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Sentences with STERNWAY

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"The ship began to move astern and gradually gained sternway."
2
"The helmsman quickly maneuvered the vessel into sternway to avoid collision."
3
"It took some time for the boat to develop sternway after reversing engines."
4
"The captain realized they were going too fast and ordered full sternway."
5
"The ship slowly came to a stop, but then started drifting back with sternway."
6
"The tugboat pulled the stranded ship into sternway, freeing it from the sandbar."
7
"The strong currents prevented the ship from gaining sternway."
8
"The captain skillfully negotiated the narrow channel with only sternway."
9
"The propellers were reversed, and the ship gradually went into sternway."
10
"The lack of sternway made it difficult to steer the ship accurately."
11
"With full sternway, the vessel was able to maneuver into the small dock."
12
"After stopping in the water, the boat started to drift astern with sternway."
13
"The ship's engines were quickly put into reverse, producing sternway."
14
"The ship developed sternway as it slowly backed out of the harbor."
15
"Strong winds blew the vessel astern and caused it to gain sternway."
16
"The ship suddenly lost all forward momentum and started moving in sternway."
17
"The helmsman carefully controlled the ship's sternway to dock smoothly."
18
"The captain maintained a slow speed in sternway while navigating the narrow passage."
19
"After the collision, the ship was left adrift with only sternway."
20
"As the anchor was raised, the ship began to gain sternway."
1
"The ship was unable to make headway and started drifting sternway."
2
"The strong current pushed the boat into sternway."
3
"The captain quickly ordered full astern to create sternway."
4
"The ship's engines failed, causing it to go into sternway."
5
"The strong waves made it difficult for the boat to maintain sternway."
6
"With sternway, the vessel slowly maneuvered into the narrow harbor."
7
"The tugboat was called to help the ship gain sternway and change direction."
8
"The captain skillfully controlled the ship's sternway to avoid collision."
9
"The ship's engine had to be reversed to develop sternway."
10
"The crew had to be ready to adjust the ship's rudder to control the sternway."
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