It’s him! one of the young men yelled up at the bridge of the ship. “It’s that kid they were searching for up off Ventura.” He looked back down at David. “They had your picture in the paper and everything. Man, you are one heck of a distance from where they looked. They finally gave you up for dead, you know that?”
a) Boats and ships are typically referred to using female pronouns
b) Tacking: a sailing technique used to change the boat’s direction
c) Six knots: a speed equivalent to six miles per hour when sailing
d) Helm: steering wheel
a) Boats and ships are typically referred to using female pronouns.
This is a traditional practice in the English language where ships are often personified as women. This practice likely stems from historical maritime culture and the idea of ships being protective and nurturing, similar to a mother figure.