how was the ship affected? what did the travellers do to save themselv

1.	how was the ship affected? what did the travellers do to save themselves
Answer» The storm had affected the Wavewalker severely, as result of which it was near capsizing with her masts almost horizontal. The decks were smashed and there was water everywhere; the author could feel that the ship had water below too. Broken timbers hung at crazy angles, the whole starboard side bulged inwards; clothes, crockery, charts, tins and toys sloshed about in deep water. After some time the author found that the hand pumps had started to block up with the debris floating around the cabins and the electric pump had short-circuited. The water level rose threateningly. Back on deck he found their two spare hand pumps wrenched overboard — along with the forestay sail, the jib, the dinghies and the main anchor. All of the ship’s main rib frames were smashed down to the keel. In fact, there was nothing holding up a whole section of the starboard hull except a few cupboard partitions.

how was the ship affected? what did the travellers do to save themselves