1.   Susan allowed the ship to drift down, and relaxed as the bulk settled into the receptive, motherly ground.

2.   The ship drifted into Turkish territorial waters.

3.   The ship was drifting towards the shore in a howling gale.

4.   No larger meaning is derived from anything they do or say, and the play ultimately trails off, like an abandoned ship drifting into the mist.

5.   The ship drifted perilously close to shore but avoided an accident partly because it had taken a local pilot on board and hired two tugs as escorts.

6.   Then, one day, a ship drifts into the waters in front of the village and into the hands of the overjoyed people.

7.   After the fire, the ship drifted for about six hours and was temporarily without running water, toilets or air conditioning, Newman said.

8.   Amateur radio operators picked up reports Monday a ship was drifting in the hurricane, but the Coast Guard has been unable to contact the vessel directly.

9.   Amateur radio operators picked up reports Monday a ship was drifting in the hurricane, but the Coast Guard has been unable to contact the vessel.

10.   But after two hours under tow in heavy seas, the towrope ripped loose, and the ship drifted eastward and sank.