| A | B |
| impossible to sink | unsinkable |
| wrecked or ruined ship | shipwreck |
| the main frame or body of a ship | hull |
| a huge floating piece of ice broken off from a glacier | iceberg |
| people who have stayed alive | survivors |
| long journey to a distant land | voyage |
| the remains of something that has been destroyed | wreckage |
| front of the ship | bow |
| an assistant on a ship or airplane | steward |
| having food and shelter on board of the least quality and price | third-class |
| having food and shelter on board at a quality just below the highest, or first class | second-class |
| in need of immediate help | distress |
| the rear of the ship | stern |
| soaked | drenched |
| smokestacks | funnels |
| came out from mist or darkness | loomed |
| small round windows in a ship | portholes |
| a small lookout structure at the top of a ship | crow's nest |
| flat markers that are engraved with words | plaques |
| a structure in memory of people who have died | monument |