zack's first time in the ship is described in a way that made me create mental pictures of bars of soap arranged in a carton. The fact that the men didn't have enough space to sleep also laid more focus on the sole purpose of the voyage.

I felt equally-entranced by the constructed imagery! Just imagine what it must have been like to step aboard for the first time... to truly absorb the jaw-dropping realities presented by your floating workplace and newest place of residence. Mission over comfort, cost-effective practicality over all else.

[LinaMueller]

I also loved the poetic flow of this quote about how the villagers would find a way to profit from the free-loading rodents who'd come to feast upon their rice paddies...

It was an ideal situation: carbohydrates from rice, protein from rats, and pesos from sailors from the surplus of both.

"protein from rats" lol what a fantastic quote

[Ketbax]

I specifically highlighted "The Navy calls those sailors 'Lost at Sea,' but they're not lost. They're dead. All we can do now is pray for them."

I think this perfectly outlines the finality these soldiers were dealing with. Each day was life or death, and all they could do was pray they are in a better place. It also shows just how helpless they felt on those ships.

[AvidBibliophile]

I specifically highlighted "The Navy calls those sailors 'Lost at Sea,' but they're not lost. They're dead. All we can do now is pray for them."
I think this perfectly outlines the finality these soldiers were dealing with. Each day was life or death, and all they could do was pray they are in a better place. It also shows just how helpless they felt on those ships.

Most definitely, such a moving statement for sure. A label of that caliber provides a reverence like no other; a sentiment of reality that only other sailors and soldiers can truly understand.

[Agbata precious]

This book was all about loyalty