1.   Her name was on his lips when the ship sank and the waters closed over him.

2.   Jim was not the only white officer on the Patna who deserted the passengers when it seemed that the ship was sinking.

3.   Peter was lost at sea when his ship sank.

4.   The ship sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic.

5.   The ship sank beneath the waves.

6.   The ship sank in a violent storm.

7.   The ship sank in the gale.

8.   There was a final shudder, and then the ship sank without a sound.