| A | B |
| flotilla | a group of ships or boats |
| bamboo | a tall woody grass with a hollow stem |
| rattan | a plant with very long, tough stems |
| mainsail | the primary sail on a sailing ship |
| funnels | smokestacks |
| plaques | flat markers that are engraved with words |
| shipwrecks | wrecked ships |
| survivors | people who have stayed alive |
| unsinkable | impossible to sink |
| voyage | a long journey to a distant place |
| wreckage | the remains of something that has been destroyed |
| hull | the main frame or body of a ship |
| bow | the front of a ship |
| steward | the assistant on a ship or an airplane |
| iceberg | a huge piece of floating ice broken off from a glacier |
| distress | needing immediate help |
| stern | the rear of a ship |
| drenched | soaked |
| loomed | came out from mist or darkness |
| portholes | small, rounded windows in a ship |
| crow's nest | small lookout structure at the top of a ship |
| monument | a structure in memory of people who have died |
| electrify | excite |
| frigid | freezing cold |
| patrol | a lookout or protective force |
| current | a flow of water or wind moving in a specific direction |
| conveyor belt | a mechanical, moving strip that transports items from one place to another |
| buoys | floating markers |