The ship would tear itself into small pieces and it would all be over before they knew it, but Christine strapped herself in anyway.

Both ships were tearing straight at the beach!

The human ships tore into the defenceless construction vessels.

All his ships tearing along together, fast as they can go, wind on the beam.

But they did it, with Mumchance's help, and the two battered ships tore apart at last.

The side of the gully collapsed as the ship tore free.

Then the ship tore herself away from the reef, back broken, thirty feet of bow section diving free.

The ship tore herself free and drifted on, only to touch again, the impact shivering the timbers of the hull.

A ship that seemed impenetrable could suddenly tear itself inside out.

The ship was tearing itself apart around them.